About Us

Dr. Sandra Cox is a Board Certified Psychiatrist and has been practicing Psychiatry for 22 years, since graduating her residency program at the University of Colorado. She has experience treating a wide range of patient needs, from insight-oriented psychotherapy to mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, attention-deficit disorders, trauma-induced disorders and substance abuse disorders. She incorporates into her treatment plans, healthy lifestyle coaching, nutritional and exercise guidance as well as mindfulness training to reduce anxiety and increase your sense of wellness. She loves treating the individual, as a whole human being, not just their brain chemistry.

Tanya Smit is a double board-certified nurse practitioner in both family medicine and psychiatric mental health. She has been a nurse for over 18 years, a family nurse practitioner for over 4 years, and is also a psychiatric nurse practitioner, specializing in addictions, drug and alcohol rehab, including Suboxone waivered treatment, and mental health treatments. She utilizes western allopathic medications and therapies along with complimentary and natural remedies to customize a more holistic approach to mental and physical health. She is empathetic and listens to her patients in order to develop the best therapeutic alliance with her patients in order to provide the best plan of care for her clients needs.

She is an avid reader of not only medical or psychiatric journals from around the world, but of magazines and articles about archeological discoveries of ancient civilizations and of native flora and fauna species, including research into new native plants and their prospective mental health healing properties due to her background in anthropology and archaeology, including the use of Ketamine and psychedelics research. She is an animal lover and a protector of animals, including cats and dogs, and is a proponent of animal therapy.

“When I look into the eyes of an animal, I do not see an animal. I see a living being. I see a friend. I feel a soul.”― Anthony Douglas Williams

Maria holds a Master’s Degree in both Clinical Psychology from the New School for Social Research and in Social Work from New York University. She also earned a bachelor’s in Psychology from State University of New York – Purchase. Maria has strong clinical skills, working with clients in different settings. One of her passions is running and implementing DBT skills groups to help clients with anxiety, depression, substance abuse disorders, as well as personality disorders.

Maria worked as a program director for Paradigm treatment centers and as a Treatment Coordinator for New York Presbyterian Hospital’S PHP program. (Rated as one of the top ten hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.) In addition she served as a clinician at an intensive outpatient program at Yale New Haven Hospital and prior to that at Napa State Hospital in California.

Dr. Wendy Wells is a Naturopathic Physician in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Wendy Wells graduated with honors from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine where she was awarded a Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine.  Before her present career, she received her Bachelor’s of Science in chemistry.

Dr. Wells is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and the Arizona Board of Naturopathic Medical Association.  Her excellent care helps those patients with a variety of acute and chronic issues.  She specializes in women’s health, hormone balancing, preventative medicine, chronic fatigue, food sensitivities and weight management.  Dr. Wells is well-known in the Phoenix valley as a gifted speaker, educator and humanitarian.  Her passion is finding the source beneath health concerns, getting the body back in balance, optimizing total well-being, and setting a course for  absolute wellness for life.

Learn more about Dr. Wendy Wells on her website.