About Scott
Dr. Scott Shaw offers straightforward, calm support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. He is Dr.
Scott Shaw, an LPC and LMSW licensed in Michigan, and he focuses on helping adults who are struggling to cope and move forward. He keeps conversations direct and practical so people can use what they learn right away. He draws on 25 years of experience to tailor sessions to each person.
That means listening first, then choosing simple tools that fit daily life.
Background and approach
He helps with trauma, low self-esteem, motivation, grief, addiction-related concerns, and relationship or intimacy challenges. He also supports people facing career strain, sleep or eating issues, and caregiving stress. In sessions he mixes talking, skill-building, and sometimes behavioral tasks between meetings.
He uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance and commitment ideas to address unhelpful thoughts and increase valued action. Attachment-focused work is used when relationship patterns and early wounds are part of the struggle. Dr.
Shaw aims to make each plan realistic for busy lives. He can coach through concrete steps like managing worry, improving sleep routines, or handling workplace tension. People who want clear, steady guidance and practical strategies tend to do well with his style.
Therapy with him is offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, chat, or text messaging. To begin, the process starts with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling, so sessions fit each person’s needs and rhythm.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts without getting stuck and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions where avoidance is a problem. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, teaching practical skills to reduce worry and change unhelpful habits. It often helps with sleep, anxiety, and mood concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from early relationships and how they affect current connections; this work can clarify why someone repeats certain relationship behaviors and how to shift them.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist listens to your goals and tries methods that match what you want to achieve. If an approach doesn’t fit, adjustments are made so the work stays useful and doable for your life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is good when visual cues matter, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text are helpful for short check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options let people fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving routines, or travel without losing continuity of care.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Michigan, Connecticut, Virginia, Texas
- Languages
- English
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