- Years in practice
- 3
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Depression
About Shantizia
Shantizia Figgs is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida who helps people facing parenting challenges, anxiety, low mood, relationship tension, and stress. She presents short, practical steps parents can use right away. Her tone is straightforward and focused on everyday solutions.
She uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear goals and try small changes. Sessions tend to focus on what is happening now and on skills that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
She works with adults and young adults managing family and life transitions. Shantizia draws on three years of clinical experience and her social work education to shape each person’s plan. She adapts the approach to each person’s situation rather than following a single method.
This allows sessions to match parenting needs, work stress, mood shifts, or relationship concerns. In a typical meeting she helps people name one or two concrete goals. Then she and the client try short experiments or communication practices to test what works.
Progress is reviewed and adjusted week to week. Her background includes a Master of Social Work from Florida State University and a Florida LCSW credential. She offers a practical, goal-focused style intended to help parents and adults make steady, usable changes.
What Shantizia works with
Everything Shantizia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Shantizia helps people with.
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shantizia lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Shantizia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT focuses on small, practical steps that can reduce anxiety, low mood, and unhelpful reactions in daily family life.She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change. That approach uses open questions and reflective listening to build motivation and confidence for shifts in habits or parenting routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shantizia collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. She adjusts plans as progress is reviewed so the approach stays useful and realistic.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy parents and adults. Video calls let people meet face to face when longer conversations are helpful. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in fits a lunch break. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for short updates, quick coping strategies, or when typing out thoughts feels easier than speaking.
These options make it easier to maintain momentum between sessions and to fit therapy into work, childcare, and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Shantizia
What concerns does she address?
She helps with parenting challenges, self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, relationships, family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger, career changes, and coping with life changes.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is goal-focused and practical, using short exercises and communication practices that clients can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Master of Social Work and has three years of clinical experience working in counseling and therapy settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and practices in the state of Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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