Casey Heinsch provides a humanistic and experiential approach to treatment of families, couples, and individuals. Her work as a family therapist is focused on aiding families to develop a strong connection and communication. She has a special interest with atypical development, anxiety, attachment challenges related to adoption, and serving LGBTQIA+ persons. To support the needs of her clients, she pulls from various styles such as Family Systems approaches that include narrative and strategic interventions. She often incorporates sand play, DBT and experiential activities to meet the needs of atypical minds.
Throughout her graduate work and career, she became eager to begin teaching other clinicians and teachers and professionals in the helping field about the impact of atypical development on strong socioemotional health, emotional regulation, and overall connectedness to others. She provides training in Circle of Security and parenting education workshops at FCLC and within the community to promote awareness to these unspoken challenges the youth face every day.
Prior to becoming a licensed clinician, she served diverse populations in various settings such as bereavement support, vocational development, mentorship and therapeutic riding. She completed her undergraduate degree at University of Arizona in Family Studies and Human Development which launched her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Arizona State University. She is a registered Clinical Supervisor with the Board of Behavioral Health and the Chair of the Arizona Interest Network of AAMFT.
Robyn Berry takes pride in strengthening academic minds and creating a strong community with individuals with atypical development. She has spent much of her career focused on guiding individuals with neuropsychologically based disorders and learning disabilities, such as ADHD, dyslexia, and dyscalculia, to achieve academic success. Robyn also has extensive experience providing educational and executive function coaching services to individuals with gifted asynchronous development and twice exceptionality.
Robyn studied undergraduate psychology at Arizona State University. She has received intensive training in Lindamood-Bell, Orton-Gillingham, and Logic of English. In addition to directing the Learning Center, Robyn is the master mind behind FCLC. She manages the day-to-day tasks so the FCLC team can provide the best and highest level of care to their clients.
Mckenna enjoys supporting the overall growth and development of couples, families, adolescents, and young adults. She has worked in a myriad of settings such as private practice with couples, supporting the socioemotional needs of students in the school environment, and community mental health. She believes it is important to involve and consider the whole family system even when treating an individual. McKenna has a collaborative and systemic approach that is genuine and warm. She provides a safe, non-judgmental environment that nurtures growth and healing. She believes a strong therapeutic relationship is key to feeling comfortable and vulnerable in the therapy room. McKenna wants to provide her clients with the tools and resources to promote positive change and growth. Her therapeutic approaches include DBT, CBT, art play, EFT, Gottman, and attachment-based interventions.
McKenna received her Master of Advanced Study in Marriage and Family Therapy at Arizona State University. She is pursuing independent licensure through the AZBBHE and is currently working under the supervision of Patricia Dobratz, LMFT-10367.
John enjoys working with families of different shapes and sizes! He has experience working with foster and adoptive parents of children that have experienced trauma in creating an environment conducive to healthy development. John enjoys working with families of adolescents and teenagers on increasing productive communication between children and caretakers. John has experience with individuals with atypical development in community mental health, resource services and mentorships. He has had a unique experience working in integrative health through Arizona’s Children Association. He uses a variety of treatment modalities such as CBT, attachment, and narrative approaches.
John Peters received his Master of Advanced Study in Marriage and Family Therapy at Arizona State University. He is pursuing independent licensure through the AZBBHE and is currently working under the supervision of Patricia Dobratz, LMFT.
Merrilee is an MFT Graduate Intern at North Central University. Prior to her graduate work, she focused her academics on understanding family systems and human development throughout the life span at the University of Arizona. She has group support experience at Tu Nidito working with youth who have experienced a significant loss of a special person. During this time, she provided a healing space for youth on their grief journeys. A valuable addition to her knowledge and experience, she worked with clients receiving transcranial magnetic stimulation treatments to overcome resistant depression and anxiety. During treatment, she guides clients in a practice of gratitude, healthy sleep hygiene, and positively oriented coping mechanisms.
Her clinical passion is helping families and couples reach a harmonious state of functioning, understanding, and balance. Her focus is on enhancing attachment within relationships and personal empowerment to overcome challenges. She will continue to receive clinical supervision to develop an expertise in couples therapy, family therapy and atypical development.
Tara Costa is a Licensed Associate Marriage & Family Therapist who is passionate about providing a client-centered, safe, and non-judgmental environment for all of her clients. Her goal is to help families and couples create open and honest communication within their relationships and strengthen their bond. Her passion is working with teenagers, families, couples, and adult individuals. She has worked with various populations in community mental health during which time she worked on a team to help provide wrap-around care for clients. She tailors her treatment based off the needs of the clients from a strengths-based and trauma- informed approach. In her approach she utilizes interventions such as Gottman, CBT and family systems.
Tara Costa received her Master of Advanced Study in Marriage and Family Therapy at Arizona State University. She is pursuing independent licensure through the AZBBHE and is currently working under the supervision of Casey Heinsch, LMFT.
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