Maggie Shutey is a licensed clinician in Montana with 12 years of experience helping people through depression, anxiety, trauma, and major life changes.
01About Maggie
Maggie Shutey is a licensed clinician in Montana with 12 years of experience helping people through depression, anxiety, trauma, and major life changes. She aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for people who feel overwhelmed or stuck. Maggie focuses on building self-awareness and practical coping skills in each session.
Her work centers on listening first, then helping clients name what is happening inside. She guides people through grief, body image struggles, and the fallout from difficult relationships.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize small, manageable steps and real-world strategies that fit daily life. Maggie also supports people dealing with chronic pain, caregiver stress, and the emotional effects of past abuse. She helps clients notice patterns like avoidance, impulsivity, and control issues, then try different ways of responding.
The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes. Her background includes a Master of Clinical Professional Counseling and the MT LCPC credential, which reflects her years in clinical practice. Maggie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts approaches to each person's goals.
She uses a calm, direct style and focuses on building skills clients can use between sessions. Maggie encourages curiosity about feelings and small experiments that test new behaviors. Many people find that this plainspoken, steady method makes hard problems feel more manageable.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Montana)
- License BBH-LCPC-LIC-8770 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1336545458 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Maggie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
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04Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Evidence-based techniques often used with Maggie include trauma-informed strategies that help people safely process difficult memories and reduce intense reactions. These approaches teach grounding and pacing so memories feel less overwhelming and daily life becomes more manageable.She also applies skills-based methods that focus on building emotional regulation and practical coping tools. These techniques break bigger problems into small, testable steps and teach specific habits for handling anxiety, impulsivity, and mood shifts.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maggie will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their concerns, goals, and comfort level. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as progress or setbacks appear.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins and work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit brief updates or coping reminders into a busy day. These options help people keep continuity of care and maintain steady momentum toward their goals.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Maggie help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, eating concerns, and depression. Additional focus areas include body image, chronic pain, caregiver stress, and issues like impulsivity and attachment challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Maggie uses a calm, direct approach that emphasizes listening and practical skills. Sessions focus on small, manageable steps that clients can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with people facing mood, trauma, and relationship-related concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
Her listed credential is MT LCPC and she practices in Montana.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible scheduling and check-ins.
How do fees 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 Maggie?
Use the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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