Ryan Shelby Butler , LPC

Ryan Shelby Butler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Arizona with seven years of clinical experience. As an LPC he holds a state license to provide professional counseling services, and he combines formal training with practical experience to support people facing a wide range of life challenges.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies with emphases in Psychology, Philosophy, and Business from Montana State University in 2006. He went on to complete a Master of Science in Leadership in 2011, a Master of Science in Professional Counseling in 2015, and a post-graduate degree in Christian Counseling, all through Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. That academic background informs a values-driven approach to care.

Before focusing on counseling, he worked in higher education where he applied counseling skills across teaching, accounting and finance, analytics, and student and school leadership support. He draws on a holistic and eclectic toolkit that includes person-centered principles, spiritual and meditative practices, psychoeducational strategies, realistic solution-focused interventions, and empirically supported techniques from cognitive and dialectical behavior therapies, family systems, narrative, and existential models, as well as Christian Counseling.

He typically works with people ages 8 and up from any gender and cultural background, addressing concerns such as stress and anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, self-esteem, parenting and intimacy-related challenges, and life transitions. As a husband, father, and the youngest of six siblings who also serves in church leadership and enjoys reading, writing, and the outdoors, he emphasizes a collaborative, strengths-based process that helps clients connect with their values and move toward meaningful fulfillment.