Raymond Butts, LPC

Raymond Butts is an LPC with 30 years of experience in counseling and education. He draws on a long career in schools and community settings to help people facing big life shifts. His work often centers on stress, anxiety, trauma, and midlife crisis concerns.

He began as an elementary special education teacher in the early 1980s and earned a Master of Education in Counselor Education in 1989. Raymond spent many years in Alaska working as a teacher, itinerant school counselor, and village school principal. Those roles shaped his practical approach to problem solving and crisis support.

After leaving Alaska he returned to school counseling work and later moved into military and family life counseling. Over three decades he has helped people manage grief, depression, addiction, and relationship and parenting strain. He also supports those coping with caregiver stress, first responder and veteran issues, and major life changes such as divorce or separation.

Raymond uses person-centered methods that prioritize the client's goals and pace. He also incorporates cognitive behavioral tools and solution-focused strategies when people want clear steps to change. Trauma-focused work is used when past events continue to affect daily life.

He practices in Arizona and conducts sessions in English. International clients are accepted. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled based on the therapist's availability.

How practical therapy methods work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's priorities and pace. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps people set goals that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thought patterns and behaviors and teaches clear skills to change unhelpful routines. Solution-Focused Therapy highlights concrete next steps and small experiments to create progress quickly.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and how problems show up in daily life. From that conversation they decide collaboratively which methods to emphasize and how to adapt them for each person's situation.

Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use video or phone setups that match their comfort, and it supports carrying over tools into everyday life for real-world practice.