Olivia Shuttleworth

Olivia Shuttleworth is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with more than three decades of experience. She brings a steady, straightforward approach to therapy and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. She has worked in inpatient psychiatric settings and outpatient programs since 1989. That work has included day hospital and rehab programs, hospice care, and services within the Veterans Affairs system. Those roles exposed her to a wide range of concerns, from eating disorders and trauma to severe mental health challenges. Clients often come for help with coping after losses or other life transitions. Olivia uses practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness Therapy. She teaches skills to manage strong emotions, change unhelpful thinking patterns, and build small habits that ease daily life. Her background also includes work with children, seniors, emergency shelter services, and state child protective services. That variety shaped an approach that values support and realistic problem solving over labels and jargon. Olivia emphasizes the role of support in recovery and sees therapy as a partnership. She listens, helps set clear goals, and offers skill-building that people can use between sessions. People seeking steady, experience-based guidance for coping with life changes may find her approach practical and grounded.

Online therapy that matches methods to needs

Olivia draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and build small, workable changes. CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thinking that feed anxiety or depression and then practicing new responses. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple attention and breathing skills to reduce overwhelm and improve focus. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when intense emotions or relationship stress get in the way of goals. DBT skills teach ways to tolerate distress, regulate emotions, and improve interactions with others. The choice of approach is collaborative and based on what the person wants to accomplish. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work in early sessions. Olivia will discuss goals, try tools that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as needs change. That teamwork helps people learn what actually helps them day to day. Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when that suits a person's routine. Licensed professionals often tailor session length and frequency so therapy fits into everyday life rather than disrupting it.