Olivia Shuttleworth, LICSW

Olivia Shuttleworth is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 33 years of experience in mental health care. She brings a straightforward, calm approach to talking about stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, eating concerns, depression, and everyday habits that get in the way of functioning. Olivia values clear steps and practical tools that people can try between sessions.

She began work as a social worker in 1985 and started clinical therapy in 1989. Her background includes inpatient psychiatric care, outpatient services, day hospital and rehab programs, work in the Veterans Affairs system, and hospice settings. That range has given her experience with many kinds of situations and life stages.

Olivia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy in her sessions. She describes therapy as a team effort and focuses on concrete strategies people can use to manage thoughts, habits, and strong emotions.

Her clinical work has included people with eating disorders, severe mental health diagnoses, trauma, depression, anxiety, and those coping with major life changes and losses. She also notes experience related to veteran and armed forces issues, obsessive-compulsive concerns, personality disorders, and seasonal affective disorder.

Olivia offers sessions in English and practices in West Virginia. She emphasizes support as a core part of recovery and aims to provide steady, practical help when life feels overwhelming.

How therapeutic approaches fit with online therapy

Olivia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy often, and she also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy when needed. CBT focuses on noticing thought patterns and testing them with practical experiments, which helps with anxiety, depression, and problematic habits. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve moment-to-moment coping. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on careful work with painful memories and the symptoms that follow trauma.

Choosing the right approach is something a therapist and client figure out together. Olivia emphasizes collaboration, listening to a person's goals, and trying methods that match their needs. Plans can be adjusted over time as goals or life circumstances change.

Confirm available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific online options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also allows use of behavioral homework, real-time skill practice, and easier continuity when life requires flexibility. Ask about current session options during the matching and scheduling steps.