Thea Cristwell-Butler

Thea Cristwell-Butler is an LPC and LMHC practicing in Texas with 14 years of professional experience. She holds a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Webster University and is pursuing a Doctorate in Community Care and Counseling at Liberty University. Her background includes more than a decade of work in nonprofit agencies, school settings, and community programs, and she has worked with children, adolescents, and adults in individual, family, and small-group formats.

Thea draws on a blend of cognitive-behavioral, client-centered, and narrative approaches while also incorporating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing when appropriate. Her clinical interests include stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, family and parenting concerns, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, and a range of life changes such as career transitions and caregiver stress. She also addresses topics related to abandonment, commitment and communication challenges, self-esteem, and forgiveness.

In sessions she attends to patterns of thought, feeling, and connection, helping people explore practical coping skills alongside deeper values and relational themes. Thea works with individuals and families to clarify goals and develop strategies that reflect each person’s context and preferences.