About Shawna
Shawna Morrison-Flood is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia with ten years of clinical experience. She offers a calm, respectful presence and focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and life transitions. She speaks English and accepts international clients for online work.
Her style is welcoming and straightforward. She starts by listening to what someone needs and what they hope to change. Sessions emphasize respect for the person’s choices and practical steps that fit daily life.
How Shawna works
Shawna uses a mix of approaches to match different needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness techniques teach simple breathing and attention skills that reduce agitation and improve focus.
Client-centered methods keep the focus on the person’s goals and pace. Her background includes social work training and years working with people who have mood disorders, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, and family-related concerns. That experience informs how she plans treatment and sets realistic steps for progress.
She aims to make therapy a collaborative effort. Sessions often include practical exercises, brief skill-building, and talking through patterns that create stress. The goal is clearer coping strategies and small changes that add up over time.
Shawna lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Shawna works with
The areas below are the ones Shawna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
Approach-focused online therapy that fits your life
Shawna commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns of behavior. CBT sessions may include simple homework, thought records, and step-by-step behavioral experiments that target anxiety, depression, or mood instability.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which keeps the person’s goals and pace at the center of work. This approach emphasizes listening, validation, and helping someone decide what change looks like for them. Mindfulness Therapy is another frequent tool; it teaches short breathing and attention practices that reduce stress and improve emotional regulation.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative planning means approaches can shift over time if something isn’t working.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in fits the schedule. Chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, ongoing support between sessions, or people who prefer typing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.
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