Connecting Families Strengthening Minds
Family Connections & Learning Center provides therapeutic and academic support to neurodivergent individuals and families in Scottsdale. We are dedicated to building a supportive community and assisting people in creating wholeness in all areas of their lives.
Support for all ages and life phases
Co-founded by Casey Heinsch and Robyn Berry, FCLC was born out of a desire to address the lack of support and education for families and individuals with atypical development. When they met early on in their careers, Casey was providing therapeutic services to families with neurodivergent members and Robyn was providing executive function support. They teamed up to coordinate care for their mutual clients, and through that process, it became clear that the clients receiving this level of combined support saw greater and quicker success.
Recognizing a critical gap in traditional approaches, they created FCLC to integrate therapeutic and academic support to nurture socioemotional well-being alongside educational achievement. Casey and Robyn, along with their experienced team of licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, are committed to empowering individuals and families to foster growth, strengthen self-trust, and improve communication for a better quality of life.
Our services
We take a comprehensive therapeutic and educational approach to helping neurodivergent individuals, couples, and families, giving them a safe space to learn, grow, heal, and navigate challenges together. Our unique wraparound support services were designed to help people with atypical development such as giftedness, learning disabilities, ADHD, executive delays, and more.
- Therapy
- Group Psychotherapy
- Education for Parents & Professionals
- Tutoring
- Executive Function Support
- Reading Remediation
and so much more!
Neurodivergent affirming care
We specialize in providing child, teen, and adult therapy, by working with individuals, couples, and families in Scottsdale, Arizona. FCLC helps neurodivergent individuals and families find hope and healing through tailored therapy and academic support. We believe that when you learn to effectively express yourself and understand how you function at your best, you feel more confident in who you are and your ability to thrive in the world. We are here to provide you with a safe space to learn, grow, heal, and navigate life’s challenges so you can feel more connected and capable.
Therapy
Families · Couples · Individuals · Groups
Our clinical team is well-trained in systemic therapies focused on helping families, couples, and individuals of all ages and life phases. We use a variety of interventions focused on attachment, emotional regulation, cognitive flexibility, and psychoeducation.
Each clinician has a unique style and approach, and it’s important to find a therapist that suits your specific needs and goals. Learn more about each of our team members and schedule a chat with us- we’d love to help you find the support you need!
Graduate Intern
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Associate Licensed
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Independent Licensed
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aka “Social Hour”
Some of our clinicians offer group psychotherapy for neurodivergent youth as a way to connect with and relate to others facing similar challenges. In these sessions, participants will realize they’re not alone in the ridiculous mishaps of socializing! With the clinician’s help, participants will turn those awkward moments into hilarious anecdotes while boosting their confidence and leveling up their social skills.
$75 / individual / hour
To learn more and stay up to date on upcoming dates and times, click workshops or sign up for our newsletter here.
Learning Center
Tutoring · Executive Function Support · Reading Remediation
At the FCLC Learning Center, we have something for everyone! From tutoring for both typical and neurodivergent learners to basic executive function support and reading remediation, we help our students build confidence through progress in a welcoming and supportive learning environment. We like to keep things lively with movement to amp up engagement and solidify learning. All brains are welcome here!
For typical students seeking extra practice or a fresh perspective on concepts, our tutors are here to provide guidance and explanation in a way that clicks with their unique learning style. For neurodivergent learners, we take a specialized approach, incorporating intentional, rhythmic movement and creative activities to make academics more engaging and accessible. Embrace the joy of learning!
General: $55 / hour
Specialized: $65 / hour
Basic Executive Function Support is your go-to guide for mastering the chaos of school life! As your accountability partners, we’re here to help you tackle those weekly assignments and wrangle those long-term projects like a pro. But now and then, even the pros need help- cue parent involvement!
Sometimes it’s difficult to determine if your child needs executive function support or therapeutic services. Click FAQ up top to learn about the differences between executive function support and therapy. Still scratching your head? No worries! Give us a ring and we’ll unravel the mystery together.
$65 / hour
Learn to decode the English language like a linguistic detective! The Logic of English program is a comprehensive approach to teaching English language skills that focuses on understanding the structure and rules of the language. It emphasizes phonemic awareness, phonics, spelling rules, grammar, and vocabulary systematically and logically. By breaking down the English language into its parts and teaching the underlying logic behind its rules, the program aims to provide students with a deeper understanding of how English works. It’s like giving language the instruction manual it never had! The LOE program is designed for a wide range of learners, including young children just starting to learn to read, struggling readers, dyslexic learners, homeschooling families, and anyone looking to improve their English skills.
