Ned Butler, MFT

Ned has been leading DBT skills workgroups since 2003.  He has attended 18 hours of training in DBT, including a two day class with Marsha Linehan. He is particularly fond of the Mindfulness section because he believes it provides the basis for good mental health and compliments his meditation practice.  Ned's training in biomedical research enable him to provide scientific explanations for the various stress reduction techniques taught in the Distress Tolerance section.  Ned holds a PhD  from the University of Michigan and a MA in clinical psychology from the School of Professional Psychology.  Ned is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Nancy Laughlin, MFT

Nancy joined Ned to co-lead the DBT skills workgroups in 2008.  She uses techniques from Eckhart Tolle and Gestalt therapy in her therapy practice to encourage her clients to face life head on and to make one’s own decisions.  She also helps clients learn to stay in the present moment rather than the future or the past. She believes we all have choices in life and that she can help clients choose, however, that the ultimate decision is up to the client.  Her four years of therapy experience, along with her 20 years in corporate America and military service, help her to assist her clients with many of today’s stressors and situations.  Her specialties include self-esteem, substance abuse, addictions, and eating disorders.  She holds an MA in clinical psychology from Chapman University.  She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFC 46559) and her phone number 916-802-7659.