About Us
I am Priscilla Whitlock-Coates MC, LPC, IMH-E. I have lived and worked in the Sierra Vista Community since 1981.
I have worked in a diverse array of for profit and non-profit settings as:
- Program Director
- Vice President for Southern Arizona
- Associate Director of two large agencies
- Clinical Director of two large Behavior Health Agencies
- Direct Service Provider
I have worked with children and families through my entire career, specializing in Prenatal-Age 5 years.
I have worked in Mental Health settings, School Based Programs, Child Welfare, Community Social Services, County Health Department, Military Service Provider and Tele-Therapy Therapist.
EDUCATION AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING
- Master of Counseling
- Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Licensed Professional Counselor
- Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Certified Clinical Supervisor
- Circle of Security Registered Facilitator
- 8 session Reflective Parenting Series
- Infant toddler mental health endorsed
- Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy TF-CBT
- Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Rostered Provider / Supervisor for Mentoring and Oversight
- AZ Board of Infant Toddler Mental Health Coalition (ITMHCA)
- Southern Arizona training chair
- Statewide membership chair
- Member at large
TREATMENT APPROACH / PHILOSOPHY
The Counseling in which I engage in is based on a behavioral health model. I do not spend a great deal of time assessing what is wrong but instead we discuss what is right and a strength to build upon.
- Understand your child’s emotional world
- Successfully manage emotions
- Honor your innate wisdom for your child to grow into a caring, emotionally intelligent and socially secure adult
- Gain a deeper understanding of your responses to your child and the importance of practicing self-care and self-compassion
- Child Driven Play
- Relationship Based Psychotherapy
- Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)
- Trauma Focused
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Art Therapy Techniques
- Sand tray