Dr. Jo-Linda Butterfield, MD

Dr. Jo-Linda Butterfield is a Maryland-licensed psychologist and MD with more than 20 years of experience supporting people through personal, workplace, and family relationship challenges across the lifespan.

Her professional work spans a wide range of settings, including private practice, hospitals, assisted living and rehabilitation centers, schools, post-graduate academia, and addiction treatment programs. This varied background informs a practical, flexible approach to care that adapts to each person and situation.

She works with individuals facing difficult emotions, grief and loss, persistent stress and anxiety, depression, ADHD, burnout, and health-related concerns. She also supports people who want help rebuilding motivation, improving self-esteem, navigating life transitions, reducing procrastination and clutter, and pursuing both internal exploration and concrete behavioral or relationship goals.

Alongside her clinical training and licensure, she holds coaching credentials that support goal-focused work: a PCC level credential from the International Coach Federation - a Professional Certified Coach credential - and a Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach credential from the NBHWC. These coaching qualifications complement her clinical practice and contribute tools for building sustainable change.

She has taught and mentored students in two established coach-training programs in Maryland, and she draws on coaching methods to help clients set clear goals, recognize strengths, and create practical steps toward a more fulfilling life. Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based, blending therapeutic insight with coaching methods to address both mindset and behavior.

Reaching out for help takes courage, and she acknowledges that step. She provides steady support as people work to clarify their vision, overcome obstacles, and move toward the life they want.