Toni Donati Butland, M.A., LMHC, LCMHC

EMDR & Trauma Therapist for First Responders

Owner/Clinical Supervisor 

toni@DonatiCounseling.com

Toni Butland, M.A., LMHC, LCMHC, is a trauma therapist and EMDR therapist specializing in working with law enforcement officers, first responders, and high-pressure professionals. She provides virtual therapy throughout North Carolina and Massachusetts, in person therapy in Hampstead, NC and is known for her direct, grounded approach—helping clients cut through the noise, get unstuck, and move forward with clarity.

Toni believes therapy can be compassionate without dancing around the hard stuff. Her approach is practical, straightforward, and focused on helping clients understand what is keeping them stuck, build on the strengths they already have, and develop tools that actually work in real life.

As an EMDR-trained trauma therapist, Toni works with clients experiencing trauma, PTSD symptoms, anxiety, chronic stress, hypervigilance, and the lingering effects of experiences that may feel overwhelming, unresolved, or difficult to put into words. She incorporates EMDR and EMDR 2.0 into her trauma work, helping clients process difficult experiences while rebuilding a sense of control, stability, and forward momentum.

Toni has a particular passion for first responder and law enforcement mental health. She understands that repeated exposure to trauma, critical incidents, high-stakes decision-making, shift work, hypervigilance, and the pressure to stay composed can affect far more than what happens on the job. It can show up in sleep, anxiety, relationships, irritability, emotional disconnection, and the ability to fully switch off when the shift ends.

Therapy with Toni isn't about asking you to stop being good at functioning under pressure. It's about making sure functioning isn't costing you everything else.

Her work focuses on helping clients process trauma, regulate their nervous systems, manage anxiety, strengthen relationships, and feel more present—both at work and at home. Clients leave sessions with practical, discreet strategies they can use in the middle of a busy day or in high-pressure moments when it matters most.

Toni is the founder of Donati Counseling, a trauma-focused group practice built around the belief that clients deserve to feel genuinely safe, heard, and comfortable in therapy.

Toni is currently accepting new clients for online trauma therapy and EMDR therapy throughout North Carolina and Massachusetts and in person therapy in Hampstead, North Carolina.

In network with: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Harvard Pilgrim, Aetna, Tufts Commercial

Areas of Clinical Focus:

• EMDR & EMDR 2.0 
• Trauma & PTSD 
• Law Enforcement 
• First Responders 
• Anxiety 
• Chronic & Cumulative Trauma 
• Hypervigilance 
• High-Stress Professionals 
• Nervous System Regulation 
• Relationships