Bio
I am a dual qualified Family Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with over two decades of experience in mental health, substance use, psychotherapy, and harm reduction. My clinical work has been mainly in urban Vancouver, where I have cared for youth and adults who are living with diverse mental health challenges. In 2023, I founded Alchemystic Therapy, where I provide psychotherapy, prescription mental health medications, supervised antidepressant tapers, and Psychedelic Assisted Therapy.
I am also employed as an NP consultant at the Adult ADHD Centre in Burnaby, BC, where I provide diagnostic assessments and treatment recommendations. I have authored three articles on opioid use disorder and presented at both national and international conferences, as well as numerous local conferences and workshops. In my previous role at Foundry, Vancouver, I regularly preceptored NP and physician learners from the BCCSU Addiction Fellowship Program, and I was honoured with an award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching through the BCCSU NP Fellowship in 2020.
From 2020-2023, I focused on continued education, including qualifying as an RCC through Yorkville University. I also completed multiple trainings related to Somatic Psychotherapy and Psychedelic Assisted Therapy, including training to work with Psilocybin, MDMA, and Ketamine, and I am qualified as a Medical and Psychotherapy Associate with the non-profit TheraPsil. Since 2023, I have successfully received five patient-specific exemptions to prescribe and conduct up to 3 sessions with either MDMA or Psilocybin through Health Canada’s Special Access Program, and I also offer Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), which does not require a Health Canada exemption.
My core values include harm reduction, trauma-informed practice, and a non-pathologizing approach to understanding mental health and distress. I blend solid education in mainstream psychopharmacology and psychiatry with training and extensive personal experience navigating non-ordinary states of consciousness. I aim to support clients to move towards greater psychospiritual integration through counselling, working with medicines, supervised medication tapers, and Psychedelic Assisted Therapy.