Dr. Alexandra Mele, ND, RH (AHG)
Licensed Naturopathic Physician
Registered Herbalist
Co-Owner
Get to know Dr. Alexandra Mele as she describes who and what she likes to treat and the therapies she uses the most. She is a kind, caring, and highly skilled physician that can help you achieve your health goals.
Symptoms are the body’s innate expression of imbalance; messengers asking for an agent of change. Dr. Mele extends her healing hands and tools to find that imbalance in every patient using herbs, hands on manual therapy, homeopathy and biotherapeutic drainage guided by the laws of nature and the naturopathic Therapeutic Order.
Naturopathic philosophy is important to Dr. Mele, she serves as adjunct faculty at Sonoran University, teaching students foundational coursework in naturopathic philosophy and therapeutics. There is no greater passion for her than providing mentorship for future naturopathic physicians. Her favorite principle of naturopathic medicine is ‘Docere’ or ‘doctor as teacher’ as she so enjoys helping patients make connections and learn new things in their healing path.
Dr. Mele honors the vitalist traditions of naturopathic medicine, she is also a Registered Herbalist (RH) through the American Herbalist Guild and enjoys working with patients to find their own herbal allies. She brings extensive training and clinical experience with botanical medicine, including use of low dose botanicals. Dr. Mele continues to be a steward for the land and works closely with creating right relationship with the plants of the desert Southwest. Dr. Mele has a special interest in treating women’s health, gastrointestinal disorders, autoimmune diseases, hypermobile spectrum disorders (hEDS), and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) but welcomes any patient concern.
The body is interconnected and intelligent, and diseases that affect multiple organ systems, especially autoimmune diseases, strongly and profoundly benefit from a holistic approach and perspective. Herbs, movement, nutrition, homeopathy, biotherapeutic drainage and hydrotherapy are the roots of natural medicine- and help to subtly shift the body’s energetic signature toward health and healing. Dr. Mele primarily focuses on these modalities of treatment along with many hours of advanced training in CranioSacral Therapy (CST) and Visceral Manipulation. She is the most highly trained naturopathic physician in these modalities in the state of Arizona and is continually taking classes to increase her study and skill of the body and its patterns. Not only do these techniques shift physical symptoms but are also effective for nervous system regulation and somatically working through emotional trauma. Dr. Mele believes the patient is their own healing force, she is simply there to facilitate and provide the tools for the journey.
- Second opinions on diagnoses
- All Women’s health concerns
- Gastrointestinal disorders and GI health
- Autoimmune diseases
- Cardiovascular health and diseases
- Thyroid disorders
- Hypermobile spectrum disorders and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, other Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (member and approved provider of the Ehlers-Danlos Society)
- Dysautonomia, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- TMJ Disorders
- Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS)
- Integrating unresolved trauma, visitations, metaphysical experiences
- Integrative Medical Care
- Manual Therapy
- Botanical medicine including custom herbal formulation
- Biotherapeutic drainage (including UNDA’s, PEKANA, and gemmotherapy)
- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- Detoxification Protocols
- Dietary and nutrition counseling
- Homeopathy, complex homeopathics
- Mind-body medicine
- Flower essence therapy
- University of South Carolina, BS Environmental and Geological Sciences, magna cum laude
- Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, with honors
- Sonoran University of Health Sciences, 2 year CNME approved teaching and clinical residency
- Reiki Master Teacher
- Registered Herbalist, American Herbalist Guild
- 2 year herbal mentorship with Feather Jones, RH, AHG 2022-2023
- VNMI (in progress)
- Teaching Assistant, IAHE, CranioSacral therapy
- CranioSacral Therapy 1-4 (CST1, 2, SER1/2) Cranial Nerves, CranioSacral therapy for Pediatrics
- Visceral Manipulation 1-5 (complete curriculum) and Listening Techniques
- Neural Manipulation (NM1, rest of curriculum in progress)
- Biotherapeutic Drainage Mastery, Dr. Holly Castle 2024-2025
- Active memberships: Naturopathic Medicine Institute (NMI), Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association, AANP, American Herbalist Guild and the GastroANP
