Deborah Butler, LPC-MHSP

Deborah Butler is a Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health Service Provider (LPC-MHSP) based in Tennessee with 41 years of clinical experience. She has worked in a variety of settings helping people develop practical skills for managing stress and anxiety, resolving conflict, improving interpersonal effectiveness, handling emotions, sharpening communication, making decisions, setting goals, managing time, increasing assertiveness, and strengthening leadership abilities. Her practice emphasizes support for adults and includes a special focus on women's issues.

Butler frequently helps clients navigate life transitions such as career searches, new relationships, losses, aging, and the empty nest phase, recognizing that these changes often require learning new coping and effectiveness strategies. She is also a Certified Tele-Mental Health Provider and reports that virtual counseling can be an effective option for many people. Therapy is tailored to the individual with a range of strategies explored to find the best fit for each client.

Appointments are generally available beginning at 9:00 am CST (10:00 am EST) with the last slot at 6:00 pm EST (5:00 pm CST) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Saturday morning appointments are offered. There may be openings at the same hours on other weekdays by request. Messaging on the client page is reviewed at least every other day, and sessions often include worksheets and other resources to support progress. Butler approaches therapy as a collaborative journey, acknowledging each person as the expert in their own story and building on individual strengths to work toward established goals.