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Katie Butusov
MS, NCC, LPC, + USMC Veteran

Seeking help can be scary and overwhelming, but you are not alone! I am here to offer a safe, nonjudgmental, and comfortable place that you can feel heard and validated. I believe that building strong foundations and relationships with people are imperative to the growth and healing of an individual’s mind and soul. I bring energy, compassion, and even a little humor to my work with clients, to create a collaborative environment that you can be comfortable and yourself in.

I use a holistic approach using trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), internal family systems (IFS), and Gottman Level 1 techniques to help in areas of anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationships, life transitions, suicidal ideations, trauma and PTSD, and stress management. If a client believes that he/she has a partner to go on this therapeutic journey with them, it can create a success that is much more meaningful.

  • Accepting New Clients!

  • In-Network with Aetna, BCBS PPO, + Cigna PPOs If you are looking for a clinician specifically in-network with United Healthcare/Optum, please contact Emily Pagone since she is the only one currently permitted by United/Optum to be the sole clinician in-network with their plans. We hope to have the rest of our teammates join United/Optum panels as soon as possible.

  • HIPAA-Compliant Call/Text: (630) 474-6843

  • EMDR-Trained Clinician

Training/Education

Accepting New Clients! In-Network with BCBS PPO + Cigna PPO Plans.

✔ M.S. Counseling, National Louis University.
✔ B.S. Behavioral Science, National Louis University.
✔ National Certified Counselor, NBCC.
✔ EMDR-Trained Clinician
✔ Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1-Trained.
✔ Katie is a USMC Veteran: she served our country in the Marine Corps for 13 years, comes from a military family, and is a devoted Mom to her teenager.

Katie is a USMC Veteran serving our country in the Maine Corps for 13 years. Katie comes from a military and first responder family, and finds herself working with clients within those populations as well; those clients report appreciating Katie's support, since she "really gets it". Katie happens to also be a devoted Mom to her teenager.

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More About Katie

Katie excels at working with adolescents and couples, helping to improve and strengthen vital skills such as emotion regulation, effective communication, empathy, assertiveness, and self-awareness, while developing the crucial therapeutic relationship needed to facilitate change and growth. Please let Katie support you as you navigate through this “thing we call life!”