Amelia (Markert) Shaw, LCSW
Virginia · 12 years in practice
Amelia (Markert) Shaw is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia who centers therapy on emotional connection and practical steps.
License and registration
- LCSW, Virginia
- 0904009707 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1083293278 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Amelia
Amelia (Markert) Shaw is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia who centers therapy on emotional connection and practical steps. She offers a calm, approachable presence for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, depression, or major life changes. She begins by meeting each person where they are and listening to what feels most urgent.
That helps shape a plan grounded in real life. Sessions focus on small, doable changes as well as deeper emotional work so progress feels both meaningful and manageable.
Background and approach
Amelia blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with acceptance-based and cognitive tools. That means she helps people notice and name feelings, try new ways of responding, and change patterns that cause pain. She also uses client-centered and skills-based methods when helpful to build coping and reduce overwhelm.
Over 12 years of practice she has helped people facing grief, addiction, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, ADHD, chronic illness, and other complex concerns. She tailors sessions to what each person needs rather than following a fixed script. Her style is warm and direct.
She aims to make each session practical - to leave with something to try between visits. If someone is curious about therapy, Amelia helps them take that first step and figure out a plan that fits their life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Amelia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotion-focused and skills-based care online
Amelia uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and name core feelings that drive difficult patterns. EFT is useful when relationships with oneself or others feel stuck or painful, because it focuses on understanding emotions and reshaping how people respond to them.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people make room for hard feelings while moving toward what matters. ACT combines values-based goals with practical exercises to reduce avoidance and increase purposeful action. Client-centered work is woven in to keep the pace guided by the person's priorities and lived experience.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amelia will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and then try methods that fit their needs. That collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller face-to-face feel, phone can be quicker when bandwidth is low, and messaging supports short check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between visits.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, addictions, self-esteem, parenting and many other life challenges listed in her profile.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses an emotionally focused approach combined with acceptance and cognitive techniques. Sessions aim to notice feelings, try new responses, and build practical coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with people facing a wide range of concerns and life transitions.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in Virginia and provides services to people located in that region.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients be seen?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the needs of the person.
How does billing and getting started work?
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