Works with
- Anger
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coaching
How Shutondia works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shutondia
Shutondia Tapp is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing family conflict, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, and career-related coaching concerns. She offers practical support and straightforward guidance aimed at everyday life changes.
Shutondia creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters most. She focuses on listening first and understanding each person’s story. Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-oriented, with attention to immediate problems and long-term patterns.
Background and approach
Her approach blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral strategies and motivational interviewing. That combination helps people name unhelpful thoughts, try new behaviors, and stay motivated to change. Narrative and psychodynamic ideas are also used to look at personal history and recurring relationship patterns.
Shutondia often works with issues tied to attachment, abandonment, communication problems, and workplace stress. She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, impulsivity, forgiveness, and questions about life purpose. When safety concerns such as domestic violence or self-harm emerge, she addresses them directly and practically.
Clients typically leave sessions with concrete steps to try between meetings. She encourages small experiments and realistic goals, then reviews progress together. Shutondia aims to empower people to make steady changes that fit their daily lives.
What Shutondia works with
Everything Shutondia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Shutondia's practice.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Shutondia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy puts your priorities first and emphasizes listening and empathy. Online sessions with this approach focus on understanding your experience and helping you find your own solutions, which can be useful for issues like low self-esteem and relationship struggles.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In video or text sessions this is often practical work: identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing new behaviors, and tracking results between meetings to reduce anger or anxiety.
Motivational Interviewing is a short-term, goal-focused way to boost readiness for change. It helps if you feel stuck or unsure about next steps, and it pairs well with coaching work conducted over phone or chat.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, try different strategies, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. Expect to experiment early on and refine the plan together.
Online formats make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging lets you check in between sessions and use shorter, more frequent touchpoints to practice new skills.
Questions people ask about Shutondia
What concerns does she help with?
She works with family conflict, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and coaching needs. Additional focus areas include attachment, communication problems, and workplace issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is open and conversational with clear goals. She listens first, then uses practical steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience helping people with a range of relationship and personal growth concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - practicing in California.
Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.