Holistic Therapist · Scottsdale, AZ
Somatic therapy, parts work and EMDR with Alicia Wright, LCSW, and Kyla Gordon, a therapist intern she supervises. By secure video anywhere in Arizona, or in person at our Mesa office.
For Scottsdale
The Wild Within is a small holistic therapy practice in Mesa, and a lot of the people we see live a freeway away. Scottsdale clients meet with us by secure video from home, or make the drive down to the office on Brown Road, about 20 minutes from south Scottsdale and closer to half an hour from Kierland. Either way, it starts the same way, with a free 30-minute phone call to see whether the fit feels right.
Founder · Up to $185
When something comes up as you talk, a tight throat or a breath you didn't know you were holding, Alicia slows down and gets curious about it with you. That's somatic therapy, and she pairs it with parts work, EMDR, couples work and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. She's also a Tantric Embodiment Facilitator and a kundalini dance teacher, and that side of her comes into the room with her, because she sees the work as sacred.
Therapist Intern · $85
Kyla is finishing her Master of Social Work and sees clients under Alicia's clinical supervision for $85 a session. She's trauma-informed and practical, and a good fit for new parents, people in the middle of a big life change, and teens.
2160 E Brown Rd, Suite 3, Mesa
From Old Town and south Scottsdale, take the Loop 202 east to Gilbert Road and head south to Brown. From McCormick Ranch, Kierland or the Airpark, the Loop 101 south runs into the 202. The office is a quarter mile east of Gilbert Road, with easy parking and a private entrance. Drive times from Google Maps on a weekday morning:
Half an hour each way is a lot to carve out of a work week, so plenty of our Scottsdale clients do most of their sessions by video and come in when they want to be in the room. Same therapist, same work, and you can switch from week to week. If you're closer to the south side, there's also holistic therapy for Tempe, Chandler and Gilbert.
Who It's For
What We Work With
For what talking has explained but hasn't settled. The work happens through your own attention, with Alicia guiding the conversation.
The 3 a.m. thinking and the chest that won't unclench, worked with through the nervous system as well as the thoughts.
One-on-one work for what happened, and for the habits you built to get through it.
Trust, distance, and the argument that keeps coming back. Joint sessions for Scottsdale couples by video or at the Mesa office.
Psychotherapy with the medicine, with preparation before and integration after, and Alicia with you the whole session.
Anxiety, identity, friendships and growing up online. Alicia and Kyla both see younger clients.
Cost
Before insurance pays for a session, it needs a mental health diagnosis on your record, and then it decides how many sessions that diagnosis gets. A lot of what people bring here doesn't fit that shape: a job that's grinding you down, a marriage that's gone quiet, grief, or wanting to understand yourself at a deeper level than symptoms.
Being out of network keeps those decisions in the room. We provide superbills you can submit to a PPO for possible reimbursement, and HSA and FSA cards are accepted.
Sessions are 50 minutes, weekly, every other week or as longer intensives. The first call is free.
How It Works
You can stop at any step.
A phone call. You share what's bringing you in, we explain how we work, and you get a feel for whether it fits. If it doesn't, we'll help you find someone who does.
Video from wherever you are in Arizona, or the Mesa office on E Brown Rd. Switching between the two from week to week is fine.
Weekly, every other week, or longer intensive sessions. Grounding and regulation come first, and the deeper work follows at the pace you set.
What Clients Say
“She taught me coping skills, gave me guided steps to consider making in my life, and hope for the future. I can now regulate my emotions versus numbing my feelings, and I have joy again, and a life that I embrace in the present moment while dreaming of an even better future.”
No. The office is in Mesa at 2160 E Brown Rd, Suite 3, about 18 to 36 minutes from most of Scottsdale by the Loop 202 or the Loop 101. Secure telehealth is available anywhere in Arizona.
Yes. You can have every session by secure video from home in Scottsdale and never make the drive, or switch between video and the Mesa office from week to week.
No. Alicia is a licensed clinical social worker, and she doesn't prescribe medication. Therapy here is conversation and body-based work: somatic therapy, parts work, EMDR and talk therapy. If you already see a doctor, psychiatrist or naturopath, therapy can run alongside that care.
Yes. It starts with a free consultation and a medical screening with our collaborating physician, because not everyone is a candidate. Then come preparation sessions, the medicine sessions with Alicia present the whole time, and integration sessions after. Medicine sessions are at the Mesa office.
Yes. Alicia is the couples therapist here. Sessions are in person at the Mesa office or by secure video anywhere in Arizona, and many couples add a few individual sessions along the way.
Yes, while you're in Arizona. Therapy is licensed in Arizona only, so video sessions happen while you're physically in the state. If you split the year between Scottsdale and somewhere else, bring it up on the free call and we'll plan around it.
We're out of network, so we don't bill insurance directly. We provide superbills you can submit to a PPO for possible out-of-network reimbursement, and HSA and FSA cards are accepted. Sessions range from $85 to $185 depending on which therapist you see.
Yes. Alicia works with pre-teens and teens, and so does Kyla, at a lower rate under Alicia's clinical supervision.
Yes. Start with a free 30-minute phone call to see whether it's a fit before you book anything.
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For couples who keep having the same fight and want a different one.
More on couples therapy →Start with a free 30-minute call. Tell us what's going on, ask anything, and decide from there.