Dr. Scott Shaw, LPC, LMSW
Michigan · 25 years in practice
Dr. Scott Shaw helps people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or major life changes.
License and registration
- LMSW, Michigan
- 6801081490 · expires May 2027
- LPC, Michigan
- 6401007864 · expires February 2029
- LPC, Connecticut
- 6523 · expires April 2026
- LPC, Virginia
- 0701012843 · expires June 2026
- LPC, Texas
- 94058 · expires April 2026
- NPI
- 1801945324 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Scott
Dr. Scott Shaw helps people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or major life changes. He speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps less frightening.
His approach is respectful and direct, and he works with each person to set realistic goals. He has 25 years of clinical experience and holds LPC and LMSW credentials, both listed for Michigan. That background informs his practical style.
He focuses on problems like trauma and abuse, depression, addiction, sleep and eating concerns, and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
In sessions he blends talking with hands-on techniques drawn from several therapeutic approaches. He may use cognitive behavioral exercises to shift unhelpful thinking. He also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take manageable actions.
Attachment-based and client-centered methods guide how he builds trust and explores relationship patterns. He pays attention to how past hurts affect present choices. He also works with intimacy-related concerns, codependency, communication problems, and issues around kink and alternative sexual cultures.
Dr. Shaw offers a straightforward, collaborative process. He will tailor conversations and plans to match a person’s needs and pace.
If someone wants practical coping skills alongside deeper emotional work, he will shape sessions to fit those goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Scott lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Scott names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small concrete steps toward those values while learning to live with hard feelings. It helps with anxiety, depression, and motivation problems by shifting attention from avoidance to meaningful action.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses straightforward exercises to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new habits, which can help with panic, sleep and eating issues, and low mood.
Attachment-based and client-centered ideas shape how he builds trust and explores relationship patterns. Those approaches help people understand how past relationships influence present choices and improve communication and intimacy issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose or combine methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. He talks through options and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging can fit short check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or other obligations.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
He works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, career problems, and many related concerns listed in his specialties.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He combines practical exercises with supportive conversation. Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal oriented while also making space to explore emotions and relationship patterns.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He brings 25 years of professional experience to his work and uses that background to offer a steady, seasoned approach.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds LPC and LMSW credentials in Michigan and practices from that state.
What languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
He meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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