About Amelia
Amelia (Markert) Shaw is a licensed clinical social worker in Virginia who uses a practical, person-centered approach to help people manage life stress and big transitions. She combines clear listening with straightforward strategies so clients can start making changes right away. Amelia keeps conversations grounded and approachable for people feeling overwhelmed or unsure about therapy.
With 12 years of clinical experience, she helps people address anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and problems with self-esteem.
How Amelia works
She also supports those facing relationship strain, grief, career stress, addictions, and concerns tied to intimacy or sexual identity. Her work covers a wide range of related issues such as sleep and eating concerns, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and caregiving stress. Amelia draws from several therapeutic approaches to match the moment in session.
She uses tools from cognitive behavioral work to identify thinking patterns, acceptance-based techniques to clarify personal values, and emotion-focused ideas to improve how feelings are expressed and understood. Sessions emphasize practical skills, clearer communication, and manageable steps. People who choose her often want someone steady and down-to-earth to help make sense of difficult feelings and decisions.
Amelia aims to create a calm, respectful space where clients can try new ways of coping and notice small, useful changes over time. To begin, she asks people to share current concerns and short-term goals so therapy can be tailored to real life.
Her practice offers several remote formats to fit different schedules and needs, and she discusses plans for progress together during early sessions.
Amelia lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Amelia works with
The areas below are the ones Amelia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed steps toward them. It helps people handle difficult thoughts and emotions while moving toward a more meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical tools to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding and expressing emotions more clearly to improve connections and emotional regulation.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Amelia will talk with each person about what feels most important and try strategies together to see what fits. That collaborative process helps shape goals and decides which techniques will be used in sessions.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexible ways to engage. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a focused check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, coaching-style guidance, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work between sessions.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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