Licensed clinical social worker recordMontana
Shirley Butler, LCSW
Montana
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Trauma and Stress
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Montana
- LCSW, licence BBH-LCSW-LIC-815
- NPI
- 1619151669
- Experience
- 23 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Montana
These details come from information Shirley supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Attachment-based work
- CBT and DBT techniques
- Trauma-informed care
About Shirley
Shirley Butler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Montana with 23 years of experience in mental health. She has worked in community mental health, Tribal behavioral health, and has run a private practice since 2013. Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting, grief, anger, career issues, and bipolar conditions.
She trained at Salish Kootenai College and holds a Master of Social Work from Walla Walla University. Before earning clinical licensure she completed three thousand supervised clinical hours and worked in crisis on-call rotations as well as scheduled office sessions. That background informs a practice grounded in practical skills and real-world problems.
Her approach emphasizes building a working alliance first. She spends time getting to know each person’s story and priorities. From there she collaborates on a treatment plan that addresses specific concerns such as communication problems, codependency, commitment issues, abandonment, or post-traumatic stress.
Shirley draws on several therapeutic methods to guide sessions, including attachment-based ideas, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior elements, and emotionally-focused techniques. She has used eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in past work with trauma and post-traumatic stress.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical. Expect direct conversation about patterns that affect daily life, with concrete coping skills and steps to try between sessions. Shirley also brings long experience working with diverse cultures and tribal communities.
She offers services in English and accepts international clients. Before scheduling, confirm the current session options and formats available.
BHow sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Shirley uses client-centered work to prioritize the person’s concerns and goals, letting the client lead the topics and pace. That approach supports clear planning and action steps for day-to-day problems. Attachment-based ideas help identify patterns in relationships and emotional responses; this can be useful for communication problems, commitment issues, and wounds related to abandonment or mistrust.Finding the right method is a collaborative process. Shirley will review what has helped or not helped in the past and discuss which approaches might fit current goals. She checks in with clients about what feels useful and adjusts the plan as work progresses.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example a shorter check-in during a lunch break or avoiding travel time. It also lets people continue work with a licensed professional when geography or scheduling would otherwise be a barrier. Shirley aims to use practical tools and homework that fit each person’s routine, so online sessions focus on skills and steps that can be practiced between meetings.
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Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Montana
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, anger, career matters, bipolar, and related areas like abandonment and codependency.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She focuses on building a working alliance, listening to a person’s story, and creating a collaborative plan with practical steps and coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience in the mental health field, including community mental health, Tribal behavioral health, crisis on-call work, and private practice since 2013.
What credentials and location information should I know?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in Montana.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking to learn which formats she offers.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers