Shutondia Tapp
Empowering growth through practical, collaborative therapy
LMFT California
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Family, Trauma and abuse, Anger
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Shutondia
Shutondia Tapp is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California with 15 years of professional experience.
Background and approach
She focuses on family conflicts, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and coaching for professionals, drawing on a mix of evidence-informed approaches to support clients working toward clearer goals and healthier relationships. Her LMFT credential is presented as a trusted clinical qualification earned in California (CA LMFT 149014).
Her style emphasizes a collaborative, nonjudgmental atmosphere where clients can explore difficult feelings and life choices. Sessions aim to strengthen motivation, build confidence, and address patterns like abandonment, attachment difficulties, communication problems, impulsivity, and workplace stress.
Tapp also offers help around forgiveness, guilt and shame, self-harm concerns, and women's issues while encouraging clients to discover renewed purpose and greater self-love. Clients can expect practical, goal-oriented work that blends exploration with skills practice, tailored to the individual’s needs and pace.
She integrates strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy alongside client-centered, narrative, motivational, and psychodynamic perspectives to craft an approach that matches each person’s goals and circumstances.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Shutondia Tapp commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered therapy as part of her online practice. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes to reduce distress and build new skills, which can help with issues like anger, self-esteem, and trauma-related symptoms. Client-centered therapy prioritizes empathic listening and collaboration, creating space for clients to explore feelings and values while the therapist reflects and supports their process.Deciding which approach fits best is part of the therapeutic work. She collaborates with clients to clarify goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting techniques over time so the therapy remains practical and responsive to what the client needs. This collaborative process helps tailor the mix of strategies to each person rather than applying a single method rigidly.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to use therapy in ways that fit daily life while accessing licensed professionals from wherever the client is located in California.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English