Presenter Spotlight: Shatira Champion
- RTC Staff
- Nov 3, 2025
- 2 min read
Meet Shatira E. Champion, who is joining us on the 2nd Annual Mental Health and Cultural Competence Symposium at Sea, conducing her workshop: Trauma Induced Resilience in African American Women: From Survival to Sovereignty.
Who is Shatira?
Shatira E. Champion is a Triple Board-Certified licensed psychotherapist licensed in Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina. She holds board Qualified Supervisor (QS) credentialing in Florida and is the proud owner of Safe Space to Struggle Counseling and Consultation Service, LLC. Shatira is also the visionary creator and trademark holder of Professional Secret Keeper® (P.S.K.), a lifestyle brand that celebrates professionals in the helping career fields while fostering a sense of community rooted in confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity.
What does Shatira do?
In her clinical and consulting work, Shatira provides assessment, therapy, supervision, and guidance to professionals and individuals seeking emotional wellness and empowerment. Through her private practice and creative initiatives, she works to provide exceptional, equitable mental health care to underserved populations, including women of color, HBCU’s, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and young adults navigating the challenges of dependency systems.
How does Shatira work?
She curates spaces where clients can show up authentically, process their experiences, and cultivate resilience. Her work is both clinical and creative. She enjoys blending traditional therapeutic frameworks with innovative, expressive tools like music, movement, journals, and coloring books that encourage reflection and healing through self-expression.
Why mental health?
Shatira’s journey into the mental health field was shaped by a deep commitment to becoming a catalyst for social, emotional, and holistic wellness. Witnessing how undiagnosed mental health conditions and substance use disorders can disrupt individuals and families inspired her to become a professional dedicated to promoting healing, understanding, and systemic change.
What drives Shatira?
Purpose and passion are at the heart of everything Shatira does. She believes that everyone deserves access to the tools and support needed to thrive socially, emotionally, and holistically. Her leadership and creativity are grounded in the belief that healing becomes possible when we cultivate safe spaces for reflection, learning, and growth.
Why does Shatira’s session matter?
Shatira’s workshop, Trauma-Induced Resilience in African American Women, is deeply personal and powerful. Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience, she explores how trauma shapes identity, resilience, and community among African American women. Her session invites participants to reflect on how strength can be born from struggle.
What are some fun facts about Shatira?
She’s originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Served as Co-Captain of her high school band’s auxiliary dance team before earning a concert choral scholarship for college.
She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated.
Shatira loves sunflowers, peacocks, and butterflies, and is a passionate traveler, music lover, coffee enthusiast, and fashion admirer.
She enjoys creating therapeutic tools like:
She’s excited to sail on her 14th cruise with her family, learn, network, and enjoy new memories!
Connect with Shatira on LinkedIn!
