Raymond Butts, LPC

Raymond Butts is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 30 years of experience in counseling and education. He uses a practical, person-focused style to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, mood problems, addiction, and relationship concerns. He practices from Arizona and offers sessions in English, including to international clients.

He began his career as an elementary special education teacher in the early 1980s. He earned a Master of Education in Counselor Education in 1989 from the University of Arkansas. Early work took him to Alaska, where he spent over a decade as a teacher, itinerant school counselor, and village school principal in the Bering Strait School District.

After returning from Alaska, he worked as a kindergarten counselor and later transitioned into military and family life counseling beginning in 2009. Those roles added experience with first responder and veteran issues, caregiver stress, and crisis-related concerns. Over his career he has supported people facing grief, midlife transitions, parenting strain, and professional challenges.

Raymond’s approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered ideas, solution-focused techniques, and trauma-focused work. In sessions he emphasizes collaboration, practical steps, and real-world strategies that people can use between meetings. He focuses on helping clients build coping skills and clearer communication.

He provides online options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Cost varies by location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online care

Raymond uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods to guide online work. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, depression, and mood symptoms. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, building trust, and helping people find their own solutions, which can be useful for grief, parenting stress, and life transitions.

He also uses solution-focused and trauma-focused techniques when they fit the issue. Solution-focused work looks for immediate, achievable steps and builds on what already works. Trauma-focused methods address the effects of traumatic events with pacing and techniques aimed at reducing distress and improving daily functioning. Determining which approach to use is a collaborative process; the therapist and client explore goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adjust the plan over time.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions or live chat work well when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Text-based messaging supports shorter, ongoing check-ins and convenient scheduling. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while accessing licensed professionals who can tailor methods to individual needs.