Attendance: Minimum of three 60-minute sessions/week
$65 / hour
Education for Parents & Professionals
At FCLC, we’re like the Swiss Army knife of education for neurodivergent families and individuals! From community workshops to personalized education sessions, we’ve got parents covered with all the tools they need to tackle their child’s unique brain. We also offer interactive presentations for schools and professionals looking to support neurodivergent learners in their classrooms/sessions.
aka “Understanding the Chaos”
These parenting workshops aim to empower parents as advocates for their children’s needs both at home and at school. In a world often blind to invisible disabilities such as ADHD, twice exceptionalism (2E), learning disabilities, and executive function challenges, these presentations offer insight into the experiences of children with atypical development and provides tools and strategies for supporting them. Plus, these workshops offer a chance for parents to mingle and commiserate with others navigating the wild rollercoaster of parenting neurodivergent children!
Presentation Topics (each topic presented separately):
- ADHD/Executive Function
- Giftedness/Twice Exceptionalism (2E)
- Dyslexia
- Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
$35 / individual / workshop
To learn more and stay up to date on upcoming workshops, click workshops up top and/or sign up for our newsletter here.
aka “Parenting in the Chaos”
Parenting neurodivergent children can be challenging. Trying to understand all the different assessments, evaluations, and interventions that providers give you makes it even more exhausting. Parenting in the Chaos was designed to help parents navigate the maze of professional jargon and understand what on earth their child is trying to communicate. We’ll give you the lowdown on your child’s unique wiring and set goals for parenting success- because who needs ongoing chaos when you can have controlled mayhem, right? In these sessions we’ll cover how to create family structure, strategies for increasing connection, and identifying executive function support for your child and family. To find out if this service is right for you, call or email us to set up a phone consultation.
$875 for five 60-minute sessions
It’s important to note that Parenting in the Chaos is not a psychotherapy service and is not designed to take the place of therapy.
For Parents/Guardians/Caretakers of Children Ages 6 months-6 years
Parent-child relationships can be overwhelming and exhausting to navigate, but we’re here to help. Circle of Security Program (COSP) will guide you through the twists and turns of parenthood, reduce parenting shame, and boost your connection with your young child(ren). COSP is research-based and promoted around the world!
Learning Objectives of the Program:
- Understand your child’s emotional world by learning to read their emotional needs.
- Support your child(ren)’s ability to successfully manage their emotions.
- Enhance the development of your child(ren)’s self-esteem.
- Honor your innate wisdom and desire for your child(ren) to be secure.
$1,312.50 for five 90-minute sessions
To learn more, visit the COSP website or schedule a phone consultation.
Looking to spice up your staff meetings or classroom lectures? We offer interactive presentations on neurodiversity that will make learning about it more interesting, engaging, and effective! Call us today to learn more about our presentations and get yours scheduled.
Upcoming Workshops
We offer community workshops for individuals as well as parents of neurodivergent children who are looking for added support and the chance to connect with others facing similar challenges. To learn more and stay up to date on upcoming workshops, sign up for our newsletter here.
Meet Our Team
Click on the images to learn more about each team member.
Casey Heinsch
Co-Founder & LMFT
Robyn Berry
Co-Founder & Learning Center Director
John Peters
LAMFT
McKenna Arviso
LAMFT
Merrilee Miller
LAMFT
Tara Costa
LAMFT
We know that finding the right clinician is a process and ensuring that personalities and energies align is the key. We provide a free phone consultation that pairs families, couples, and individuals with the clinician that best matches the client’s energy and treatment goals. Each member of our team has different styles, personalities, and experiences, which helps us serve all types of clients. Call or email us to set up a free 20-minute phone consultation.
Words from our Peers
Frequently Asked Questions
Families are like cars- they need all their parts to run correctly. If one of the parts is not running well, then the parts start to break down. Family therapy incorporates both parents and children (yes, sometimes ALL the siblings) to allow parents and child(ren) to safely explore, both independently and collaboratively, which parts aren’t working. During family therapy, parents can expect to have parent-only sessions, dyad sessions (parent-child) sessions, full family sessions, and individual sessions. These sessions are designed to allow all family members to feel understood and supported throughout the therapy process. Most importantly, it facilitates change of the unwanted behaviors and/or symptoms. FCLC works primarily with families who have additional challenges, such as families of adoption and/or neurodivergence (ADHD, learning disabilities, ASD, etc.). Of course, we don’t forget those families who do not have or want children. So yes, we see couples as well!
