Ryan Shelby Butler is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns.
01About Ryan
Ryan Shelby Butler is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. He presents a calm, straightforward approach that aims to make therapy practical and approachable for people feeling overwhelmed. He works from Arizona and offers care in English.
Butler blends several therapeutic styles to fit each person. He uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to teach skills for managing strong emotions and changing unhelpful thinking.
Background and approach
He also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas and attachment-based principles to help clients clarify values and build healthier ways of relating. His background includes a Master of Science in Professional Counseling and additional studies in leadership and Christian counseling. He has worked in higher education and community settings since 2018.
That mix of counseling training and practical experience shapes a down-to-earth style in sessions. Sessions focus on realistic, solution-oriented steps and skills training. Conversations often cover coping tools, boundaries, motivation, and meaning.
Butler aims to help people use their existing strengths while learning new ways to handle difficult situations. People who choose him can expect a collaborative process. He listens for what matters most and then suggests approaches that match a person's goals and values.
The work tends to be practical and paced to each person's needs.
02Credentials
- LPC (Arizona)
- License LPC-21321 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1164068789 · national provider identifier
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03Focus 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
Methods Ryan names
- 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
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
These are the methods Ryan names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Butler commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change thinking patterns that fuel anxiety or depression. CBT sessions often include homework like tracking thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.He also draws from acceptance and commitment therapy which helps people clarify what matters to them and take actions that match those values. ACT focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then moving toward meaningful goals.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals, try different techniques, and adjust plans as needs evolve. Clients and the therapist work together to choose methods that feel workable and relevant to real life.
Online formats offer flexibility for fitting therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection helps, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging work for brief check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it possible to continue work on skills, values, and emotion regulation without a commute, and to use tools between sessions when they are needed.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does he help with?
He works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a mix of practical, skills-based methods and values-centered conversation. Sessions often include coping skills, behavior changes, and talking through priorities.
How much experience does he have?
He has seven years of professional experience working in counseling and higher education settings since 2018.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with an Arizona LPC credential and provides services from Arizona.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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