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Megan Butler, LMHC

I’m a licensed mental health counselor for both individuals and couples. My focus is faith-based relationship and sex therapy.

I believe that the therapy space should be filled with warmth, curiosity – and the safety required to consider taking the risks that go along with change. 

My work with individual adults and couples often relates to anxiety, grief, relational conflict and repair, communication, sexual integration, sexual struggles (desire, pain, arousal, and orgasm concerns), trauma, and sexual trauma.

In sessions, we’ll work alongside each other to explore what stands in the way of your desired personal and relational growth. (What do you need, or need more of, to take the first steps?) Together we’ll consider the roots, present-day pain points, and paths to hope and healing for the struggles you are facing. 

I aim to help normalize conversations, care, and education about sex and sexuality. I’m passionate about helping people explore healthy intimacy of all kinds within themselves and their relationships — emotional, physical, intellectual, experiential, sexual, and spiritual.

I’m also passionate about exploring topics related to sex and sexuality through the lenses of faith and spirituality. All faiths and beliefs, including none, are welcome! For those looking to integrate their beliefs with the therapeutic process, I offer Christian counseling and Christian sex therapy.

Working Together

I believe in the power of therapy as a ritual — when we explore together what, in your brain and body, can be formed in the safety of a therapeutic relationship.

I am in ongoing training through the Modern Sex Institute pursuing certification as a Sex Therapist (2026). My approach incorporates biological, psychological, emotional, interpersonal, and spiritual lenses. I am a member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and the American Board of Christian Sex Therapists (ABCST).

I am an EMDR Trained Clinician from the EMDR Institute. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapeutic approach that seeks to aid the brain and body in making adaptive sense of unprocessed distressing memories. EMDR can be effective in treating a range of concerns, including trauma, anxiety, grief, and negative self-beliefs.

I have completed the EFT Externship from ICEEFT. EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) is an evidence-based approach that utilizes attachment theory to aid in identifying cycles of disconnection — and movement towards corrective relational experiences. I am also a Certified Prepare/Enrich Facilitator, trained to work with dating, engaged, and married couples.

I incorporate parts work, a therapeutic approach that involves finding curiosity and compassion for various protective and wounded “parts” within ourselves. By learning more about these parts – and why they feel and respond the way they do – we can seek healing, change, and growth.

I also incorporate an understanding of the nervous system and how it responds to cues of safety and threat. By bringing awareness to these physiological patterns in our emotions and behaviors, we can cultivate greater self-compassion and begin to shift from survival-based responses toward greater regulation, connection, and healing.

For those looking to integrate their beliefs, I offer Christian counseling and Christian sex therapy. I earned a Master of Arts in Christian Counseling (MACC) from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. I also worked as a counselor at Redeemer Counseling Services (RCS), where I was trained in their Gospel-Centered Integrative Framework for Therapy (GIFT).

Resources to Explore

  • EFT was developed by Sue Johnson, Ed.D., often regarded as the best couples therapist in the world. Consider starting with her book, Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love. 

    EMDR is a therapeutic approach that believes the past becomes present. You can read originator, Francine Shapiro’s, Ph.D., approach to Getting Past Your Past. 

    Parts-Work often begins with an awareness of various feelings, emotions, or sensations within our bodies. Richard Schwartz, the originator of IFS, wrote The Internal Family Systems Workbook to help us grow in curiosity as we get to know our internal parts.

    Sex therapy is inherently important because all humans are sexual beings. Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., in her book Come as You Are, shares what she calls “new science” about sex and sexuality.

  • Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., authored the classic The Dance of Connection: how to talk to someone when you’re mad, hurt, scared, frustrated, insulted, betrayed, or desperate.

    In his book, Passionate Marriage, David Schnarch, Ph.D., explores keeping love and intimacy alive in committed relationships.

    Husband and wife team Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., and Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D., originators of Imago Relationships Therapy, provide a book full of information and exercises to work towards Getting the Love You Want.

    Through the lens of faith, Pastor Tim Keller offers a guide to The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God.

  • The effects of sexual trauma can last long after the harm occurred. Wendy Maltz offers The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse.

    Explore the science of desire with a 9-min video: The Sexual Desire Masterclass, from Emily Nagoski, Ph.D.

    Consider learning more about the orgasm gap from this 2017 research study of over 50,000 Americans.

    Research has proven: talking about sex matters. Explore this meta-analysis from 2019 which reports that sexual communication is correlated with higher rates of sexual desire, function, and pleasure.

