Shawna Morrison-Flood, LCSW

Shawna Morrison-Flood is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship and family concerns. She works with adults on issues like grief, parenting strain, addictions, and coping with life changes. Parents reading this will find plain language and a practical focus in her style.

With ten years of clinical experience, she uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her practice, along with client-centered and mindfulness techniques. She draws on these methods to help people spot unhelpful patterns, try small changes, and build coping skills.

Shawna began her career in social work after earning a bachelor’s degree in social work and a graduate social work degree. Early roles included child protective work at a local Department of Social Services, which shaped her understanding of family stress and crisis situations. Over time she moved into clinical practice and earned her LCSW in Virginia.

In sessions she aims to be warm, direct, and respectful. She listens to where people are and sets goals together. Treatment plans may combine short-term coaching, problem-solving, and deeper exploration when it fits the person’s needs.

She also works with a range of concerns beyond common mood and anxiety issues, including ADHD, bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and caregiving stress. Shawna emphasizes practical steps that can be tried between sessions to support steady progress.

How Shawna’s Approaches Work Online

Shawna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small, practical experiments to change behavior and mood. CBT often focuses on clear steps and homework that people can use between sessions to build new habits.

She also practices client-centered therapy, which means sessions are guided by the person’s concerns and goals. The therapist listens closely and adjusts pace and focus so the conversation feels relevant and respectful.

Mindfulness Therapy is another part of her work and can help people learn simple attention and breathing practices. These techniques are useful for calming anxiety, coping with strong emotions, and improving concentration.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Shawna will talk with each person about their needs, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust over time based on what helps. The aim is to combine practical steps with supportive listening so people feel they are moving forward.

Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to add flexibility. Video works well for in-depth conversations and visual cues, phone calls can fit into a busy schedule or low-bandwidth situations, and chat or text are useful for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep a steady routine of appointments and to use tools learned in therapy between meetings.