IT STARTED WITH A SEED.
The Well grew out of two hopes: to see Downtown Mesa flourish and to make creative, embodied, high-quality therapy more accessible in our community.
Founded by therapist and art therapist Brittany Johnson, that little seed started taking shape in 2020, and by December, The Well opened its doors.
A lot has grown, shifted, changed, ebb’d and flowed since then. We’ve added therapists, made a lot of art, gathered around tables, tried new things, and watched this place become more than we could have imagined.
But the same thing that watered that first seed is still at work here today.
WHY “THE WELL”?
The name came from the simple imagery of what a well has always been within a community.
A well is a shared place. Everyone comes to it—no matter who you are, where you come from, or how long it took you to get there. You come to draw what you need, and then you carry it back with you—to your home, your family, and your neighbors.
It’s also a place to stop along the way. To sit down. To rest for a while before continuing on wherever you’re headed next.
That’s what we hoped The Well could be for our community: a shared place to come as you are, receive what you need, find rest and connection, and leave a little more healed and whole—carrying that with you wherever you go next.
CARE WE CARRY TOGETHER
From the beginning, we wanted The Well to be a place where both clients and therapists are cared for.
We created a financial model that allows us to offer lower-fee therapy without placing that burden on individual therapists. For every two clients receiving therapy at our regular fee, we make room for one client to receive the same high-quality care at a significantly reduced fee.
That model has made thousands of hours of lower-fee therapy possible since we opened our doors.
Because we believe access to good therapy is something a community can help carry.
AND THEN IT GREW.
Somewhere along the way, The Well became more than a therapy practice.
We made room for art. We opened the studio. Artists joined us. People started gathering for workshops, groups, Art Nights, and community events. And honestly, that makes sense to us.
We need good therapy. But we also need creativity, relationships, places to belong, people who know our names, and spaces where we can slow down and be human together. Ordinary and small moments – building into something over time.
That’s what we’re continuing to build here in Downtown Mesa.
Therapy. Creativity. Community.
THERE’S A PLACE FOR YOU HERE.
Whether you come to The Well for therapy, to make some art, or simply to find your way into community, we hope you find a place to show up as you are.
