Therapist in Indianapolis, Indiana Sherry Butler, Therapist

Sherry Butler LCSW, ACSW is committed to creating a positive, confidential, and respectful therapeutic space where clients can work collaboratively toward meaningful change. Serving individuals throughout Indiana, Sherry’s approach is centered on empowering clients through education and insight, allowing them to take an active role in directing their treatment. Whether navigating personal challenges or seeking to overcome trauma, Sherry strives to be an effective agent of change, offering support tailored to each client’s unique needs. With a passion for trauma-informed care, Sherry specializes in treating individuals struggling with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), trauma and stressor related disorders, depression, and anxiety. As a certified Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapist and a certified Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral (TF-CBT) therapist, she helps clients process painful memories, reduce distressing symptoms, and rebuild their lives with resilience. Sherry also has expertise in working with those facing midlife transitions, grief and prolonged and complicated grief, and health-related stressors, providing a compassionate space for healing. Additionally, she is an adoption-competent therapist and a Graduate Fellow of the U.S Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), with a focus on transitional-aged youth. Sherry’s approach combines a variety of evidenced-based treatment modalities in addition to EMDR and TF-CBT including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy, mindfulness techniques, and has an endorsement for Motivational Interviewing. She works with individuals from various populations, including those who have experienced adoption or foster care, LGTBQ+ individuals, military members and veterans, first responders, and adults with high functioning autism. For those who see it, her practice can be informed by her Christian counseling background. Outside of her clinical work, Sherry enjoys tending to her vegetable and flower gardens and preserving the harvests. A passionate dog lover, she shares her home with two Golder Retrievers, who are her constant companions. She also enjoys watching professional football, especially cheering on the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs on Sundays