My Lineage

My training in Psychedelic Integration derives from both the ICEERS Academy Psychedelic Integration course created by Marc Axialá, author of the book Psychedelic Integration, and the Grof Transpersonal Training, founded my Dr Stanislav Grof. My training also includes the Zendo SIT psychedelic sitting and integration training, and a broad immersion in Transpersonal Psychology.

I employ therapeutic practices from Relational Gestalt and Gestalt Awareness Practice from the lineage of Dick Price at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA and Tribal Ground Circle in Aptos, CA. I have studied Gestalt therapy under Christine Price, Dorothy Charles, and Patrice Hamilton, and also somatics from Advanced Rolfer, Pilar Martin.

My dialectical style is absorbed from all of my mentors but most significantly my 12 year mentorship with therapist, writer, and educator Kylea Taylor, author of The Ethics of Caring. I’ve been very much influenced by the therapeutic work and kind presence of MAPS’ MDMA-AP investigators Michael and Annie Mithoeffer.

I draw insight from my own diverse experiences as a client in underground psychedelic therapy, from my earlier days in festival culture, my personal Holotropic Breathwork practice, and from both my inner journey, and those of my peers. Witnessing and working with the transformative processes of so many people has granted me a broader and deeper perspective of human experience, for which I am deeply grateful.

I live currently on Whidbey Island, WA. I love being a global citizen, living and thinking in a larger world, and always rooting for the hopeful future of our species as a fully-humanized, and aware planetary civilization. My other absorbing interests are playing music, audio production, improv performance, and world travel.

Education & Experience

  • Grof Transpersonal Training Holotropic Breathwork® Certification, 2015
  • ICEERS Academy, Psychedelic Integration Training Certification, 2024
  • Zendo SIT Certification, 2024
  • Esalen Institute Gestalt Work Scholar/Residency, 2012-2014
  • Lykos/MAPS Holotropic Breathwork trainer, 2021
  • MDMA Assisted Psychotherapy training workshops, Michael and Annie Mithoefer, 2011, 2013
  • Bachelor of Arts in English, University of Puget Sound, 2004
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