Toshia Shaw

LCSW
Accepting Clients

Trauma-focused LCSW helping adults heal anxiety, depression, and complex trauma through compassionate, holistic telehealth.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Nevada

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Adolescent/Teen
  • Group

About My Clients

I work best with adults who are navigating anxiety, depression, PTSD, complex trauma, childhood abuse, domestic violence, grief, relationship stress, and major life transitions. Many of my clients are high-functioning on the outside but feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in survival mode. I help clients build safety, strengthen boundaries, regulate emotions, and create healthier patterns so they can feel more grounded, confident, and in control of their lives.

My Background and Approach

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with extensive experience supporting adults impacted by trauma, abuse, anxiety, depression, and difficult life experiences. My approach is trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and holistic, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, grounding, and nervous-system regulation strategies. I believe therapy should be practical as well as compassionate. We will work together to understand the patterns that keep you feeling stuck, develop tools you can use outside of sessions, strengthen boundaries and self-trust, and create meaningful change at a pace that feels safe and sustainable.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe healing is not one-size-fits-all. I value compassion, personal autonomy, cultural humility, and creating a space where clients can be fully seen without judgment. I believe people can honor their lived experiences while learning new ways to respond to stress, relationships, and old survival patterns. My work is grounded in respect, collaboration, and the belief that meaningful change can happen without asking clients to abandon who they are.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Holistic Therapy Trauma Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Coaching
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Sex Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Abuse Anxiety Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Other Issues
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Aging Concerns
  • Anger Issues
  • Bipolar
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Career Counseling
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Psychosis and Schizophrenia
  • Racial Identity
  • Self-Harm
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Spirituality
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Teen Issues
  • Veterans/Military Service
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Providence Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • Blue Cross blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Carelon Behavioral Health
  • Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (BCBS FEP)
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Buddhism
  • Christianity
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
  • Interfaith
  • Multifaith

At A Glance

  • Experience: 3 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $150 - 200/session

Reach out to Toshia