
Eleanor Shumaker, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Richmond, VA
In-Person
About me
With 35 years experience & a deep passion for this work, I'd love to help you find greater peace & purpose in your relationships & your life. Our steps? With God's help: #1: Affirm your strengths. #2: Find what's blocking you. #3: Heal or remove those blocks.
When I was 19 years old, I fell in love with working with those who are in emotional distress or who are struggling to find greater peace, love and purpose in their lives, and so went on to get a
Bachelor’s degree in Psychology – Bryn Mawr College
Master’s degree in Social Work – University of Chicago
Master’s degree in Christian Education – Union Theological Seminary of Virginia
Clinical Social Work Licensure – in Casework, 1984 & Groupwork, 1985
Counseling is my passion. I now have over 35 years of professional experience in this field, and many more years than that in struggling as a human being, and in striving toward personal and spiritual growth. 😊
License
License(s)
Education
University of Chicago
Fees and insurance
Cost per session
$60 - $80Accepted payment methods
- Cash
- Check
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Credit Card
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Accepted credit cards
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Discover
Specialties and clinical interests
- Anger Issues
- Anxiety
- Bipolar & Other Mood Disorders
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Domestic Abuse/Violence
- Grief & Loss
- Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs)
- Oppositional/Defiant Behavior
- Relationships
- Self-Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Suicide Loss
Therapy types
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Healing Prayer
Community specialties
- Single Parents
- Military Families
- Biracial
- Cancer Survivors
- Black
- Health at Every Size (HAES)
- Asian
Faith-based specialties
- Atheism/Agnosticism
- Bahá’í
- Buddhism
- Christianity
- Confucianism
- Druze
- Gnosticism
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Judaism
- Spiritual Issues
Licensed to see clients in
Years in practice
Service types
- Therapy / Counseling
Types of clients
- Adults (18+)
- Older Adults (65+)
- Individuals
Languages
- English