Sara

Ms Sara Butler

Licensed Clinical Social Workers

“I am an EMDR & Psychodrama trained Therapist specializing in women's mental health, chronic illness, and anxiety.”

About Me

I support women navigating the unique challenges of chronic illness and persistent anxiety. My aim is to help you explore difficult feelings and find new ways to respond. Through EMDR, we can gently process past experiences that might be fuelling your current struggles. I offer a compassionate, grounded space for building resilience and finding greater ease in daily life.

Approach

Work with me moves between careful, paced processing and embodied role exploration to uncover how past moments show up in day-to-day life. In my Red Bank office, sessions are held in English and feel grounded and measured — we pay attention to your body, breath, and stories while keeping practical steps between visits. You'll find sessions alternate gentle targeting of memories with experiment‑based role work that lets you try new responses safely. This way of working often suits women juggling chronic illness and persistent anxiety.
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Basic Information

In-person

Services

Services Offered:

  • EMDR

    Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, a therapy that uses guided eye movements to help the brain process and integrate traumatic memories.

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  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Children
  • Families
  • Groups
  • Individuals
  • Under Fives

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Chronic Illness

    A long-term health condition (e.g., diabetes, autoimmune disease, chronic pain) that persists over time and affects physical, emotional, and social well-being.

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  • Postnatal or Perinatal Depression

    Depression occurring during pregnancy or in the months following childbirth, affecting mood, energy, bonding with the baby, and daily functioning.

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  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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  • Women's Issues

    Psychological challenges more commonly experienced by women, including gender-based stress, reproductive health concerns, body image, caregiving burden, and societal expectations.

Professional Title:

  • Licensed Clinical Social Workers

    A social worker licensed to provide clinical therapy, diagnosis, and treatment for mental health conditions.

Credentials

Registrations

New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners

Social Worker

Qualifications

Monmouth University

Rider University

Service Areas

The OTTER Group, LLC

In-person

Red Bank, New Jersey

United States