  • We are all created as sexual beings. Through the lens of faith, we can consider what it looks like to parent and disciple well in the areas of sex and sexuality:

    Justin and Lindsey Holcomb wrote the picture book (ages 3-6) God Made All of Me:A Book to Help Children Protect Their Bodies.

    Authors Stan & Brenna Jones created the series, God’s Design for Sex. Includes a Parents’ Guide, and books for ages 3-5, 5-8, 8-12, and 12-16, all of which include sample scripts and conversations.

    Linda Noble and Linda Stewart authored a book (and accompanying age-based workbooks) — Before the Sex Talk: A Theology of the Body Approach for Parents and Mentors.

    Shelia Wray Gregoire and co-authors use a large-scale research study to bring “data-driven insights” to Raising Girls to Resist Toxic Teachings on Sex, Self & Speaking Up in She Deserves Better.

  • In his article, The Gospel and Sex, Pastor Tim Keller shares a Biblical understanding of sex – and implications for singleness, dating, and marriage.

    Sheila Wray Gregoire and team surveyed over 20,000 Christian women to author The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You've Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended.

    For many Christians, formative messages about sex, sexuality, love, relationships, and purity were affected by the movement called purity culture. Rachel Joy Welcher offers a vision for Talking Back to Purity Culture.

    Sexual brokenness is a reflection of our fallen nature. In his first book, therapist Jay Stringer looks for God’s goodness and redemption – Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing.

  • John Kleinig writes A Protestant Theology of the Body built on the foundation that we are Wonderfully Made (Ps 139:14).

    Tara Owens explores Embracing the Body: Finding God in Our Flesh and Bone. Her writing includes touch points in each chapter, inviting readers to slow down and feel what it’s like to embrace their own bodies.

    Christopher West writes about Discovering the Divine Plan for Love, Sex, and Gender in Our Bodies Tell God’s Story.

    Sam Allberry explores What God Has to Say about Our Bodies: How the Gospel is Good News for Our Physical Selves.

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    Intensive: My Body, Your Body, Our Bodies

    Center for Faith & Work — Gotham Fellowship 2026

    Strengthening our foundation of the theology of the body to apply to our questions about bodies, sex, and sexuality.


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    Physical Intimacy Workshop

    Redeemer Downtown — MarriedTogether 2026

    Exploring the very good design for embodiment, our nervous systems, and touch.

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    Guest Lecture: Human Sexuality

    Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary 2024, 2025, 2026

    Sex therapy foundations alongside diagnosis, treatment, and theological integration of desire and orgasmic disorders.

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    “What is Good Sex?” Workshop

    Redeemer Downtown — MarriedTogether 2025

    Exploring the roles of intimacy, sexual scripts, and communication in defining good sex in your marriage.

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    Workshop Series: My Body, Your Body, Our Bodies

    Redeemer Downtown 2024

    4-part series on the theology of the body and its influence and impacts on parenting – and parents themselves.

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    Sex & Intimacy Workshop

    Redeemer Downtown — MarriedTogether 2024

    What does it look like to communicate well about differing desires for sex and intimacy within marriage?

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    Talking to Teens About Sex Workshop

    Redeemer Downtown 2024

    How do we equip ourselves as parents to teach and model sexual discipleship with our teens?

FAQs

    • Rate: $225 for a 45-minute individual or couples session.

    • Please inquire about longer 60-minute and 75-minute sessions, which are also available at prorated rates.

    • Sliding Scale: To help make mental health care more affordable, I have a wait list for a limited number of sliding scale openings. Please reach out to discuss what’s possible.

    • Insurance: I am an out-of-network provider with insurance companies. I can provide more information about contacting your insurance to inquire about eligibility for partial or full reimbursement. I can also provide insurance reimbursement forms (Superbills).

    • Sessions are held either virtually or in-person.

    • Manhattan office: 1133 Broadway, Suite 514 (on 26th Street near Madison Square Park)

  • You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate (GFE) for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services, including psychotherapy. As a new or existing client, you will receive a copy of your Good Faith Estimate detailing the agreed upon cost of therapy session fees.

    Sessions may take place weekly, biweekly, or monthly—frequency is determined by you. The total number of sessions varies based on multiple factors, including your goals for therapy, how long you wish to participate, your availability, financial situation, and life circumstances. These factors are unique to each individual and may change over time. Receiving a Good Faith Estimate does not require you to obtain any services from me, or any other provider.

Questions?

I offer free 15-minute consultations for individuals and couples.

I currently work with clients in-person and virtually within New York State.

NYS LMHC License #017143

Registered out-of-state telehealth therapist in FL #TPMC7595