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Nirvana Shaw, LCSW

  • Experience40 years
  • LocationMaine
  • Focus areasADHD, LGBT, and Career
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Nirvana

Nirvana Shaw is a licensed clinical social worker with four decades of experience helping people navigate complex life transitions and day-to-day challenges. She draws on a mind-body integrative perspective that attends to emotional, spiritual, and physical wellbeing while equipping clients with practical tools for lasting change.

Background and approach

Her practice addresses concerns such as ADHD, LGBT issues, career shifts, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes, along with a broad range of related struggles including communication problems, family issues, and chronic illness. Shaw combines conventional psychotherapeutic methods with evidence-based natural and less invasive supports to tailor treatment to each person’s needs.

She may discuss the role of medication when appropriate and can incorporate lifestyle recommendations such as dietary adjustments, meditation, yoga, acupuncture, herbal approaches, or therapeutic massage as complementary strategies. Based in Maine, she offers long-term clinical perspective and an integrative mindset aimed at helping clients build resilience and practical skills for daily life.

Integrative approaches and online care

Mind-body integrative psychotherapy brings together traditional psychotherapy with complementary, evidence-informed practices. In this model talk-based techniques help explore patterns, process emotions, and develop coping skills, which can be useful for concerns like ADHD, relationship issues, and career transitions. Complementary lifestyle strategies such as guided meditation and yoga are described as tools to support emotional regulation and stress management. These less invasive supports are intended to be paired with clinical work to reinforce changes in daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to understand their priorities, symptoms, and preferences, and then tailors a plan that might combine talk therapy with lifestyle recommendations or referrals when appropriate. This collaborative stance helps clients try different techniques and refine what feels most helpful over time.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options allow scheduling around work and caregiving demands, let clients continue care from different locations within the therapist's service area, and support ongoing contact between sessions when appropriate.

Frequently asked questions

Which concerns does this therapist commonly address?
This clinician works with a range of concerns including ADHD, LGBT matters, career changes, compassion fatigue, and coping with life transitions, along with related issues such as family problems, communication troubles, chronic illness, and codependency.
What is the therapist's general approach to treatment?
The practice uses a mind-body integrative psychotherapy approach that blends conventional talk therapy with evidence-based, less invasive supports to promote emotional, spiritual, and physical wellbeing.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The therapist brings 40 years of professional experience to her work, offering long-term clinical perspective and depth of practice.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with the credential ME LCSW LC6284 and practices from Maine.
Can sessions be offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English, and the therapist is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for online work?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs and schedule.
How are fees and subscriptions handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy with this clinician?
To get started select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

LGBTCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Autism and Asperger SyndromeCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Experience

40+ years

Licensed

Maine

Languages

English