Felicia Marsh, MA, LPC is the owner and clinical director of her private practice located in Scottsdale, AZ where she specializes in child and adult trauma-focused care. Felicia received a Master of Arts in Counseling and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in the Treatment of Trauma, Abuse, and Deprivation from Ottawa University. She received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Arizona State University where she minored in both pre-med biology and theatre. Felicia is a Licensed Professional Counselor through the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners and upholds the ethical standards of the American Counseling Association and other affiliated memberships. Felicia is a Board Certified Sexual Abuse Trauma Expert from the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. She is a clinical and forensic mental health therapist working with victims and offenders of violent crime, with specialized training in domestic violence and sexual abuse, and works with children, adolescents, and adults. Felicia collaborates frequently with local police departments, the Department of Child Safety, attorneys, and courts regarding victim cases. Felicia serves on several committees and volunteers for the below organizations. You may reach Felicia directly via phone at 480-372-8314 or via email at [email protected].
Committees and Volunteering:
- American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children - Intrafamilial Child Torture Committee
- Offenders of Child Torture Subcommittee
- American Red Cross - Disaster Mental Health volunteer
Trainings and Certifications:
- Board-Certified Sexual Abuse Trauma Expert
- Advanced Clinical Trauma Professional
- Family Trauma Professional
- Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Forward Facing Trauma Therapy
- NeuroAffective Relational Model (currently in progress)
- Registered Play Therapy Credential (currently in progress)
Memberships:
- American Counseling Association
- Arizona Counseling Association
- National Board for Certified Counselors
- International Association of Trauma Professionals
- American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
- Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
- Arizona Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
- Association for Play Therapy
- Arizona Association for Play Therapy
- American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Special Areas of Interest or Expertise:
- Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence
- Sexual abuse and sexual assault
- Violent Crimes
- Stockholm Syndrome
- Tactics of Psychological Warfare
- Biderman’s Chart of Coercion
- Sexual Addiction and Sexual Offending Behaviors
- Sociopathy and Psychopathy
- Munchausen’s Syndrome and Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy (now called Factitious Disorders)
- Former Cult Members
- Sadistic Behaviors
- Child Torture
- Human and Sex Trafficking Victims