- Culturally aware clinician
- Collaborative treatment planning
- Trauma-informed approach
About Shirley
Shirley Butler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 23 years in mental health care. She has worked in community mental health and Tribal behavioral health, and she opened a independent practice in 2013. Shirley draws on long experience responding to crisis and meeting people in office settings.
She earned a Bachelor in Human Services Rehabilitation from Salish Kootenai College and a Master of Social Work from Walla Walla University. After graduate school she completed three thousand supervised clinical hours before sitting for the clinical license exam. Shirley’s background includes time living and working on the reservation and in other cultural settings, so she brings wide cultural awareness to sessions.
Shirley takes time to build rapport with each new person. She prefers to create a treatment plan together, tailored to the individual’s needs and goals. She believes telling one’s story is part of the healing process and invites clients to identify what they want to examine.
Her work covers common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, relationship and communication problems, and self esteem. She also addresses trauma and post-traumatic stress, abandonment and codependency, commitment issues, and forgiveness work.
Clinically, Shirley uses approaches like Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. She also notes experience with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, which she has used for trauma-related issues.
Shirley offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Prospective clients can expect a collaborative, respectful style focused on steady progress toward practical goals.
She earned a Bachelor in Human Services Rehabilitation from Salish Kootenai College and a Master of Social Work from Walla Walla University. After graduate school she completed three thousand supervised clinical hours before sitting for the clinical license exam. Shirley’s background includes time living and working on the reservation and in other cultural settings, so she brings wide cultural awareness to sessions.
Shirley takes time to build rapport with each new person. She prefers to create a treatment plan together, tailored to the individual’s needs and goals. She believes telling one’s story is part of the healing process and invites clients to identify what they want to examine.
Her work covers common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, relationship and communication problems, and self esteem. She also addresses trauma and post-traumatic stress, abandonment and codependency, commitment issues, and forgiveness work.
Clinically, Shirley uses approaches like Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. She also notes experience with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, which she has used for trauma-related issues.
Shirley offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Prospective clients can expect a collaborative, respectful style focused on steady progress toward practical goals.