I’m a licensed Psilocybin Facilitator based in Portland, Oregon, where I live with my husband of 23 years, Justin. Together, we’ve raised two incredible adult children—our son, a sophmore at the University of Oregon, and our daughter, a professional dancer with the Miami City Ballet.
I grew up in West Marin County, California, where nature was my first teacher. My father, an amateur mycophile who contributed to David Aurora’s classic All That the Rain Promises and More, instilled in me a deep respect for fungi and the natural world. That early connection shaped a lifelong path of healing with plants, mushrooms, and ceremonial traditions.
My personal healing journey began 35 years ago in my teens, when psilocybin opened me to the presence of the divine and initiated my spiritual awakening. Soon after, a life-changing peyote ceremony shifted me from dissociation to self-love and set me on a path of service. In 2003, I traveled to Brazil to sit in one of the first group ayahuasca ceremonies now led by Silvia Polivoy of Spirit Vine Retreats. I was introduced to Shaman Pablo Amaringo, Jonathan Ott (ethnopharmacologist and psychonaut) among many others whom confirmed my calling to help others heal with psychedelic medicines.
Along the way, I earned a BS in Kinesiology and studied CranioSacral Therapy, Somatic Emotional Release, Clinical Herbalism, and Psychedelic Medicine. I’ve trained with respected teachers such as Juliette De Baracli Levy, Rosemary Gladstar, Mathew Wood, Margi Flint, Michael Harner, Sandra Ingerman, and worked with Don Alberto Taxo (received the highest honor of Master Iachak by the Shamanic Council of South America). My husband and I also learned mushroom cultivation from a course with Paul Stamets. These experiences have deepened my understanding of how plants, fungi, and sacred medicines support our evolution and transformation.
In 2022, I joined the inaugural class of the InnerTrek Psilocybin Training Program, becoming one of Oregon’s first state-licensed Psilocybin Facilitators. I also served as a psychedelic educator with the Changa Institute, helping to train the very first facilitators in Oregon. Since becoming licensed in 2023, I’ve had the honor of guiding a few hundred people in legal psilocybin-assisted therapy sessions.
My approach weaves together science, spirituality, and compassion. I help clients prepare for and integrate their experiences, offering a safe and supportive environment for deep healing. Whether through psilocybin, other plant medicines, or simple conversation, my goal is to help you reconnect with yourself and discover the wisdom you already carry within.
Healing doesn’t happen in isolation—it happens in community, with support and care. If you feel called to work with me, I’d be honored to walk alongside or hold your hand through the process.
