Claudelle Shaw

Claudelle Shaw is an AASW social worker with 15 years of clinical experience based in Australia. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression, and has a focus on life purpose concerns among other areas.

Claudelle works directly with individuals and couples. She uses a person-centred style that asks questions, listens, and helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps such as changing unhelpful thinking, improving communication, and building steadier emotional responses.

Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural methods alongside mindfulness and motivational interviewing. That mix is used to address problems like abandonment, attachment issues, family of origin conflict, and difficulties after separation or loss. Claudelle also supports people facing long-term health challenges, caregiver stress, body image concerns and the emotional effects of cancer.

In couples work she uses elements of the Gottman Method to improve communication and repair distance between partners. For individuals she combines listening with structured tools to shift entrenched thinking and behaviour. Sessions also allow space to process trauma, grief and strong emotions while planning manageable next steps.

Claudelle invites practical feedback so sessions stay useful. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Payment is arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current reactions. Online sessions can help people notice attachment patterns, improve emotional connection, and try new ways of relating. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. In online sessions CBT tends to include practical exercises, worksheets and short behavioural experiments to test new ways of responding.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Claudelle treats this as a collaborative process and will discuss which methods suit a person’s concerns, goals and preferences. This means adapting techniques from attachment work, CBT or mindfulness depending on what a client wants to focus on.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people use written tools and emailed worksheets between sessions to reinforce practical change.