Amelia (Markert) Shaw, LCSW
Compassionate social worker for everyday parenting challenges
Book with Amelia- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Amelia
Amelia (Markert) Shaw is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. She offers straightforward sessions that focus on practical steps and renewed perspective. Her approach is warm and approachable for anyone feeling stuck or overwhelmed.
Amelia prefers to meet people where they are and start from real-life struggles. She listens first, then helps name patterns in thinking and behavior that create pain.
Background and approach
From there she partners with clients to try small, practical changes that fit into daily life and parenting routines. Her work often centers on relationship tension, grief, trauma and abuse, addiction-related concerns, and career stress. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiving strain, adoption and foster care issues, and attention-related challenges like ADHD.
Parenting is one of the areas she regularly addresses with clients who want clearer boundaries, calmer routines, or less guilt. Amelia uses familiar, evidence-based ideas to guide sessions rather than complex jargon. She helps people notice how thoughts affect feelings, practice new skills, and set reachable goals.
Over time this can reduce reactivity and increase confidence when facing everyday parenting demands and life transitions. Clients can expect a collaborative tone and concrete plans. Amelia aims to make each session useful, whether it's a short check-in or a deeper conversation about values and change.
She works by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
What Amelia works with
Everything Amelia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Amelia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Approaches Amelia lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches that fit real parenting life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when feelings are uncomfortable. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and making consistent parenting choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts shape feelings and behavior and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. That can help with mood, worry, and sleep problems. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the person sets pace and goals, which can be helpful when exploring grief, identity, or relationship concerns.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Amelia will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and daily routine. She mixes ideas from different methods as needed and adjusts plans based on what works for the individual.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy schedules. Video lets you read facial cues and have a longer conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging can be used for quick updates, homework check-ins, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care during parenting transitions and life changes.
Questions people ask about Amelia
What concerns does Amelia commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship tension, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting questions, and several other life challenges listed in her specialty areas.
What is her general therapy style?
She takes a warm, collaborative approach and focuses on practical steps. Sessions emphasize noticing thoughts, trying new skills, and setting manageable goals.
How much experience does she have?
Amelia has 12 years of clinical experience as a licensed social worker working with a wide range of concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, VA LCSW, practicing in Virginia.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to her availability.
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