Ryan Shelby Butler, LPC
Arizona · 7 years in practice
Ryan Shelby Butler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arizona who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges.
License and registration
- LPC, Arizona
- LPC-21321 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1164068789 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Ryan
Ryan Shelby Butler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arizona who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. He speaks plainly and aims to make therapy approachable for someone juggling family, work, or life changes. His style blends practical techniques with attention to meaning and values.
Butler trained in counseling and leadership, earning a Master of Science in Professional Counseling and additional graduate study in Christian counseling.
Background and approach
He has practiced since 2018 and draws on seven years of professional experience. Earlier work in higher education shaped his skills in guidance, assessment, and working across diverse roles. Sessions often include goal-focused skills from cognitive-behavioral and acceptance-based work.
He uses techniques to manage painful thoughts, improve coping, and build habits that fit day-to-day life. Attachment-based ideas also shape how he looks at relationship patterns and emotional needs. Ryan describes his approach as person-centered and values-driven.
He helps clients notice strengths, clarify values, and take small, realistic steps toward change. Spiritual concerns and meaning are included when relevant to a person's goals. He offers online formats such as video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules.
The emphasis is on practical tools and steady progress rather than quick fixes. If someone is weighing therapy, Butler encourages simple first steps: decide what matters most, try an initial session, and adjust the plan from there. He aims to partner with people who want clarity and steady forward movement.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ryan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 Ryan names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Ryan combines Jungian-informed attention to meaning with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy in his online work. Jungian approaches look at symbols, life meaning, and personal narratives to help people understand deeper patterns and sources of motivation. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then commit to actions that match personal values to reduce avoidance and increase engagement. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and helps people build safer, more dependable ways of relating.Finding the right mix of approaches is a shared process. The therapist talks with each person about goals and what feels useful, then tries techniques and adjusts based on what helps. This collaborative method lets people test approaches without committing to one path from the start.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video sessions work well for in-depth conversations and exercises that benefit from seeing each other. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a straightforward check-in. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short updates, coaching-style check-ins, or fitting support into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep momentum and fit therapy into regular life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Ryan commonly help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, addictions, trauma, grief, self-esteem, parenting and related life changes.
What is his therapy style like?
Sessions mix practical skills and reflective work, using person-centered conversation alongside cognitive and acceptance-based techniques.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Ryan has seven years of professional counseling experience, practicing since 2018.
What credential and region should I expect?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - licensed in Arizona and practices from that state.
Can I work with him in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
Ryan provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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