- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Ryan
Ryan Shelby Butler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Arizona. He focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, addiction, grief, and parenting challenges. He keeps language simple and aims to make sessions feel like a constructive conversation rather than a lecture.
Ryan completed a Master of Science in Professional Counseling and a post-graduate degree in Christian Counseling from Grand Canyon University.
Background and approach
He also holds a Master of Science in Leadership and a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies with emphases in psychology, philosophy, and business from Montana State University. He has worked in counseling-related roles since 2018 and brings seven years of clinical experience. His style blends client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches.
He also draws on attachment-based ideas and acceptance and commitment strategies when they fit a person’s goals. Sessions often include skills practice, reflective conversation, and goal-focused planning. Ryan describes his work as values-driven and purpose-focused.
He uses solutions-oriented interventions and straightforward psychoeducation to help people make small, steady changes. He also incorporates faith-based perspectives when clients want that included. Outside of clinical work he spends time with family, serves in church leadership, and enjoys reading and outdoor activities.
He aims to partner with people who want a collaborative process and practical steps they can try between sessions.
What Ryan works with
Everything Ryan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ryan helps people with.
- 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 lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach and online care that fits your life
Ryan often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. ACT can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions by shifting focus from symptom control to meaningful action.He also uses Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach helps when connection, trust, or intimacy issues are part of the concern and can support improvement in how people relate to loved ones.
Finding the best approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to choose strategies that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. Methods can be mixed and adjusted over time if priorities change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video calls work well for longer conversations and skills practice, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows short check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing coaching-style contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and try different formats to see what works best.
Questions people ask about Ryan
What concerns can Ryan help with?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and family issues, self-esteem, parenting challenges, trauma and related concerns.
What is his general therapeutic style?
He combines client-centered listening with practical skills from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches, plus attachment-based and acceptance strategies when useful.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Ryan has seven years of professional experience in counseling-related roles, working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Arizona and practices with that credential in the state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does billing and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and the subscription used; the subscription can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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