Her interest in helping others achieve their weight-loss goals grows out of her belief in emotional education -- the study of feelings and how they relate to goal attainment. She is excited to share the benefits of emotional education through the Trimtalk program.

Mrs. Butterfield directed student counseling services at Felician College in Rutherford, New Jersey, and has been a visiting lecturer at Rutgers University School of Social Work in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

She established the Metuchen Seminars in Family Life, offering emotional education to the community on a variety of mental health topics. She also runs corporate workshops on anger and stress management, crisis intervention, and self esteem.

Mrs. Butterfield has provided counseling and mental health services in a range of health care settings including skilled nursing facilities, medical/surgical units, and emergency rooms. She served on geriatric assessment teams and outpatient behavioral health agencies.

She also holds a Masters degree in Public Media Arts and a degree in Education. Before attaining her degree in social work, she was an educator in the public school system, where her interest in emotional education began. Her post-graduate work has focused on modern analytic family therapy. She is a member of the NASW.