Cathie Butler Looney is a Certified Reality Therapist and a nationally
acclaimed speaker. She is a much-sought-after personality whose insight and wit
have helped educate parents and children in schools, churches, organizations
and businesses throughout the United States,Canada and Europe. She works with
Young Presidents Organization facilitating leadership workshops, seminars and
retreats.
Cathie has been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers. She has been
described in the Dallas Morning News by columnist Steve Blow as
delivering her presentations with a "rapid-fire mixture of wit and wisdom." She
holds degrees in Elementary and Secondary Education and a Master's degree in
Counseling. Cathie did an extensive study under Dr. William Glasser at the
Institute of Reality Therapy in California after completing her Master's
degree. Cathie has been married for 34 years to Jim, an architect who has firms
in Dallas and Chicago. They are the proud parents of a son, Butler, who is 29
years of age and a graphic designer in Dallas and a daughter, Elaine, who is 24
years of age and is the Program Director for Camp Coast Care on the Mississippi
Gulf Coast.