Dr. Scott Shaw , LPC, LMSW

Dr. Scott Shaw is a Michigan-based therapist with 25 years of professional experience. He holds LPC and LMSW credentials - LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor and LMSW is Licensed Master Social Worker - reflecting training in counseling and master's-level social work. His practice emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring conversation and treatment plans to each person's circumstances.

Dr. Shaw has worked with a wide range of concerns including stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and motivation, coping with life changes, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and blended-family challenges, anger and career concerns, depression, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include attachment-related issues, chronic illness and caregiving stress, body image and sexuality topics such as BDSM and kink, and challenges common in aging and geriatric care.

He draws on evidence-informed approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people build skills, process difficult experiences, and pursue meaningful change. Dr. Shaw recognizes the courage it takes to seek a more fulfilling life and aims to provide steady, individualized support throughout the therapeutic process.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Dr. Scott Shaw

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and guides action toward personal values - it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and motivation challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses, which can be helpful for relationship, intimacy, and family concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to shift unhelpful patterns, often used for depression, anxiety, and sleep or eating difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Dr. Shaw collaborates with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and tailors methods accordingly, adjusting as progress unfolds.

Online sessions offer flexibility - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it possible to engage from different settings and schedules. These options support consistent access to therapists and allow the therapeutic relationship and techniques to be applied in ways that fit daily life.