Claibourne Counseling

Claibourne Counseling Claibourne Counseling offers mental health counseling services, specializing in PTSD/trauma, anxiety, depression, grief/loss, and more.

We work with people of all ages including children, families, couples, and adults. We are currently accepting new clients and are offering counseling services both in person and via telehealth. Claibourne Counseling staff are taking extra measures to ensure a safe and clean environment, especially during this time.

Healthy love isn’t built in perfect moments.It’s built in what happens after disconnection.Secure attachment grows throu...
04/09/2026

Healthy love isn’t built in perfect moments.
It’s built in what happens after disconnection.

Secure attachment grows through repair, with attuned, responsive moments that restore emotional safety and support nervous system regulation.

Consistency in these moments is what allows love to feel steady, safe, and reliable over time. This is secure love.🫶

We’re in the running for Best of the Valley 2026. Thank you for getting us here and for being part of our community.Your...
04/01/2026

We’re in the running for Best of the Valley 2026. Thank you for getting us here and for being part of our community.

Your ongoing support and recognition mean more than we can say.

👉 Vote daily for Claibourne Counseling in both categories through April 30th at https://www.phoenixmag.com/2026/01/15/vote-here-2026-best-of-the-valley-ballot/ #//

Services: Health & Wellness → Mental Health Facility → Claibourne Counseling

Services: Other → Behavioral Counseling/Therapy → Claibourne Counseling

Patterns don’t come from nowhere.They develop through experience and what once helped you cope or stay safe.But as heali...
03/25/2026

Patterns don’t come from nowhere.

They develop through experience and what once helped you cope or stay safe.

But as healing happens, the past can begin to show up differently in the present. And when that shifts, your responses can shift too.

Change happens in small, repeated moments.
Those moments shape what happens next.

More energy doesn’t always mean more capacity.Capacity is influenced by nervous system regulation, including your abilit...
03/20/2026

More energy doesn’t always mean more capacity.

Capacity is influenced by nervous system regulation, including your ability to notice internal states (awareness) and return to baseline (repair).

When regulation is reduced, it can show up as irritability, difficulty focusing, overwhelm, changes in sleep, or withdrawal.

These are not just signs of low energy. They are indicators of reduced capacity.

Supporting regulation increases your capacity for awareness and repair over time, not just your energy.

Six years of Claibourne Claibourne Counseling. 💚 What started with a leap of faith has grown into a community rooted in ...
03/17/2026

Six years of Claibourne Claibourne Counseling. 💚

What started with a leap of faith has grown into a community rooted in curiosity, connection, and meaningful work.

Grateful for every clinician, every client, and every moment that continues to shape this space. Here’s to the work and everything still ahead.

Parenting includes many wonderful moments. It also includes frustration, difficult days, and big emotions.Sometimes thos...
03/13/2026

Parenting includes many wonderful moments. It also includes frustration, difficult days, and big emotions.

Sometimes those moments bring our own childhood experiences into focus.

They can highlight the emotional patterns we learned growing up, both the ones that supported us and the ones we may want to approach differently.

Understanding those experiences can help heal one generation and guide the next.

Congratulations to Leslie Carrasco, LMSW, on her 2nd anniversary at Claibourne Counseling. 🎉🎉Leslie brings a caring, hon...
03/11/2026

Congratulations to Leslie Carrasco, LMSW, on her 2nd anniversary at Claibourne Counseling. 🎉🎉

Leslie brings a caring, honest, and creative approach to her work with children, teens, adults, and families. She believes therapy should be a space where people can show up as they are and express the truest version of themselves.

She supports clients as they explore their experiences, discover their strengths, and grow into the person they want to become.

Leslie also believes one of the most meaningful parts of therapy is trying new things and allowing creativity to be part of the process. With a strong growth mindset, she continues expanding her skills and incorporating new therapeutic modalities to support the people she works with.

We are so grateful for the dedication, heart, and creativity she brings to the Claibourne team every day.

Happy 2 years, Leslie, and thank you for all you do. 💚

At some point in life, people begin letting go of the need to be liked by everyone.Many of us were taught that being lik...
03/06/2026

At some point in life, people begin letting go of the need to be liked by everyone.

Many of us were taught that being liked meant being safe.

So we learned to accommodate.
To smooth things over.
To keep the peace, even when it came at the expense of our own needs.

For people who have spent years people-pleasing, setting boundaries can feel vulnerable. It can bring up the fear that someone may not approve.

Growth sometimes means learning that your worth is not defined by whether everyone is comfortable with your choices.

Relationships built on honesty often feel lighter over time.

At what point in your life did you begin letting go of the need to be liked by everyone?

Research shows that emotional rejection and exclusion activate the same brain regions involved in physical pain. When tr...
02/25/2026

Research shows that emotional rejection and exclusion activate the same brain regions involved in physical pain. When trust is broken or connection is withdrawn, it can feel destabilizing, not simply disappointing.

If you notice yourself feeling hypervigilant in new relationships, struggling with trust, or replaying old conversations, it does not mean you are broken. It may mean your nervous system is still trying to protect you from being hurt again.

Healing does not require minimizing what happened. It involves creating new experiences of safety, consistency, and emotional presence.

You can read more in our latest blog:
https://claibournecounseling.com/when-love-hurts-healing-from-relationship-trauma-or-emotional-betrayal/

Conflict can pull us into familiar patterns in any relationship.Sometimes we feel powerless and stuck.Sometimes we jump ...
02/19/2026

Conflict can pull us into familiar patterns in any relationship.

Sometimes we feel powerless and stuck.
Sometimes we jump in to fix.
Sometimes we criticize or control.

Stephen Karpman described this as the Drama Triangle. These roles are not personality traits. They are protective responses that show up when we feel hurt, overwhelmed, or unsafe.

David Emerald later offered a different direction called the Empowerment Dynamic. Instead of staying stuck in reactivity, we can move toward taking responsibility, offering support without overstepping, and giving clear, respectful feedback.

The goal is not perfection. It is awareness.

When we notice them, we create more choice in how we show up in every relationship.

We’re celebrating three years with Anna Harris, LAC, at Claibourne Counseling. 💚Anna is known for her warm, genuine pres...
02/17/2026

We’re celebrating three years with Anna Harris, LAC, at Claibourne Counseling. 💚

Anna is known for her warm, genuine presence and deep dedication to her clients. She creates an open, collaborative space where individuals feel supported throughout the healing process and is well-versed in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), along with other evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches.

She works with teens, young adults, and adults, helping clients build skills to manage emotions, strengthen relationships, and move toward lasting growth.

Thank you, Anna, for the integrity and dedication you bring to your clients and to the therapy space each day.

Valentine’s Day can bring flowers and chocolates. 🌹🍫 It can also bring up old wounds. 💔Maybe you are grieving a relation...
02/13/2026

Valentine’s Day can bring flowers and chocolates. 🌹🍫 It can also bring up old wounds. 💔

Maybe you are grieving a relationship that was genuinely good but simply not forever. No betrayal. No dramatic ending. Just two people who were no longer aligned.

Or maybe the pain lingers because trust was broken. Because emotional safety shifted. Because something that once felt steady no longer did.

Not all heartbreak is the same, and neither is healing. Some healing is about letting go with clarity. Some healing is about rebuilding boundaries, self-trust, and a sense of emotional safety again.

Address

10613 N Hayden Road Suite J-100 & J-103
Scottsdale, AZ
85260

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+14804858824

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