- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship challenges
- Life purpose focus
About Myamaria
Myamaria Shields is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of professional experience. She works with people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, family conflict, low self-esteem, and questions about life purpose. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings to test changes and reduce overwhelm.
She frames clients as the experts in their own stories and looks for existing strengths to build on. Conversations tend to be direct and focused on what is getting in the way now. She helps people name patterns, practice different responses, and try small experiments to see what shifts their situation.
Myamaria draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide work on mood, anxiety, communication problems, and family of origin issues. She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, abandonment wounds, guilt and shame, and workplace pressures. She encourages clear, manageable goals rather than open-ended tasks.
Her approach includes concrete tools for handling social anxiety and phobia, improving self-love and confidence, and navigating divorce or separation practicalities. She helps clients break big problems into small steps and assess what works. Progress is tracked through short-term goals and regular review.
Sessions are offered in English and provided from her Utah practice. The practice uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time. Before booking, clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule an initial appointment.
Evidence-informed approaches and online care
Myamaria uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills people can practice between sessions. Cognitive-style work helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and test different thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. Behavioral experiments and activity planning break down big changes into small, achievable steps and are useful for motivation, depression, and building confidence.Finding the best approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each client to select and adjust methods based on needs, goals, and how a person responds in early sessions. This is a practical process of testing what helps most rather than committing to a single method from the start.
Practical benefits of online appointments can include fitting sessions into a busy day and reducing travel time. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can allow shorter check-ins when needed, or longer sessions when more time is helpful, making it easier to balance therapy with work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Florida, Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family conflict, low self-esteem, depression, and life purpose questions. She also supports people with caregiver stress, workplace issues, and trauma-related concerns.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
Work is practical and goal-oriented. She helps name patterns, set small experiments, and try new responses to see what changes feel sustainable.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with a range of mood, anxiety, and relationship issues.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and Utah, and her practice is based in Utah.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Confirm current session options before booking to be certain which formats are offered.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. The subscription model used for sessions can be canceled at any time.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.