We believe that any family is a good fit for family therapy because it’s like regular maintenance on your car. That being said, families typically first call us when they have received a diagnosis or start seeing challenges. Common challenges include “talking back,” throwing things, long periods of crying, not following the rules, poor academic achievement, friendship struggles, and making statements like “I hate myself”. We also see challenges with all-or-nothing thinking, difficulties with separations and transitions, refusals to attend school and/or engage in activities, and trouble falling asleep. Sometimes parents call us because they feel like they don’t understand or connect with their child(ren) or they are having significant parenting conflict.
We love our Learning Center (LC) and its services, but these services are NOT therapy. Our Learning Center is designed to support learners develop basic executive functioning skills like prioritizing assignments, completing assignments, and breaking down projects. Executive function support in our Learning Center is like having an accountability partner! Our LC providers can give students the tools, but if they aren’t using these tools, then maybe there needs to be a therapeutic intervention. For example, the LC provider will help the student develop a plan to complete their week’s assignments and talk about how to stay organized and use an agenda. This might involve the parents as well. However, sometimes this doesn’t work because there is a deeper perfectionistic quality, fear of judgment, or lack of motivation that is keeping the student from being successful. If this is the case, therapy is better suited to help them before they start Learning Center services. Some of our students just can’t get going because their ADHD does much of the talking during the day and they just need some extra support. This student is successful because they feel confident enough in learning new skills to be successful.
We are a cash-based practice and do not accept insurance. In other words, payment is made in full at the time of service. However, your clinician can provide you with a monthly superbill that you can submit to insurance for out-of-network reimbursement. Your superbill will include at least one CPT (current procedural terminology) code and one diagnosis code and will be sent to the person responsible for billing at the beginning of each month. No-show and canceled sessions will not appear on your superbill.
Late Cancellation: Your appointment time is set aside just for you, so we request that you cancel or reschedule your appointment at least 24 hours in advance to avoid a late cancellation charge and allow us to make that time available to another client. A late cancellation fee is $25 less than the total amount of the canceled session.
Late policy: It is our priority to spend quality time with each client. We will not be able to accommodate a client who is more than 15 minutes late for a session, as this will affect other clients. If you are 15 minutes late, we will not be able to see you, and you will be responsible for payment in full.
No-show: A failure to cancel and then not attend a scheduled appointment will result in a “no-show” fee. A no-show fee is equivalent to the total amount of the missed session.
Please note: For family/couples sessions, all members who have been scheduled to attend need to be present for the session or it may be considered a late cancellation or no-show.
First, we want to make sure we pair you with the clinician and service that best suits your needs. Call the office at (480) 508-7571 or email [email protected] to set up a free 20-minute phone consultation. We strive to return calls and emails within 48 business hours.
If you are seeking emergency assistance, call 911 or the Maricopa Crisis line at 988. We do not provide on-call emergency mental health services.
Late policy: It is our priority to spend quality time with each client. We will not be able to accommodate a client who is more than 15 minutes late for a session, as this will affect other clients. If you are 15 minutes late, we will not be able to see you, and you will be responsible for payment in full.
No-show: A failure to cancel and then not attend a scheduled appointment will result in a “no-show” fee. A no-show fee is equivalent to the total amount of the missed session.
Please note: For family/couples sessions, all members who have been scheduled to attend need to be present for the session or it may be considered a late cancellation or no-show.
Our practice primarily sees neurodivergent families, individuals, and couples, and we hold a special place in our hearts for members of the LGBTQIA+ community and families of adoption. Non-neurodivergent humans are welcome, too! Please note that we do not see individuals or families with parents going through a divorce or clients who are seeking therapy because it has been court-mandated, and we do not specialize in addiction and recovery services.
Good Faith Estimate Statement
Effective January 1, 2022 under section 2799B-6 of the Public Health Service Act, a ruling went into effect called the “No Suprises Act”, which requires practitioners to provide a “Good Faith Estimate” about out-of-network care. At Family Connections & Learning Center (FCLC), we will provide your fee-for-service information before your first appointment. We work collaboratively with our client in developing treatment plans and will openly communicate (verbally and in writing) about ongoing costs of care.
