Shirley Butcher, LPCC

Shirley Butcher is a diversely experienced behavioral healthcare provider who brings six years of clinical practice to her work in Minnesota. She combines a grounded professionalism with a clear commitment to helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and the aftereffects of trauma. As an LPCC - which stands for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - she offers care informed by both clinical training and hands-on experience in alcohol and drug counseling.

Shirley works with a broad range of concerns including trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, relationship and family difficulties, attachment and abandonment struggles, body image and co-morbidity, codependency, communication and control challenges, dissociation, divorce and separation, domestic violence, feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame, and forgiveness work. Her clinical approach blends evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Trauma-Focused Therapy with attachment-based, client-centered, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and somatic techniques.

She emphasizes practical, collaborative care that addresses both immediate coping needs and deeper patterns rooted in family of origin and early attachment. Shirley aims to create a therapeutic pace that fits each person, integrating skills training, emotional processing, and body-focused work as appropriate to support recovery and personal growth.