Ryan Shelby Butler, LPC
Calm, practical counseling for life challenges
Details
| Name | Ryan Shelby Butler |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Arizona |
| Licensed in | Arizona |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About Ryan
Ryan Shelby Butler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arizona. He brings seven years of counseling experience and a calm, down-to-earth style to sessions. He aims to help people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or life changes.
Ryan favors straightforward conversations that focus on practical next steps. He holds a Master of Science in Professional Counseling and a post-graduate degree in Christian Counseling, both from Grand Canyon University.
Background and approach
Earlier studies include a Master of Science in Leadership and a Bachelor of Arts with an emphasis in psychology, philosophy, and business from Montana State University. Over time he has worked in higher education and counseling roles where he advised students and supported staff. In sessions he combines Narrative Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered work, and cognitive-behavioral techniques.
That mix helps people reframe painful stories, notice what matters to them, and try small behavioral changes. He also draws on attachment-focused ideas when relationships and trust are central concerns. Ryan describes his approach as values-driven and practical.
Conversations may include reflective storytelling, identifying patterns, and hands-on strategies for coping and behavioral change. He often integrates spiritual or faith-based perspectives when clients want that included. Outside of counseling he spends time with family, serves in church leadership, and enjoys reading and the outdoors.
He welcomes adult clients who prefer a supportive, practical approach to managing stress, grief, addiction, parenting challenges, ADHD-related struggles, and intimacy or relationship concerns.
What this therapist works with
His listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Ryan works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in his listing among his approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Ryan among the ways he works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Ryan among the ways he works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Ryan among the ways he works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Ryan among the ways he works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Ryan among the ways he works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Ryan among the ways he works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Ryan among the ways he works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Ryan among the ways he works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Ryan among the ways he works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Ryan among the ways he works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Ryan among the ways he works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Ryan among the ways he works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Ryan among the ways he works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Ryan among the ways he works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Ryan among the ways he works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Ryan among the ways he works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Ryan directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how he works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Ryan directly how he uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and acceptance approaches translate online
Ryan uses Narrative Therapy to help people tell and reshape the stories they live by, noticing how events and beliefs form a personal narrative. That work can reduce shame and open up new possibilities for action. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used alongside narrative work to help clients clarify their values and try small steps toward what matters, even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings show up. Attachment-Based ideas are brought in when relationship patterns and emotional safety are central, helping people spot how past bonds shape present reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Ryan collaborates with each person to choose which methods fit their situation and goals, adjusting over time based on what helps. Clients are invited to test techniques and give feedback so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions or chat can work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options help people fit counseling into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while using the chosen therapeutic approaches.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Ryan works with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy struggles, parenting concerns, ADHD, and life transitions.
What is the general therapeutic style?
Sessions are practical and conversational, blending Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered work, and cognitive-behavioral techniques to reframe problems and try small changes.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The counselor has seven years of professional experience working in counseling and related roles since 2018, including prior work in higher education.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) in Arizona and practices out of Arizona.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
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