Karlee Shave, LMSW

Karlee Shave is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan. She brings six years of clinical experience and focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and concerns related to identity and self-worth. Karlee aims to make therapy approachable and straightforward for people feeling overwhelmed.

She emphasizes meeting each person where they are and adapting to individual needs. Sessions are meant to be a place to talk through feelings and develop practical tools. Karlee encourages clients to take the lead in therapy while she offers guidance and strategies.

Her work draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques to address thoughts, behaviors, and relationship patterns. She also uses client-centered methods to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space. These approaches are often used together to address issues like abandonment, communication problems, and body image concerns.

Karlee has experience supporting LGBTQIA+ identified people and those coping with trauma, family of origin issues, caregiver stress, and dissociation. She aims to help people build self-compassion, clearer communication, and more stable routines.

The typical session focuses on practical steps - identifying patterns, testing small changes, and building coping skills. Karlee works with adolescents and young adults among other age groups, and she encourages people to set the pace that feels right for them.

How Karlee's approaches shape online therapy

Karlee uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. This approach can help when someone struggles with abandonment, connection, or intense reactions in close relationships.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. CBT is often useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress by giving concrete skills to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Karlee works with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She invites clients to steer the work while offering tools and feedback as needed.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as scheduling a shorter check-in on a work break or avoiding travel time. It also lets people focus on talk-based work and homework between meetings, which supports changes in everyday routines and relationships.