- CBT methods
- Narrative therapy
- Motivational interviewing
About Shutondia
Shutondia Tapp is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 15 years of professional experience. She helps people address family conflict, trauma and abuse, anger, motivation, and self-esteem concerns. Shutondia also offers coaching for professionals and support around life purpose and workplace issues.
Her approach is practical and conversational. She invites clients to talk through what matters to them and to try concrete steps between sessions. CBT and solution-focused ideas are used to break down patterns that keep someone stuck. Narrative work and psychodynamic thinking are used to understand how past stories shape current choices.
Shutondia pays attention to relationship patterns such as attachment and abandonment worries. She also works with issues tied to shame and guilt, forgiveness, impulsivity, and self-harm thoughts. Communication problems and domestic violence concerns are part of her experience as well.
Sessions tend to balance listening with clear options for change. Clients often get small, practical experiments to try in daily life. Motivational interviewing techniques help clarify what a person truly wants and what might get in the way.
Shutondia offers services in English and practices in California. Her LMFT credential is shown as CA LMFT. Prospective clients are asked to confirm current session options before booking and to follow the site's scheduling steps to set up an initial appointment.
How her approaches work for online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client so they can clarify goals and values. This approach helps when someone needs a calm conversation to sort through feelings and decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT provides clear steps and exercises to try between sessions, which can help with guilt, shame, anger, and low self-esteem.
Motivational Interviewing is a conversational style used to strengthen a person’s own reasons for change. It can be useful for people who are unsure about next steps or who want support moving toward concrete goals.
Shutondia treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will work with each client to test what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean combining techniques or shifting focus as work progresses.
The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting appointments into a busy week and making it easier to attend without extra travel. Check the therapist's profile to confirm current session options before booking. Online work can allow for shorter check-ins, easier scheduling around work breaks, and sessions without being on camera when that helps someone engage.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with family conflict, trauma and abuse, anger, motivation, self-esteem, and coaching for professionals. Additional areas include guilt and shame, attachment and communication problems.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses conversational work and narrative therapy to look at the stories someone tells about themselves, paired with CBT techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of professional experience and has worked with issues such as domestic violence, impulsivity, and self-harm thoughts alongside coaching roles.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a California LMFT listed as CA LMFT and practices in California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which session formats are offered.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session following the site's process.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.