Grounded Support for Creative Environments
Education • Consultation • Embedded Support
Steady Hands
Supporting the people behind creative work.
Steady Hands was founded to help build healthier, more sustainable creative environments through production consultation, embedded support, education, and industry collaboration.
Why Steady Hands Exists
Creative work has always required resilience.
Long hours. Emotional intensity. Constant change.
High expectations. Deep personal investment.
These realities aren't new—but the conversation around how we support the people doing this work is evolving.
Across the world, production wellbeing is becoming an increasingly important part of building sustainable creative industries.
Organizations are recognizing that healthier communication, stronger leadership, and proactive support don't diminish creativity, they strengthen it.
Steady Hands exists to help bring that work into film, television, theatre, touring, live events, and creative education throughout the United States.
Meet the Founder
Hi, I'm Jordan Butler.
I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), writer, educator, and founder of Steady Hands.
For more than a decade, I've worked with individuals navigating trauma, stress, emotional regulation, crisis, and significant life transitions. Alongside my clinical work, I've spent years writing, building creative projects, and immersing myself in the entertainment industry, giving me a deeper understanding of both the creative process and the unique demands placed on the people behind it.
Creative industries ask people to perform under extraordinary emotional, physical, and interpersonal demands.
Yet many of those demands have historically been accepted as simply "part of the job."
Steady Hands was created to offer something different.
Drawing on my background in mental health while intentionally operating in a non-clinical, production-aligned role, I work alongside productions, organizations, educational institutions, and creative teams to help people navigate those demands in practical, sustainable ways.
Our Philosophy
Creative work is demanding, but we shouldn't have to navigate it alone.
Healthy people create healthier productions.
Steady Hands isn't about removing challenge from creative work.
It's about helping people move through challenges with healthier communication, stronger support, and sustainable practices.
Supporting people isn't separate from supporting the production.
It's part of it.
Collaborative
We work alongside productions, organizations, and creative teams as a trusted partner, tailoring support to the unique needs of each environment rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach.
Production-aligned
Every service is designed with the realities of creative work in mind, supporting people in ways that complement the pace, demands, and goals of productions and creative organizations.
Non-clinical
Steady Hands provides education, consultation, and wellness support. Not therapy or mental health treatment, rather we provide practical resources that fit naturally within creative environments.
Trauma-informed
Our work recognizes that people bring different experiences into creative spaces and emphasizes safety, respect, emotional awareness, and compassionate communication without making assumptions or requiring disclosure.
Flexible
Support is adaptable to the needs of each production, organization, or educational program, whether through one-time workshops, ongoing consultation, embedded support, or customized programming.
Integrated
Rather than existing outside the creative process, Steady Hands is designed to become part of it—working alongside productions, schools, and organizations to help build healthier, more sustainable creative environments.
Our Approach
Looking Ahead
Steady Hands is just getting started.
Our long-term vision includes expanding production wellness education, developing industry resources, supporting research, strengthening university partnerships, and helping establish production wellbeing as a standard part of healthy creative environments.
My Why
What draws me to this work is a genuine passion for supporting the people behind creative work.
I’ve seen how demanding entertainment and creative environments can be — emotionally, mentally, and physically — and how often people are expected to keep going without space to slow down, regulate, or be supported in sustainable ways.
I care deeply about helping ensure people don’t slip through the cracks simply because overwhelm, burnout, and emotional strain have become normalized as “part of the job.”
Outside of my work, I’m also a mom, and much of my life is centered around the quieter things that help me stay connected and present — reading, writing, music, cooking, traveling, and finding small moments in the middle of busy seasons.
Ready to Bring Steady Hands to Your Team?
Whether you're planning a production, workshop, educational program, or event, we'd love to learn how we can support your people.