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Shirley Butler

MT LCSW BBH-LCSW-LIC-815
Credentials
MT LCSW BBH-LCSW-LIC-815
NPI Number
1619151669
Location
Montana
Languages
English
Shirley Butler

Accepting new clients

23 years experience
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About Shirley Butler

Hi, I’m ShirIey,
I am a 63 year old Native American Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have over 20 years experience in the mental health field. I have worked in community mental health and I have worked in Tribal Behavioral Health. In both of these agencies I have worked as a crisis on-call therapist on rotation as well as seeing clients in office. Currently, I operate from a private practice which I established in 2013. Although I have spent a great deal of time living and working on the reservation, I have lived in many other cultures and I truly appreciate diversity. I have always been a very curious person so Social Work has been a great outlet for me to explore populations, cultures, and behaviors.

I obtained a Bachelor Degree in 1998 in Human Services Rehabilitation from Salish Kootenai College on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Pablo, MT. I have a Masters in Social Work from Walla Walla University in Missoula, MT in 2004. Once I received my MSW, I practiced for three thousand supervised clinical hours before I was able to sit for my clinical license exam. I have worked with diverse cultures and populations. I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) which has proven beneficial in the treatment of PTSD (Post- traumatic Stress) and other adverse/disturbing experiences. What disturbs or traumatizes us is unique to the individual. I prefer to spend time with each new client building a rapport and an alliance of trust and safety. I like to develop a plan of treatment that is tailored to the unique individual and with full collaboration.

I am a firm believer in the healing process of telling one’s own story and areas an individual would like to examine since they are best at knowing the parts of self they believe need to be examined to help them to progress and grow in their desired direction.
I look forward to exploring with you!

Licenses

LCSW
BBH-LCSW-LIC-815

Professional experience

  • Anger management
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Career difficulties
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
  • Parenting issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

  • Abandonment
  • Codependency
  • Commitment issues
  • Communication problems
  • Forgiveness
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Self-love
  • Women's issues

Clinical Approaches

  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

  • English

15 Reviews

“Shirley has been amazing in listening and finding relatable ways to help me. She has been very helpful in giving me the tools and resources to best fit what I need. I appreciate that I can always touch base on what materials were recommended and talk in depth about them. I highly recommend Shirley! She has been a great help to me and would be to others too!”

“Shirley is coming to me in a time of my life that I know I need to make changes to heal. Her wisdom and experience come through in her approach and demeanor, and I feel like she understands the type of person I am. She is patient and reminds you frequently to be kind to yourself. We have only had a few sessions but I can feel the change within myself, the roots of something more profound taking shape and I feel excited that change is possible, with the right guidance at the right time. Many thanks!”

“I find Shirley Butler to be quite helpful and<br /> professional. Her insights are please provide me with lots to think about and ponder and work out. She's willing to share resources and meet me where I am. I am a lover of homework and books and reading, and she provides me with resources.”

“Shirley has been a great listener and provides good insight on my problems. Bringing worksheets that are helping me grow and she uses experiences to relate to what I am going through.”

“Dr Butler is very calm and patient. She is a great listener and does not let you hide things.”

“She has been incredibly kind, compassionate and able to help me navigate some difficult and painful experiences.”

“Shirley listens, and responds to me. She listened to my concerns, and gave me options of what I wanted to work on that session. I feel like she genuinely cares about my well-being, and I look forward to my sessions with her.”

“Shirley Butler is terriffic! She is a thoughtful, experienced, generous, unflappable, and someone I have come to trust implicitly. She's someone who listens deeply and manages to hear the underlying themes and some of the pain that is difficult to express in words. She doesn't put words in your mouth---not at all---but she does hear so well. It makes saying hard things less frightening and more possible to bring to the surface so they can be seen and examined. I feel very fortunate to have her as my therapist.”

“This is a great app!! I have overcome my last breakup and have learned things about myself I didn’t even know! Great work BetterHelp!! Thank you”

“Shirley has been helping me process through significant grief. She has been amazing and very kind.”

“Shirley is knowledgeable and meets clients where they’re at. She offers helpful insight, resources, and clearly has a strong sense of integrity. I appreciate her empathy and compassion.”

“She has been very helpful in my situation”

“Shirley has been an amazing partner on my journey. She showed me a great amount of understanding for what I am going through and offered immediate things that I could do to help and steps toward positive change. I have really enjoyed my time spent with her and am better for it.”

“Great!”

“Educated, honest and smart. Finding a good counselor to listen and approach situations based on science has been hard for me. She gives me an outlined look on what’s happening in my brain based on science. It’s helpful.”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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