About Karlee
Karlee Shave is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) based in Michigan with six years of clinical experience. She has worked a lot with adolescents and young adults and supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and issues related to self-esteem. She also has experience helping LGBTQ people and those managing chronic health concerns.
Karlee focuses on a whole-person way of working. She listens first, then helps people decide what they want to change.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and practical, with tools offered to try between meetings. She aims to make the room feel warm and welcoming so people can speak honestly about hard things. Her approach adapts to each person.
That might mean exploring attachment patterns, using client-centered conversations, or applying cognitive-behavioral strategies to manage overwhelming thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on relationship work when communication or connection issues are part of the concern. Common topics she helps with include anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, body image, and family of origin problems.
She also supports people working through abandonment, attachment issues, dissociation, and caregiver stress. Karlee talks through practical steps and builds skills to manage day-to-day challenges. Clients can expect a collaborative process where they set the pace and goals.
Karlee provides tools, feedback, and guidance while encouraging personal choice and self-direction. She works to help people move toward clearer thinking and greater emotional balance.
How attachment, CBT, and client-centered work online can help
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape current reactions. Online sessions can help people notice attachment needs and practice new ways of relating to others.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. The therapist provides empathy and acceptance while the person decides what to tackle and when, which can feel calming during stressful times.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In practical online sessions, clients learn skills to reframe thinking, reduce anxiety, and build routines that support emotional stability.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Karlee will help figure out which methods fit a person's goals, needs, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, brief skills practice, or people who prefer writing. These options make scheduling easier and let people continue care from different locations while keeping therapy consistent.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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