INTEGRATION MODULE:

These programs are designed to provide interested physicians, psychologists, therapists, nurses, chaplains, and other healthcare professionals with principles and procedures of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy in a clinical setting.

MODULE INSTRUCTORS

Veronika Gold, LMFT, is a marriage and family therapist who specializes in the treatment of trauma. She is a Certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Certified EMDR therapist, Consultant, and Facilitator, and Realization Process Teacher. She has undergone multiple trainings in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, including advanced training through the Ketamine Training Center and Kriya Institute, and MDMA-Assisted Therapy Training through MAPS, and is currently a Sub-Investigator and Co-therapist, a supervisor and a trainer on the MAPS MDMA-Assisted Therapy Clinical Trials for the treatment-resistant PTSD. She regularly presents at conferences and teaches on trauma and psychedelic-assisted therapies. Veronika is a lead trainer in the Polaris Insight Training Program.

Ryan completed his internship at Grateful Heart Holistic Therapy Center and SF Marriage and Couples Center, received training in EMDR, and has volunteered with the MAPS Zendo Project. Additionally, he is the Founder and Therapist at Bay Area Holistic Psychotherapy. His specialization areas include couples therapy, holistic psychotherapy, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, psychedelic integration and harm-reduction, and spiritual experiences. In his spare time, he enjoys yoga, dancing, backcountry backpacking/camping, psychedelic medicine, festivals, art, music, cooking, painting, sewing, woodworking, and the human experience in all its many manifestations. Ryan is a trainer in the Polaris Insight Training Program.

Mireya Alejo Marcet, MA, MFT, is an artist, licensed psychotherapist, astrologer, expressive arts therapist & ceremonial leader. She certified from the Grof Transpersonal Training (GTT) in 1993 & has facilitated groups and individuals in this approach internationally for almost three decades. She is adjunct faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Her healing work is informed by her years working with “Curanderas” -traditional healers in her home country Mexico as an anthropologist, a deep understanding of the healing power of non- ordinary states of consciousness, as well the use of the creative arts and astrology as a tool for self discovery, insight and transformation. She is the creator of “ Creative Integration”, a process to help the integration of Holotropic states through the use of Grof Theory, astrology, altar creation, somatic awareness and the expressive arts. Mireya strongly believes in the power of sacred, creative and permission giving environments to bring about personal, collective, and spiritual transformation. www.almaquecanta.com

Cypress guides sound immersive sound meditations and other sonic-based experiences for individuals, small groups, organizations and gatherings—from intimate to large-scale in-person and virtual events. Integrating more than three decades of music, sound healing, traditional and therapeutic yoga, somatic practices, and earth-based healing arts— her work invites us to experience the power of sound, connection, and presence. From boardrooms to boutique shops, medical centers to schools, non-profits to start-ups, Cypress produces unique site-specific and virtual sound immersion experiences for modern culture. Called mesmerizingly enchanting and depth-filled, her voice and music are transporting. Her distinct sonic experiences combine an uncommon blend of dynamic musicality, healing resonance, and enrapturing melody— immersing listeners in sound, beauty, and ceremony.

Julie Megler, MSN, NP-BC, is a psychiatric & family nurse practitioner. She received her master's in nursing from the University of Miami & University of California, San Francisco. After working in an ER, the Veteran Affairs, & private practice for seven years, Julie co-founded and co-directed an integrative mental health & wellness center that incorporates legal psychedelic-assisted treatments. She is trained in ketamine-assisted therapy by the KRIYA Institute. Julie's clinical work focuses on psychiatric care, integration of altered states of consciousness & ketamine-assisted therapy. Clinically, her work is informed by her certification in Somatic Experiencing, as well as extensive experience in Central and South America working within Mazatec and Shipibo traditions. In addition to her clinical work, over the last decade, Julie has spoken at several conferences, facilitated workshops, & co-authored book chapters on the therapeutic uses of psychedelic medicines.

Dr. Janine Inez, PMHNP-BC is a doctorally prepared Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who graduated from Columbia University. She works with emergent adults, adults, LGBTQ+, artists, BIPOC, and healthcare worker populations, offering combined psychotherapy and medication management. She specializes in psychedelic-assisted therapy and narrative therapy for depression, anxiety, trauma, and self-growth. She has worked with depression, anxiety, trauma, nutrition, stress, and spiritual exploration. In her spare time, she writes poetry and fiction, meditates, forest bathes, and does yoga.