About Maggie

Academic & Professional Qualifications

Over the last twenty years I have woven a rich and textured professional life, in both the U.S. and Ireland, as a

• workshop leader
• adult educator
• psychotherapist
• retreat leader
• life coach
• writer

Each of these experiences added new dimensions to my own learning process, yes, but equally important is the fact that  they have greatly contributed to fulfilling my Vision and Life Intention which is simply this: Create and live a life of meaning by inspiring and encouraging others to discover meaning and fulfillment in their lives.

Maggie Butler is a true leader.  During my recent one day retreat with her, I was amazed and delighted with her ability to be, at one given time, so understanding, caring and supportive to such a diverse group of  women.  Dara D.

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Communication (summa cum laude)
  University of Southern Maine
• Master's Degree in Clinical Social Work
  Boston College Graduate School of Social Work
  

Professional Qualifications

• Life Coach training with Mentor Coach ("Training accomplished therapists to become extraordinary coaches")
• Certified Master Retreat Coach through Mountain Coach Training  
• Relaxation Response Tutor, Harvard Mind/Body Medicine Institute.  I also participated in their Humor, Optimism and Cognitive Restructuring Program, as part of my commitment to making an holistic approach the foundation of all my work
• Studied Advanced Creativity Coaching with Eric Maisel, leading U.S. creativity coach and author
  
• Certified workshop Leader in the Amherst Artists and Writers Workshop Method
• Affiliate Member of  Amherst Writers & Artists
  
• Currently enrolled in Creativity Coaching Association certification program
  
•  Member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), the International Association of Coaches (IAC),  The Creativity Coaching Association (CCA)

I also continue to take classes and attend workshops and seminars around the world to expand and deepen my own learning, providing me with rich material and resources to share with my coaching clients and retreat and workshop participants.

In addition to my academic and professional qualifications, I also bring some personal qualities that enhance my retreat and coaching relationships:

• compassion
• enthusiasm for sharing what I've learned with others
• an ability to see and hold the larger picture
• a gift for listening to both what is and is not being said
• a writer's sensibility
• intuition
• a strong spiritual practice
• a commitment to my own creativity

And last, but certainly not least…a sense of humor!