At my heart center, I believe in the power of therapy to transform lives which to me means being able to increasingly shift from surviving life to thriving in life, come what may.

With years 16 years of experience practicing as a Marriage and Family Therapist, I have honed my skills in guiding clients through the personal growth journey, and I continue to do so.

I've learned that life is about relationships, and that healing and recovering from past trauma is a process that involves healing what we've come to believe about ourselves. 

By having a supportive therapist helping us to see aspects in us we haven't seen before, it puts us in a position to get "good enough" compassion and "good enough" connection. When we experience sustained reparative relationships with a therapist, or with our partner with the therapist, it literally heals attachment insecurity and therefore changes the wiring of our brain. That allows us to shift into ever increasing levels of attachment security.

During my years in practice, I was trained in EMDR, mindfulness, attachment science and Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples and families. I then trained in Internal Family Systems, and went through the psychoanalytic program in psychodynamic psychotherapy at the Newport Psychoanalytic Institute in Tustin, Ca. I've since trained in Child Centered Play Therapy and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy, with a focus on Interpersonal Neurobiology, which is founded on the essentials from Client Centered Therapy founded by Carl Rogers.  This training has entailed a special focus on somatic experiencing, which encompasses the latest scientific knowledge on the strong mind body connection. 

Cumulatively, all this helps me understand people on a deeper level relationally, and capable of helping them transform their challenges.

I am licensed as an LFMT and run a practice in Corona, Ca., nestled in the Inland Empire and right near Orange County, where I grew up. I also do telehealth so I can see anyone in Ca. I look forward to working with you. 

With care and support,

Tyra (949) 292-2923

tyrabutlermft@gmail.com