Credentials.
Education.
Ubiquity University - Ph.D. in Psychedelic Studies, anticipated 2025
Pacifica Graduate Institute - Masters in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology, 2013
UCLA School of Law - Juris Doctor, 2006
Northwestern University - Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Communications, 2002
Trainings and Certifications.
Psychedelic and Transpersonal Therapy Training - AWE Foundation, 2021-2024
Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and Research - California Institute of Integral Studies, 2022-2023
MDMA-Assisted Therapy Training - Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), 2022
Internal Family Systems Intensive Training - Internal Family Systems Counseling Association, 2022
Somatic Trauma Training (levels 1 and 2) - Hakomi Institute of CA, 2020-2021
Attachment-Focused EMDR Basic Training (parts 1, 2, and 3) - Parnell Institute, 2019-2020
Hakomi Professional Skills Training (levels 1 and 2) - Hakomi Institute of CA, 2016-2018
Sexual Compulsivity Clinical Training Program - Foundry Clinical Group - 2013-2016
Speaking Engagements and Media.
Psychedelics as Medicine Conference (Eden Foundation) - Speaker - Reykjavik, Iceland 2023
Queering Psychedelics Conference (Chacruna Institute) - Speaker and Moderator - San Francisco, CA 2023
Psychedelic Science Conference (MAPS) - Speaker - Denver, CO 2023
Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines - Speaker and Host - Online 2022
USC Price School of Public Policy - Guest Lecturer - Los Angeles, CA 2020
Northwestern University - Guest Lecturer - Evanston, IL 2009
Publications.
“How Psychedelics can Guide the Transformative Journey of Polyamory” - Queering Psychedelics, 2022
“Jeering Psychedelics: A Critique of Jacque Mabit’s Criticism of Queering Psychedelics” - Chacruna Chronicles, 2022
“How Ayahuasca Can Help Gay Men Create Better Dance Parties” - Chacruna Chronicles, 2021
“Discovering Your Sexual Personality in a New Era of HIV” - San Francisco AIDS Foundation’s Beta Blog, 2016