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Kelley McMahon, LCSW
About Kelley
Kelley Jordan McMahon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, with a minor in Psychology, from Washburn University in 1997, followed by her Master’s in Social work in 1998. She then served for 11 years in the field of child welfare. Throughout her tenure there, Kelley worked extensively with children and families in crisis. She provided individual, group and family therapy to a wide array of clients, with a focus on trauma treatment. She also supervised numerous clinical staff, and is an approved clinical supervisor by AZ BBHE.
Since that time, Kelley began work as a stay-home mom, launched a successful health and wellness business, and completed a 12-month program in holistic health coaching through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. As a former 2-sport collegiate athlete, Kelley is an avid Crossfit enthusiast. She has worked with numerous athletes in various capacities over the years (coach, mentor, counselor), including her own two high-level athletes.
Kelley has a strong Christian faith that readily conveys grace, hope for change, and a safe, caring space for healing. You may choose what level of spirituality you would like to incorporate into your session. All will feel welcomed and comfortable.
Kelley is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) certified and Brainspotting (BSP) certified. She is also trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Ms. McMahon sees individuals with a variety of presenting issues—depression, anxiety, life stressors, childhood or recent trauma, relationship issues, feeling “stuck”, grief, etc. Ms. McMahon also specializes in working with individual athletes and sports teams on issues related to performance anxiety, blocking beliefs, successfully managing failure and self-talk, goal-setting, optimizing the power of the mind/body connection, and pathways to success.
Aubrey Clark, MA, MS, LAC
About Aubrey
Aubrey Clark is an Arizona Licensed Associate Counselor. Aubrey has experience working with both individuals and couples, and provides a tailored approach for clients based on each client’s counseling needs and goals. Aubrey specializes in depression, anxiety, relationships, work/play/rest balance, trauma, attachment wounds, home of origin issues, occupational burnout, and compassion fatigue.
Aubrey incorporates Internal Family Systems, attachment theory, and EMDR to help clients find the root of their symptoms and treat the foundational issues to create lasting healing. Aubrey is a Level II trained EMDR therapist and is currently pursuing EMDR certification. She uses EMDR with clients to help them heal from a variety of traumas, including traumatic events and relational trauma. She has seen the lives of her clients change efficiently and effectively through the use of this modality.
Aubrey enjoys working with couples and utilizes an attachment-oriented approach, as well as the Gottman method, with couples facing a wide variety of issues. She also works with couples who are at the beginning of their journey, including premarital counseling. She believes starting off on the right foot will aid in developing a healthy, lasting relationship. Aubrey is certified in Prepare & Enrich assessment, as well as Gottman Level I.
Aubrey is trained in the Enneagram WEPSS assessment. She incorporates the Enneagram personality assessment in her practice for both individuals and couples looking to better understand their natural giftings, as well as their propensities for negative patterns, and how these aspects of their personalities can affect their work, relationships, and life.
Aubrey has extensive experience in working with those who have experienced ministry burnout, as well as those who have been impacted by spiritual abuse and religious trauma.
Karen Loscavio
MS, LAC
About Karen
Karen Loscavio is a Licensed Associate Counselor at Christian Counseling Services. She earned her Master of Science in Professional Counseling from Grand Canyon University and is currently enrolled as a doctoral student at Northern Arizona University where she is earning her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Arizona State University.
Karen has experience working with families of children with developmental delays or disorders as well as clients with a history of trauma and abuse. She believes that our challenges are our greatest coaches. Karen is passionate in joining her clients on their journey to achieve healing and personal growth, offering support in building resilience and developing renewed trust. Having overcome her own hardships of emotional neglect, significant loss, abuse, and trauma, Karen continually seeks to press on toward what lies ahead and desires to help her clients find the truth and freedom they need to press on in their lives as well.
Karen approaches life from a Christian worldview and offers Biblically-based counseling for those who desire to integrate their faith into their healing journey. She works with children, teens, adolescents, and adults. Leaning into the hard experiences of life can be scary. Karen offers safety, empathy, and compassion, helping her clients develop the courage they need to let go of fear and pursue hope.
What is EMDR therapy and how does it differ from other therapies?
“Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and panic disorders.
EMDR therapy does not require talking in detail about the distressing issue or completing homework between sessions. EMDR therapy, rather than focusing on changing the emotions, thoughts, or behaviors resulting from the distressing issue, allows the brain to resume its natural healing process.
EMDR therapy is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain. For many clients, EMDR therapy can be completed in fewer sessions than other psychotherapies.”
What is Brainspotting?
“Brainspotting is a powerful, focused treatment method that works by identifying, processing and releasing core neurophysiological sources of emotional/body pain, trauma, dissociation and a variety of other challenging symptoms. Brainspotting is a simultaneous form of diagnosis and treatment, enhanced with Biolateral sound, which is deep, direct, and powerful yet focused and containing.
Brainspotting functions as a neurobiological tool to support the clinical healing relationship. There is no replacement for a mature, nurturing therapeutic presence and the ability to engage another suffering human in a safe and trusting relationship where they feel heard, accepted, and understood.
Brainspotting gives us a tool, within this clinical relationship, to neurobiologically locate, focus, process, and release experiences and symptoms that are typically out of reach of the conscious mind and its cognitive and language capacity.
Brainspotting works with the deep brain and the body through its direct access to the autonomic and limbic systems within the body’s central nervous system. Brainspotting is accordingly a physiological tool/treatment which has profound psychological, emotional, and physical consequences.”