- Family of origin issues
- Attachment based work
- EMDR informed practice
About Priscilla
Priscilla Whitlock-Coates is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Arizona with 30 years of experience. She works with people dealing with family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, relationship difficulties, and self-esteem issues. She also offers coaching for life changes and support around pregnancy, postpartum, and young adult transitions.
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas and EMDR. In sessions she talks through patterns people bring from their families of origin and looks at how those patterns show up now. She pays attention to attachment issues, blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care questions, and problems around abandonment.
Priscilla uses practical conversation and structured therapeutic tools. She helps people notice recurring roles and expectations from childhood and then tries different ways of responding. When trauma or post-traumatic stress is present she may use eye movement desensitization and reprocessing alongside talking work to address distressing memories.
Her work is aimed at adults coping with life transitions, parenting strains, and relationship difficulties. She also supports veterans and people dealing with pregnancy or postpartum depression. Language of sessions is English and international clients are not accepted.
To begin she recommends using the site's matching process and scheduling a first appointment. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current behavior. Online sessions using attachment ideas focus on recognizing patterns in closeness, boundaries, and expectations so clients can try new responses in daily life. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, involves guided processing of distressing memories. When used in therapy it aims to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and related reactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide whether attachment-focused conversation, EMDR, or a mix makes the most sense based on needs, goals, and preferences. Clients and the therapist check progress and adjust methods together over time.
If you prefer remote care, confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals commonly use remote sessions to keep regular continuity of care and to integrate therapy with everyday routines, while deciding together which methods fit best.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to family life?
She works with family problems, family of origin issues, blended family concerns, and adoption or foster care questions.
What therapeutic style does she use in sessions?
Her work draws on attachment-based therapy and EMDR alongside conversational, practical techniques to change recurring patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of professional experience as an LPC practicing in Arizona.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LPC licensed in Arizona and practices there.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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