KAP Practitoner Directory 

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.

Co-founder Polaris Insight Center; Licensed Psychologist, private practice 40 years, specializing in complex ptsd, DID, spiritual trauma and personality disorders. MAPS trained therapist on Phase 2/3 Trials for PTSD; Clinical Supervisor and Trainer for MAPS. Committed to consultation and supporting the development of the next generation of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapists.

Eric is a licensed psychologist who specializes in treating chronic pain, mood disorders, and trauma. He has undergone training in KAP through the Ketamine Training Center and in MDMA-Assisted Therapy through the MAPS MDMA Therapy Training Program and is currently a Sub-Investigator and Co-therapist, and a trainer on the MAPS MDMA-Assisted Therapy Clinical Trials for treatment-resistant PTSD. He presents at conferences regularly on topics such as set and setting, ethics, integration, working with expansive states of consciousness, and music in psychedelic therapy. Eric is a Lead Trainer in the Polaris Insight Center Training Program.

Frank focuses on combining neuroscience-informed trauma modalities with psychedelics. His intention with this cross-over is to help amplify and ground the powerful healing capabilities of expansive states of consciousness. With the potential to facilitate the profound transpersonal and mystical experience. Integrating mindfulness, the body and depth psychology, EMDR therapy, he weaves together a creative and practical roadmap towards healing. He has undergone KAP training through Ketamine Training Center and MDMA-Assisted Therapy Training through MAPS. Frank is a trainer in the Polaris Insight Training Program.

Ryan completed his internship at Gratefull Heart Holistic Therapy Center as well as SF Marriage and Couples Center, received training in EMDR, and 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.

www.BayAreaHolisticPsychotherapy.com

ryan@polarisinsight.com

510-779-2633

Wendy’s practice has been committed to individuals and couples as they work with relational concerns, life transitions, past trauma, anxiety and creating more meaningful engagements within their lives and relationships. She integrates a contemporary relational psychodynamic perspective with somatic and movement oriented approaches.

wendyheffner_mft@yahoo.com

415-567-8448

Marina received her doctorate degree from UCLA and obtained sertificatation in Psychedelic Assissted Therapies from CIIS. Marina specializes in treatment of OCD, anxiety, depression and trauma. She believes that psychedelic assissted therapies like KAP can fascilitate personal growth, insight and healing.

http://www.marinatherapysf.com

marina@marinatherapysf.com

415-458-2725

Robert is a board-certified psychiatrist who has research experience with Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder. He has extensive training in Integrative Psychiatry as well as Somatic and Relational approaches to therapy such as Somatic Experiencing and Hakomi. He uses a systemic, relational, and psychodynamic approach to Ketamine Psychotherapy. He aims to help clients out of self-reinforcing cycles of depression and anxiety and establish life-affirming patterns that can support inspired living. Robert is a trainer in the Polaris Insight Training Program.

http://insightpsychiatry.org

robert@polarisinsight.com

415-787-0865

Andrea is a psychiatrist with expertise in trauma, mood disorders, anxiety, and emergency psychiatry. Her approach is informed by psychodynamic, mindfulness, and developmental perspectives. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF and a study physician and therapist in clinical trials of MDMA for PTSD.

Renee specializes in trauma and recovery and embraces psychedelic-assisted therapies like KAP to facilitate growth and connectedness. She works with couples and individuals to help them feel more of their aliveness, to increase resilience, and to be in an ongoing process of integration and expansion.

Experienced psychotherapist with special training in psychedelic integration, somatic therapy and developmental trauma.

Amanda is an LMFT with experience in private practice and community mental health. She focuses on treating trauma, complications from attachment disruptions and struggles of identity. She has a particular passion in supporting parents healing in order to more fully show up for the work and play of parenting. She completed the CIIS Certificate in Psychedelic Therapies and Research in 2021 and has great respect for ways in which non-ordinary states can help grant deeper access to our ability to heal. She has done advanced training in trauma, mind-body approaches, couples and family therapy, and expressive arts. She completed a 500 hour yoga teacher training which serves as a foundation for her work as a psychotherapist.

Devon Cortright, PsyD graduated from the California Institute of Integral Studies. He currently works at Polaris Insight Center, under the supervision of Harvey Schwartz, PhD. He offers ketamine assisted psychotherapy. In addition, he offers psychotherapy to adults, couples, families, and adolescents. He helps with the Polaris and Rainfall Certificate in Ketamine Assisted-Psychotherapy Training Program.

Dr. Steve Rosonke is the founder of Rainfall Medicine, a full service ketamine healing center, that has been open since 2018. Dr. Rosonke also has been instructing others in the field of ketamine therapy and consults with psychiatrists and mental health practitioners on setting up their own practice and on doing their own personal work with this medicine.

http://rainfallmedicine.com

rainfallmedicine@gmail.com

541-399-5067

https://www.chrisstauffermd.com/

Evan Sola is a licensed psychologist who specializes in treating severe PTSD, anxiety and mood disorders, and angry children. He is a MAPS researcher and therapist in FDA clinical trials for MDMA assisted therapy for PTSD and life threatening illness. Evan is a supervisor and trainer for MAPS, and facilitates group consultation at Polaris Insight Center. He was trained in ketamine assisted therapy at Sage Integrative Health, and offers this modality in his private practice in Oakland, within the context of longterm, relational psychotherapy.

http://www.evansolapsyd.com

evansolapsyd@gmail.com

415-562-6291

Josh Gressel is a clinical psychologist in practice since 1987. In addition to certification in ketamine assisted therapy, he is also a certified Imago (couple’s) therapist and has been a sand tray practitioner with adults and couples for over 30 years.

http://joshgressel.com

joshgressel@gmail.com

(925) 685-9463, x7

Linnea Butler is a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in treating complex trauma and PTSD. She founded Bay Area Mental Health in 2014 based on a collaborative care model where practitioners combine their different areas of expertise to support complex clients. Linnea completed training in MDMA Assisted Psychotherapy with MAPS, and completed training in Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy with Polaris Insight Center and Fluence. In addition, Linnea is a certified DBT practitioner and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy practitioner.

bayareamh.com

linnea@bayareamh.com

669-240-5505

Barbara is a licensed MFT and certified KAP practitioner. She has also completed MDMA training through MAPS. Barbara focuses on supporting inner healing intelligence through self exploration and mindfulness based strategies. She works with an IFS informed perspective and utilizes principles of Hakomi. She offers in office and clinic services, and offers weekly integration circles.

barbarachandlercounseling@gmail.com

http://www.bchandlercounseling.com/

775-412-7385

Don Zuckerman is an experienced clinician and Certified EMDR practitioner who has refocused his psychotherapy practice to feature the healing potential of psychedelic medicines, offering in-office ketamine-assisted -psychotherapy (KAP) as a complement to clients’ on-going therapy. Formerly a movement and massage therapist, Don is interested in exploring ways to enhance his clients’ ability to receive guidance from the body during and after medicine experiences. Outside of work he enjoys a variety of consciousness-expanding activities, including Tai Chi, Qigong, sound healing, hiking, and gardening.

don@focusedtherapy.com

202-483-2660 x6

https://www.focusedtherapy.com/