Carly Brunson

About the Provider

Carly (she/her/hers) is a licensed associate counselor and is also in progress of obtaining her registered play therapist certification. Carly has 8 years of experience in working with individuals ages 4+, monogamous and non-monogamous couples, and families, and her deepest love is working with the neurodivergent, disabled/spoonie, and LGBTQ+ communities that are close to her own heart. Her main focus in the therapy room is to form a safe, validating, and mutually authentic relationship with her clients, and she uses an eclectic approach that incorporates a wide variety of coping skills, emotional regulation skills, somatic and nervous system regulation skills, communication skills, interpersonal skills, self-advocacy skills, liberation and de-colonized approaches, and utilizing value-focused choice making to navigate a wide assortment of life concerns. In her personal time, she enjoys quality time with loved ones, singing, watching musicals, writing, being outdoors, all things supernatural and spooky, and playing cozy video games.
License Type: LAC
Gender: female
Treatment Setting: Virtual
Treatment Type: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Art, Couples, DBT, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Family, Individual, Mindfulness Base, Person-Centered Therapy, Play, Sand Tray Therapy, Trauma Focused CBT
Specializations: ADHD, Adults, Agnostic/Non-Religious, Anxiety, Autism, Bereavement, BIPOC Identified Clinician, Borderline Personality, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Depression, Elementary school, ERP (Exposure & Response Prevention), Family Conflict, Gender Dysphoria, Gender Issues, Grief, High School Aged, LGBTQIA Identified Clinician, LGBTQIA Issues, Loss, Middle School, Military/Veterans, OCD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Other Therapists, Phobias, Play Therapy, PTSD, Relationship/Marital Issues, Somatic Experiencing, Stress Management, Transgender Issues, Trauma Competency, Women's Issues
Location: Scottsdale