Emma Butler: Child Psychologist

Emma Butler is a registered psychologist and has over 15 years’ experience working as a psychologist with young people and their families.

Emma has worked in a range of clinical settings such as schools, mental health services, universities and specialist early intervention services. Her work has focused on the developmental ages from 2 through to 25 years.

About Emma Butler

Emma Butler is a registered psychologist and has over 15 years’ experience working as a psychologist with young people and their families.

Emma has worked in a range of clinical settings such as schools, mental health services, universities and specialist early intervention services. Her work has focused on the developmental ages from 2 through to 25 years.

Mindfulness for Children

Mindfulness meditation is becoming a common practice in the West to help us stay grounded inside of busy and demanding lives. The practice can improve our ability to stay in the present moment which maximizes our experience of being alive. Mindfulness can also improve the skills we use to face life’s challenges with grace1. Research […]

How reading rewires the brain

Reading lesson. A new study identifies several brain regions (colored areas) that respond more strongly to text in people who can read. Written language poses a puzzle for neuroscientists. Unlocking the meaning in a string of symbols requires complex neural circuitry. Yet humans have been reading and writing for only about 5000 years—too short for […]

Education for Life

Education for Life Why More Education Lowers Dementia Risk ScienceDaily (July 26, 2010) — A team of researchers from the UK and Finland has discovered why people who stay in education longer have a lower risk of developing dementia — a question that has puzzled scientists for the past decade. Examining the brains of 872 […]

Child Binge Drinking Study

Child binge drinking study released Children who are supplied with alcohol by people other than their parents are up to six times more likely to binge drink, a new study has found. The Australian Drug Foundation released on Monday some of the findings of a Deakin University study that questioned nearly 4000 children aged between […]