Mental Health Practice – Skye Therapy Solutions
Gilbert, Arizona is the primary location for Skye Therapy Solutions, an equine-assisted psychotherapy and animal-assisted therapy practice that also provides services in Mesa and the broader East Valley. The practice was founded by Jacqueline Lauko (Johnson), NCC, MC, LPC, who is licensed by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health under license number LPC-15857. Lauko has worked with horses since 1999 and has been providing counseling services since 2011, accumulating extensive training across clinical, somatic, and experiential frameworks over that period.
Clinical specialties include sensory processing, ADHD, Autism, anxiety, and what the site describes as “cellular/preverbal trauma” in both children and adults. The practice uses neurodiverse affirmative therapy approaches throughout its work and places strong emphasis on relational attunement, offering three trial sessions for prospective clients to assess therapeutic fit before committing to ongoing treatment. This trial structure reflects the practice’s stated belief that the therapeutic relationship must be established with care before formal modalities are introduced.
The clinical team consists of four clinicians, each hand-selected by Lauko and individually trained by her for one full year. Treatment modalities are wide-ranging and include parts work and somatic experiencing with free-roaming horses, therapy dog support, clinical hypnosis, Hatha Yoga, Trauma Sensitive Yin Yoga, Reiki, Somatic Experiencing, Equid Nexus IFS equine-engaged parts work, and BEMER (PEMF) therapy. The practice operates under its Equine Somatic Pathways framework, a proprietary clinical structure developed by Lauko.
Services include individual therapy, professional consultation and supervision, specialty services, psychoeducational and group therapy, and retreat experiences. The facility is described as state-of-the-art with secure fencing and coded gate access. International virtual consultation is available through Skye Life Solutions.
Lauko holds additional certifications in trauma training, art therapy interventions, yoga instruction, Reiki, and equine behavior from the University of Denver (2024). Contact: 480-818-9754; skyetherapysolutions@gmail.com. Mailing address: PO Box 1456, Gilbert, AZ 85299-1456. Insurance details and session fees are not listed.