Olivia Shuttleworth, LICSW

Olivia Shuttleworth is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with more than three decades of experience in social work and therapy. She frames care around practical skills and clear steps. Olivia focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, eating concerns, depression, addictions, and life transitions.

She has worked in inpatient psychiatric settings and outpatient programs since 1989. Her background includes day hospital and rehab work in the VA system and hospice care. That range means she has seen many kinds of struggles, from severe mental health diagnoses to adjustment after loss.

Olivia uses concrete tools in sessions. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thought and behavior. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness exercises to build emotional regulation and present-moment awareness.

Motivational Interviewing is part of her approach when people are deciding on change steps. Trauma-Focused Therapy informs her work with those who have experienced abuse or traumatic events. She emphasizes support as a key element in recovery and believes formal therapy complements informal sources of help.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative. Olivia helps people set small goals, practice new skills between meetings, and track what works. She encourages honest conversation about strengths and barriers and adjusts the plan as needs change.

How Olivia’s approaches fit into online therapy

Olivia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change specific behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and many everyday problems by breaking issues into small, workable steps.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practice to help with strong emotions and impulsive actions. DBT skills focus on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships, while mindfulness helps with focus and grounding in the moment.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Olivia will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and needs. Together they set short-term goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm which formats Olivia currently offers before booking. Many people find remote therapy makes it easier to fit appointments into busy days, reduces travel time, and allows shorter check-ins when needed. Online work can also make practicing skills between sessions more convenient, but specifics should be confirmed when you schedule.