Relationship with Self
Healing the past so we can return to our authentic essence and evolve into the person we envision being. Authentic relationship with ourselves is the heart of healthy living.
Meet Your Therapist
Hi, I'm Alicia.
Therapist. Tantra practitioner. Single mom. Real human who has done, and is still doing. The work.
My Story
I started doing this work because it called me.
Because I know what trauma feels like. Because I know what it feels like to walk alone. I started doing this work because I knew, deep within my soul, there was more.
I started my journey of mental health like we all do, the moment I was born. The majority of us don't remember those newborn, infant, toddler and preschool years, but they definitely impact us and lay the foundation for how we see ourselves, others, and the world. As someone who resonates as a healer, I found a quote that spoke to my soul: "You are going to be a healer. But first, I'm going to destroy you so you can learn to heal." The Universe.
As a kiddo to refugee parents, my childhood was full of the trauma many of you have faced. Abuse, poverty, addiction, parentification, attachment wounds. As a young adult I stepped into the world and more trauma found me. I was living out of the trauma memories, beliefs and stories of my childhood, and recreating more trauma. It's usually a vicious cycle. I share all this to say. I get it. I don't understand your story or your experience fully, that is yours. And I do understand the world of trauma and healing, which is one of the main reasons my path brought me here.
My professional journey started in 2010 in the Air Force when I certified to become a Drug and Alcohol Counselor. After undergrad and working a little in the field, I felt lost and my soul was asking for a significant change, a bigger experience, so I joined the Air Force. My brothers thought there was no way I was actually going to go through with it. I was not the military type. But I did.
During my time I certified, started my Master's, separated from the Air Force to have a baby, started my second Master's, had another baby, and life as I knew it shattered in 2018 as it usually does during a divorce. After some twists and turns, like a second baby and a toxic marriage for eight years, my ex-husband and I finally had the last blow-out and separated. I moved back to Arizona and started my new life here with my two very little boys, ages 1 and 4.5. Those minions are now 12 and 8.
Honestly, it had been desperate, toxic, in shambles long before that. I just hadn't been ready to look at it. I felt stuck and trapped. I dug into myself, into the work, into recovering and redefining who I was. It was a wrestling match. Me against my own past, my trauma, my stories, my fear about money, my fear about my own bigness. Lots of stressful, beautiful, system-rewiring growth.
I started interning, then practicing, then teaching. And here I am navigating The Wild Within.
I started The Wild Within in October of 2023. Secretly, because I was scared to admit it, I had always had this dream of having my own practice, of creating a community, a wellness center. You see, this is proof that big, beautiful dreams. You can manifest them.
The Wild Within is, next to my kids, the greatest external sign of my own growth, my belief in possibility, my belief in myself, my trust in God. Born from struggle and transformation. It's what came out the other side, and it's why I get to sit across from you and say, with full honesty, I get it. I've been there. I'd love to walk this with you.
Why "The Wild Within"
There's a wild, a wilderness, inside each and every one of us. Some of us are closer to seeing and feeling it than others. Some of us are closer to befriending and exploring it.
This wild within is very similar to the wild outside of us. Nature, wild, wilderness is both raw, awe-inspiring, natural, organic, beautiful, beyond imagination. AND sometimes uninhabitable, unforgiving, dangerous, unpredictable. Much like us, and the experience of life. We are both awe-inspiring, divine beings AND we have parts, tendencies, patterns, past experiences that can feel dangerous to share or explore, can feel unforgiving, uninhabitable.
This wild wilderness, this vastness of self and experience, this wholeness, is our authentic power. Our essence. Our inner knowing of the TRUTH. It's our birthright, reclaimed by doing the work and setting ourselves free.
Welcome to the journey of discovering The Wild Within. Welcome home.
What I Specialize In
Relationships. All of them.
We're always in relationship - with ourselves, with others, with life itself. That's where most of the healing happens.
Relationships
All of them. With life. With others - family of origin, dating, friends, intimate partners, situation-ships, co-workers, and parenting. We are in relationship with all of life. A dance between the internal world and the external world.
