Raymond Butts

Raymond Butts is an LPC with 30 years of counseling and education experience. He draws on a long career in schools and later military and family life services to help people facing stress, anger, depression, substance concerns, and life transitions.

He began as an elementary special education teacher in the early 1980s and earned a Master of Education in Counselor Education in 1989 from the University of Arkansas. Raymond spent more than a decade working in the Bering Strait School District in Alaska as a teacher, itinerant school counselor, and village school principal. He later returned to Arkansas to work with young children in a kindergarten counseling role.

After retiring from school work, he moved into military and family life counseling starting in 2009 and carried that work for a decade. That experience exposed him to the pressure points common to caregivers, first responders, veterans, and people facing grief or major changes. He brings practical problem solving and calm support to conversations about anger, trauma, anxiety, and relationship strain.

Raymond uses client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques. He aims to help people talk through difficult moments, build clearer coping strategies, and take small steps toward goals. His style emphasizes listening first, then helping the person choose workable next steps.

He practices in Arizona and conducts sessions in English. To begin, people are invited to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.

How his approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. The therapist creates time to hear concerns and reflect them back, helping people clarify what matters and decide next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact; it teaches hands-on tools to shift unhelpful thinking and practice new skills for mood, anxiety, and anger. Solution-focused work concentrates on small, practical goals and steps that move a person toward what they want to change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with a person about goals, what has helped before, and daily routines. Together they decide whether to emphasize listening and exploration, skill-building with CBT, or short-term solution-focused plans. This collaborative process helps shape a personalized path rather than a fixed method.

The therapist's background in schools and military family services guides how online sessions may fit into everyday life. Because specific session formats were not listed in the biography, confirm the current options before booking. Many people find online therapy useful for fitting sessions into work or caregiving schedules, keeping sessions shorter when needed, or using a quieter time of day. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and check-ins so therapy becomes a workable part of daily life without requiring large schedule changes.