Shaa Marcum

Shaa Marcum is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in West Virginia who helps people facing grief, loss, and end-of-life concerns. She also supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and major life changes. Her approach aims to make hard moments feel more manageable and to build practical skills for daily life.

Shaa uses a mix of well-known methods to match each person's needs. That can mean learning tools to manage intense feelings, practicing new ways to handle stress, or working through painful memories at a steady pace. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the person's comfort level.

Her background includes six years of clinical experience working with people who face chronic illness, aging-related changes, caregiving strain, and complicated grief. She pays attention to how relationships and past attachment patterns affect current reactions and coping. This helps when people are juggling medical stress, role changes, or shifting family dynamics.

In the room she focuses on emotional regulation and clearer communication. That often looks like teaching skills from cognitive behavioral approaches, practicing distress-tolerance strategies, and creating steps to reduce substance-related harms. Sessions also explore values and goals to guide decisions during difficult transitions.

Shaa frames therapy as a practical partnership. She helps people set goals, tries different strategies, and adjusts the plan based on what works. The emphasis is on steady progress, greater stability, and improved daily functioning.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small actions toward them even when emotions are intense. It supports coping with grief, life changes, and long-term stress by focusing on meaningful steps. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and patterns, which can help when grief or caregiving stress reactivates old wounds. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance where the person sets the pace and direction of work.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Shaa will talk with the person about their goals, try methods that fit those aims, and adjust the plan based on what helps. The aim is to find practical techniques that feel useful in day-to-day life while also making space to process strong emotions.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins around medical appointments or caregiving duties. It can also allow shorter sessions when a quick skills refresher is needed or audio-only check-ins when bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to work well in an online setting while keeping the focus on achievable gains and clearer coping strategies.