Amelia (Markert) Shaw, LCSW

Virginia · 12 years in practice

Amelia (Markert) Shaw is a licensed clinical social worker who centers her work on Jungian therapy alongside practical, evidence-informed tools.

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 who centers her work on Jungian therapy alongside practical, evidence-informed tools. She offers calm, steady support when life feels overwhelming. Amelia emphasizes clear goals and small steps that make daily life easier.

She uses Jungian ideas to help people notice patterns, symbols, and stories that shape their feelings. She also draws on acceptance and commitment strategies and cognitive-behavioral approaches to help with stress and anxiety.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the person and then building skills to move toward those values. Amelia has 12 years of experience helping people with depression, trauma and abuse, relationship worries, and grief. She also supports those managing addictions, bipolar mood challenges, sleep or eating concerns, and ADHD.

Practical concerns like career stress, caregiver strain, and life transitions are part of her work too. Her style is approachable and straightforward. She listens first, then helps create a plan that fits daily life.

Therapy might include talking, noticing recurring dreams or images, practicing new ways of coping, and setting small goals to test changes. Amelia offers sessions by video, phone, chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules. She works from Virginia and provides care in English.

Starting typically means answering a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session that fits the persons routine.

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

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Online support

Approach and online care that fit your life

Jungian therapy helps people notice recurring images, dreams, and life stories that shape how they feel and respond. It can be useful for exploring deeper patterns and personal meaning when someone wants a fuller view of their inner life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed steps toward them while learning to live with difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work and Amelia treats it as a team effort. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that match those needs. The plan can change as progress is made or new priorities emerge.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and richer interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a listener wants to be off camera. Chat or text messaging can provide shorter check-ins, quick coaching, or support between longer sessions. These options help people stay consistent with therapy while juggling work, caregiving, or other commitments.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Amelia address in therapy?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, grief, and addiction-related issues. Additional focuses include ADHD, parenting strain, career stress, and chronic illness challenges.

What is Amelia's style and therapeutic approach?

She blends Jungian therapy with practical methods like ACT and CBT to combine personal meaning work with skills training. The approach is warm, direct, and focused on usable steps for daily life.

How many years has she been practicing?

Amelia has 12 years of clinical experience working with a range of mental health and life challenges.

What credentials and location describe this therapist?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Virginia and provides services from that state.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.

Which session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.

How are costs handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What does the first step look like to begin therapy?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

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