Taproot Wellness is led by a team of experienced clinicians and trainers who share a deep commitment to helping individuals and organizations heal, grow, and sustain their work in the face of high stress and trauma. As founders, we bring complementary strengths, grounded in years of clinical practice, organizational consulting, and a shared belief that resilience is built through connection, intentional care, and embodied awareness. Together, we have created Taproot Wellness to be a space where practical tools, compassionate presence, and trauma-informed expertise come together to support lasting change—for people, teams, and the systems they serve.
Reinforcing Resilience
Sustaining Relief
WHO
WE ARE
Amy Butler, MAMFC, LPC
Co-Owner, Taproot LLC | Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director, Gap ReliefAmy is the co-owner of Taproot LLC and the co-founder and co-executive director of Gap Relief, a nonprofit trauma counseling clinic and training center founded in 2018. She has extensive experience supporting individuals and teams exposed to high-stress, trauma-intensive work, including first responders, specialized investigative units handling child sexual abuse material and human trafficking, government personnel operating in war zones, and refugee care workers in conflict areas. Her expertise includes acute trauma support, crisis response, and organizational guidance to help teams maintain resilience and sustain mission-critical work.
Amy holds a Masters in Marriage and Family Counseling (MAMFC) and has been a Licensed Professional Counselor for over 20 years. She is trained in multiple trauma-informed modalities, including EFT, TBRI, CISD, SITT, EMDR, TCC, IFS, and SE. Through Taproot, she leverages her clinical expertise to design and implement trauma-informed consulting, training, and resilience programs for organizations, equipping leaders and teams with the skills, structures, and strategies to navigate trauma impact while maintaining sustainable, high-performing operations in high-stakes contexts.
Megan Taylor, MS, LPC, LMFT
Co-Owner, Taproot LLC | Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director, Gap ReliefMegan is Co-Owner of Taproot LLC and the Co-Founder/Co-Executive Director of Gap Relief, a nonprofit trauma counseling clinic in Northwest Arkansas. She is a licensed professional counselor and marriage and family therapist with over 15 years of experience supporting individuals and teams in high-stress, trauma-intensive environments, including first responders, child advocacy centers, nonprofit leaders, educators, international workers and refugee care workers in conflict areas. She also developed a trauma-informed program for educators now used across Northwest Arkansas in partnership with the Walton Family Foundation.
Megan is trained in multiple trauma-informed modalities, including EFT, TBRI, TFCBT, PCIT, EMDR, TCC, IFS, NME, and SE, and has experience in children’s advocacy centers, nonprofit organizations, private practice, and education systems. She has previously served as a forensic interviewer, working alongisde local and federal law enforcement in crimes against children. She develops and facilitates customized trainings and consulting programs to help organizations strengthen resilience, improve team functioning, and navigate trauma and secondary stress, building healthy, safe, and high-performing communities locally and internationally.