Dr. Stacey Shaw , LCSW, LICSW

Dr. Stacey Shaw helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, and low self-esteem. She supports those coping with life changes, relationship and intimacy issues, career strain, and problems tied to caregiving or workplace stress. She also addresses topics such as divorce, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and issues affecting women.

Dr. Shaw is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices from Washington. She brings 11 years of professional experience to her work with clients.

In sessions she treats each person as the expert on their life. She listens for strengths and practical options clients can try between meetings. Expect straightforward conversation, goal-focused planning, and steps you can use right away to reduce overwhelm and build confidence.

Her approach is collaborative and flexible. She will help people sort priorities, whether the focus is reducing anxiety, addressing substance use, or rebuilding self-worth after a breakup or betrayal. She also works with career stress, money problems, multicultural concerns, and challenges faced by first responders.

People find the work most helpful when they want a coach-like partner as well as clinical support. Dr. Shaw offers tools for coping in day-to-day life and for making longer-term changes. She emphasizes practical skills and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Online approaches and how they help

Dr. Shaw uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills people can apply right away. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thinking and trying different ways of responding to stress and anxiety, which helps with mood and everyday coping. Another approach centers on practical behavior changes and problem-solving for issues like addictions, work stress, or relationship challenges, giving step-by-step actions to reduce harm and build healthier routines.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped in the past, then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments are made over time so the plan stays useful and realistic.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people see nonverbal cues and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow frequent, brief exchanges and are useful for support between sessions or on busy days. These options can make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or school schedules.