About Maggie
Maggie Shutey is a licensed clinician practicing in Montana. She has 12 years of experience helping people manage depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and eating concerns. Maggie uses a compassionate, down-to-earth style that focuses on practical steps people can use day to day.
She prioritizes clear, steady support for people feeling overwhelmed by strong emotions or life changes. Sessions are aimed at helping someone understand their inner experience, reduce symptoms, and rebuild a sense of control.
Background and approach
Maggie offers calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through painful memories and current struggles. Her work emphasizes small, manageable changes that add up over time. That can mean learning new coping skills for panic and anxiety, addressing body image and eating issues, or making sense of grief and loss.
She also helps people who wrestle with attachment concerns and issues like impulsivity or guilt. Maggie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to tailor each plan to the person in front of her. She helps people practice skills in session and apply them between meetings.
Over time the aim is clearer thinking, steadier mood, and better daily functioning. People looking for straightforward guidance and steady emotional support often find her approach helpful. She meets each person where they are and works with them to set realistic goals for change.
Approaches and online options that fit your life
Evidence-based approaches form the backbone of her work. One approach focuses on building coping skills for anxiety and depression through step-by-step practice and short homework tasks. This helps when daily worries or low mood get in the way of routine activities.Another approach centers on processing trauma and painful memories in an organized way so those memories stop disrupting daily life. It involves paced conversations, grounding techniques, and strategies to reduce reactivity. These methods are commonly used for trauma, abuse recovery, and strong emotional reactions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and what feels comfortable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what is helpful.
Online work is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited or if a shorter check-in fits the day. Chat and text messaging support ongoing contact and brief check-ins between scheduled sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between appointments.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- 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
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Montana
- Languages
- English