Raymond Butts, LPC

Raymond Butts is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC) with 30 years of experience spanning counseling and education. He began his career as an elementary special education teacher in the early 1980s and earned a Master of Education in Counselor Education from the University of Arkansas in 1989. That year he traveled to Alaska to work as a long-term substitute and later served in the Bering Strait School District in Unalakleet, returning to the region to spend a total of 11 years working as a teacher, itinerant school counselor, and village school principal.

After his time in Alaska, he worked in two additional school districts before retiring from Alaska in 2004 and then returned to Arkansas to serve as a kindergarten counselor in a center supporting 180 children and 18 teachers. He fully retired in 2007 and in 2009 transitioned to work as a military and family life counselor, a role he continued for a decade. His clinical style is rooted in client-centered training, which complements his focus on crisis counseling and trauma work. Raymond emphasizes helping the client lead the process rather than directing it, and he draws on approaches like client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral methods, and solution-focused strategies to address stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and family challenges, grief, addictions, career concerns, and a range of mood and adjustment issues.

Based in Arizona and offering services in English, Raymond aims to provide practical, collaborative care that aligns with each person’s goals and life circumstances. He accepts new clients and works with individuals, families, and caregivers to navigate change, build coping skills, and restore balance during difficult times.