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