Raymond Butts, LPC

Raymond Butts is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 30 years of experience in counseling and education. He draws on decades working in schools and community settings to help people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, mood challenges, and life transitions.

He began his career as an elementary special education teacher in the early 1980s. Raymond earned a Master of Education in Counselor Education in 1989 from the University of Arkansas. He then spent many years working in Alaska as a teacher, itinerant school counselor, and village school principal, gaining hands-on experience in small and remote communities.

After returning to Arkansas, he continued school-based counseling work and later served as a military and family life counselor. That role expanded his experience with crisis situations, first responder concerns, and veteran and armed forces issues. Over time he developed a practical, person-focused way of working that favors helping people find their own solutions.

Raymond uses client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques. He also incorporates trauma-focused work when it fits a person’s needs. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals, coping skills, and steps that can be practiced between meetings.

He works with a wide range of concerns including depression, bipolar disorder, addiction, parenting stress, grief, and caregiver strain. Sessions are offered in English and he is based in Arizona while working with clients in multiple locations. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How these approaches are used in online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping the person lead the conversation. The therapist reflects understanding and supports the client's own decisions, which can help with self-esteem, grief, and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical steps to change them. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has helped before. Together they decide whether client-centered methods, CBT, or a solution-focused plan is the best fit for each situation.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins during a workday or caregiving break. Because the specific session formats are not listed in the biography, confirm current options before booking. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to remote sessions to focus on skill-building, problem solving, and trauma processing without promising particular outcomes.