Ian Butler, M.A.

Ian Butler is a licensed mental health practitioner and the executive director of Holy Family Counseling Services, a Catholic counseling agency that provides professional counseling services by telephone to Catholics around the world. He has a master’s degree in counseling from Franciscan University, with a concentration in Christian counseling, and a master’s degree in theological studies from Ave Maria University’s Institute for Pastoral Theology. He has been working as a counselor for Catholic Social Services with the Diocese of Lincoln Nebraska since 1999, specializing in the integration of the truths of the Catholic faith with psychology. He also works with priests and seminarians through St. John Vianney Counseling Services, an apostolate he is developing to support their spiritual and psychological well-being. He is a faculty member for the Institute for Priestly Formation, a summer seminary program that focuses on deepening the prayer life of seminarians and removing or healing obstacles to healthy prayer and ministry. He is passionate about helping his clients overcome trauma, anxiety, depression, marital problems, and other issues from a Catholic perspective.