Olivia Shuttleworth

LICSW

West Virginia

Compassionate, practical therapy for real-life struggles

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At a glance

Credentials

LICSW

License

LICSW, West Virginia / DPE0453081

NPI

1487756821

Experience

33 years

Languages

English

Location

West Virginia

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

1. • Motivational Interviewing
   • CBT and DBT skills
   • 33 years experience

   About Olivia

   Olivia Shuttleworth is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with more than three decades of experience in mental health care. She uses practical, person-centered methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and challenges like eating concerns or substance use. Olivia speaks plainly and focuses on small, realistic steps that can be used between sessions.

   She began as a social worker in 1985 and moved into therapy work in 1989. Her background includes inpatient psychiatric care, outpatient programs, day hospital and rehabilitation services, and work in the VA system supporting veterans. She has also provided hospice counseling and worked in child welfare and emergency shelter settings.

   Olivia draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thinking, practice skills for emotion regulation, and build motivation for change. She emphasizes practical coping tools for sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and adjustment to major life changes.

   Her experience includes supporting people facing severe mental health diagnoses, trauma, obsessive-compulsive concerns, bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder, and challenges tied to military service. Olivia sees recovery as including formal therapeutic help alongside informal supports.

   People who choose her can expect steady, straightforward care aimed at clear goals and everyday strategies. She invites those who want help to reach out and begin the intake steps needed to match with a therapist.

2. How Olivia’s Approaches Inform Online Therapy

   Olivia commonly uses Motivational Interviewing, which focuses on building a person’s own reasons and readiness for change through respectful conversation. This approach helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about taking the next steps. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps identify patterns of thought and behavior and replace them with more helpful alternatives. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and many daily stressors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds practical skills for regulating intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress while working toward goals.
   
   Finding the right approach is part of the work. Olivia collaborates with each person to decide which combination of methods fits best. She listens to needs, sets clear goals, and adjusts strategies as progress is made so the plan stays useful and realistic.
   
   If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online care can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example a shorter check-in around a work break, or a session that avoids travel time. It can also allow use of digital worksheets, in-session mindfulness practice, and guided skill coaching between in-person visits when those options are offered. Speak with the intake process to learn which session arrangements are possible with this therapist and to choose what will work best for everyday life.

4. Areas of expertise

   Primary focus

   Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefEating disordersDepression

   Also works with

   AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

   Additional focus areas

   Veteran and Armed Forces IssuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

   Therapeutic approaches

   Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

   Experience

   33+ years

   Listed in

   West Virginia

   Languages

   English

5. Frequently asked questions

   What issues does Olivia commonly address?

   She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, eating concerns, addictions, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related concerns.

   How would you describe her therapeutic style?

   Olivia uses straightforward, collaborative methods focused on motivation and practical skills. She mixes motivational interviewing with CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and trauma-focused work.

   What is her professional background?

   She has worked in social work since 1985 and as a therapist since 1989 in inpatient and outpatient settings, the VA system, hospice, child welfare, and emergency shelter programs.

   What are her credentials and location?

   She holds a WV LICSW and practices in West Virginia.

   In which languages can sessions be held?

   Sessions are offered in English.

   Does she work with international clients?

   International clients are not currently accepted.

   How are fees handled?

   Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

   What are the first steps to begin therapy?

   Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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