Sex & Sexuality
Reclaiming a healthy, honest, embodied relationship with your sexuality, your body, and your pleasure. Explored through Tantra and coaching.
My Approach
Whole-person, holistic, somatic, grounded.
I believe healing happens when you feel safe enough to be honest. Not the polished version of honest. The messy, complicated, slightly-scared kind. That's where the real work lives.
I treat the whole person.
Mind, body, history, spirit, energy. I don't believe in pulling those apart. Talk therapy alone misses too much. We work with all of you.
I bring my full self.
I'm not a clipboard and a clinical face. I show up grounded, curious, a little irreverent, and very real. I'll laugh with you. I'll get teary with you. I'll tell you when I see something you're avoiding.
I trust your timing.
You set the pace. I'll never push you somewhere you're not ready to go. The work happens when you're safe enough to want it, not before.
Credentials & Training
The clinical and the unconventional, in one place.
I hold both clinical credentials and the kind of training most therapists never go near. Both matter. Both are part of why this works.
- LCSW. Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Arizona
- Air Force Veteran. Drug & Alcohol Counselor since 2010
- MSW. Master of Social Work
- MA, Human Services with an emphasis in Crisis Response & Trauma
- Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). Certified provider, working with collaborating physician
- EMDR Trained. Trauma processing
- Certified Tantric Embodiment Facilitator. Meditation, couples work, sacred sexuality
- Certified Tantra Yoga Teacher
- Certified Kundalini Dance Teacher. Releasing what the body holds, without words, with gentle movement
- Certified in Yoga Nidra. Reprogram the mind, relax the body, heal the spirit
- Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator. A plan that works
- CBT/ACT. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
- Mindfulness & Meditation. Integrated into therapy and coaching sessions
- Relational Life Therapy (RLT). Couples
- Parts & Inner Child Healing. Reducing shame by accepting and healing the parts that want to help but often hurt the system
- Somatic Movement. Basic, gentle, and advanced
- Trained to provide clinical supervision for therapists working toward licensure
The Wild Within Team
You may also work with…
A small team of practitioners I trust deeply. Each brings their own lens to the work.
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Alisha Anderson
LAC Licensed Associate Counselor
Specializes in military sexual trauma, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, postpartum, complex trauma
I believe in a holistic, person-centered approach with a focus on becoming mindful of our thoughts, behaviors and emotions. I provide compassionate, trauma-informed counseling for individuals, with a focus on military sexual trauma, substance abuse, and those facing challenges like depression, anxiety, trauma, abuse and postpartum depression. I'm informed in Internal Family Systems parts work and the Living in Balance curriculum.
My mission is to create a safe, nurturing environment where you can explore your feelings, gain insights, and develop the tools for a healthier, more fulfilling life. With ten years of counseling experience and ten years of military service, I use both to help service members, first responders and their families grow and thrive as individuals and as a community.
Currently accepting limited new clients.
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Kyla Gordon
MSW Candidate Therapist Intern
Specializes in perinatal mental health, parenthood, identity through life transitions, substance use, crisis response
I'm completing my Master of Social Work at Capella University and hold a Bachelor's in Psychology from Arizona State University. As an Arizona native, I've spent several years working with children and adults in complex, high-stress settings, including substance use and crisis response. Those experiences shaped my belief in meeting people where they are, and recognizing that every person's story is unique.
I value building strong, trusting relationships and strive to create a safe, supportive, judgment-free space. My approach is trauma-informed and solution-focused, and I bring compassion, authenticity, and, when it feels natural, a sense of humor to help clients feel more at ease. I look forward to creating a space where you feel heard, valued, and walk away with a sense of relief.
Now accepting new clients. Fully supported under Alicia's clinical supervision.
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I'm human and I get it. I've walked the journey of healing and transformation. My goal is to see people. The totality of who they are. With compassion and grace, and to help them heal and transform. Life is so precious, and the years are short. It goes by so fast. I want to help people live their best life.
Alicia Wright, LCSW
Ready When You Are
Let's see if we're a fit.
The first conversation is free. No pressure, no commitment, just a chance to feel each other out and see if working together feels right.