- Focus on attachment
- Skill building emphasis
- Collaborative approach
About Shaa
Shaa Marcum is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in West Virginia who works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and grief. She mentions adoption and foster care among her additional focus areas and can help clients talk through attachment and abandonment concerns. Shaa aims for straightforward, practical support that helps people move forward.
She uses methods that blend practical skills and emotional processing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers tools for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships shape current patterns.
Shaa describes a collaborative style. Sessions tend to focus on building coping skills, improving communication, and strengthening emotional regulation. She also supports people with career stress, intimacy questions, and navigating life changes.
With six years of experience, Shaa has worked with a range of concerns including substance use, trauma and mood disorders. Her LICSW credential signals clinical social work training and practice in West Virginia.
People coming to Shaa can expect a blend of structured techniques and deeper emotional work. The approach is practical and paced to each person’s needs. Those interested should confirm current session options before booking and follow the site process to begin.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, focuses on identifying personal values and taking steps toward them while accepting difficult emotions. It can help people dealing with anxiety, difficult life changes, and challenges like grief or low motivation.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and emotional reactions. This approach can be useful for people dealing with abandonment, attachment concerns, and relationship struggles.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt techniques from different models as needed. Clients and therapist work together to test what helps and adjust the plan over time.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Many people find that remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time. Online work can support skill practice between meetings and help carry strategies into daily routines. Licensed professionals can tailor the mix of practical skills and emotional work to suit each person’s needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Credentials
West Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
Shaa works with a wide range of issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. Adoption and foster care topics and attachment or abandonment issues are also listed among her focus areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and compassionate, combining skill-building with emotional processing. Sessions focus on practical strategies like emotion regulation and communication skills.
What is her clinical background?
She has six years of professional experience working with mood disorders, trauma, and substance use among other concerns. Her work blends structured techniques and deeper therapeutic exploration.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a LICSW, which is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential in West Virginia. Her practice is located in West Virginia.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Confirm pricing details through the booking flow before scheduling.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button on the site, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.