Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Shaa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- West Virginia
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shaa
Shaa Marcum, LICSW, focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by strong emotions. She works with individuals struggling with anger, anxiety, depression, addiction, and life transitions. Her approach aims to make daily life more manageable and relationships easier to navigate.
Shaa uses straightforward tools alongside listening to what matters most to each person. She blends practical skill-building with time to process difficult feelings. That can mean learning ways to handle intense reactions, practicing new communication skills, or building routines to reduce stress.
Background and approach
Her background includes six years of clinical work in West Virginia as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. That experience has included clients facing trauma, grief, chronic health issues, and substance use concerns. She brings that practical experience into sessions to help people make small, steady changes.
Shaa draws from several therapy methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She adapts those methods to each person’s goals rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. Sessions can focus on skill practice, problem solving, or exploring patterns that keep problems repeating.
She also supports people with identity and relationship questions, parenting stress, workplace strain, and challenges like ADHD or bipolar mood shifts. The aim is to leave sessions with concrete steps to try between meetings. Shaa invites people to bring the real problems they face and to work together on practical changes.
What Shaa works with
Everything Shaa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Shaa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Shaa lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online care and emotion regulation
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It focuses on choosing actions that matter to you and building habits that match your values, which can be useful for anger, anxiety, and life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together. It teaches clear strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors, often helping with depression, anxiety, and stress management.
Shaa treats the choice of approach as a team decision. She will talk with clients about their goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. The process is collaborative so people can tell her what helps and what doesn’t.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for short check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for brief check-ins, written coaching, or support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Shaa
What concerns does Shaa commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and related challenges like ADHD and bipolar mood concerns.
What is Shaa's general therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and pragmatic. She mixes skill teaching with time to process emotions and focuses on real-world changes you can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Shaa has six years of clinical experience working as a licensed therapist in West Virginia.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a LICSW credential and practices in West Virginia.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions delivered?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
What does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Shaa?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.