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Ellen Wong
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Heritage: Taiwan, China, Hong Kong
Languages: Mandarin (functional), English (professional)
Website: trip with ellen
Services Offered: Breathwork and medicine journey guide-companion (specifically MDMA, Cannabis, sacred mushroom). Somatic root healing.

Melanie Kawashima-Vélez
Location: Eugene, OR
Heritage: Japanese, American
Languages: English (professional)
Website: Velez Psychiatric Services
Advanced Degrees: Doctorate of Nursing Practice, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Services Offered: Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy, Psilocybin Facilitation, Psilocybin Facilitation Training (https://www.subtlewinds.com)

Stephanie Sheng
Location: Berlin
Heritage: Chinese, Hong Kong
Languages: English (native), Spanish (upper intermediate)
Advanced Degrees: ontological life coaching, 500hrs nondual tantra-based hatha yoga and meditation, and IP training in Compassionate Inquiry
Website: The Way Back Home Integration
Services Offered: Entheogenic Integration Coaching/Facilitation, Yoga and Meditation

Vismay Agrawal
Location: India
Heritage: India
Languages: English (professional), Hindi (native)
Advanced Degrees: M.Tech
Website: Vismay, Vismay Agrawal Medium
Services Offered: Mindfulness Coaching, Preparation & Integration Coaching, Relationship Counselling, By-donation Consults

Tyson DeLaCruz
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Heritage: Philippines
Languages: English, German
Website: Kiaya Wellness, LV Ketamine Clinic
Services Offered: Ketamine clinic, psychedelic preparation and integration, somatic & trauma release therapy, breathwork, personal development experience, reiki
Specific Communities Supported: LGBTQIA, Veterans, End-of-Life, PTSD

Jenny Chen (she/they)
Location: Washington, DC
Heritage: China
Languages: English, Chinese (intermediate), Spanish (functional - intermediate)
Website: By Jenny Chen
Services Offered: psychedelic prep & integration, individual and group facilitation, doula for your conscious death & rebirth, somatic and embodiment practices, mindfulness meditation, cacao ceremonies
Specific Communities Supported: BIPOC, LGBQTIA+, adult children of immigrants

Elizabeth Nguyen (she/her/hers)
Location: Davis, CA
Heritage: Vietnam, Hawaii
Languages: English, Vietnamese
Advanced Degrees: MD; Integrative Psychiatry Institute trained and certified in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in MDMA, psilocybin, and ketamine; Polaris Insight Center Medical training for ketamine prescribers
Website: Multidimensional Psychiatry, Waterkeepers Community
Services Offered: Psychiatric consultation around medications to support psychedelic work, psychedelic preparation and integration, energy work, coordination with other psychedelic guides, integration of spiritual work and mental health journey, cultural psychiatry.
Specific Communities Supported: BIPOC, immigrants

Nori Brubeck (she/her)
Location: Seattle, WA
Heritage: Japan
Languages: English
Advanced Degrees: RN, Psychedelic Doula Academy, Telos ketamine-assisted therapy training, Reworlding Fellowship
Website: Guardian at the Gateway
Services Offered: Psychedelic preparation and integration, ceremonial facilitation, nurse coaching
Specific Communities Supported: BIPOC, multiracial, queer, sex workers, caregivers, activists/organizers, cancer patients and survivors

Harlene dela Torre-McIlwain (she/her)
Location: Delmar, NY
Heritage: Philippines
Languages: English (advanced), Filipino (advanced)
Advanced Degrees: MA
Website: Sohum Therapy
Services Offered: harm reduction, psychoeducation, preparation, psychedelic integration
Specific Communities Supported: LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, immigrants

John Robertson
Location: United Kingdom, available for facilitation in The Netherlands
Heritage: Hong Kong, China
Languages: English, Functional Spanish
Website: Maps of the Mind, The Conscious Psychedelic Explorer
Services Offered: Private Session Facilitation, Preparation & Integration Coaching, Microdosing Coaching, Creativity Coaching

Ayako Monsell (she/they)
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Heritage: Japan
Languages: English (native), French (functional)
Advanced Degrees: MAPS Trained, Microdose Trained, Over 5,000 individual sessions
Website: My Hemp Fairy
Services Offered: Cannabis & Microdosing education & consultation, Intuitive Medium, Reiki, Researcher
Communities supported: Queer & neurodivergent

Geetanjali Chugh (she/her)
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
Heritage: Indian
Languages: English, Hindi
Advanced Degrees: PhD
Website: The Mind Refuge
Services Offered: integrative psychotherapy, psychedelic preparation and integration, spiritual consultation, integral somatic psychology
Specific Communities Supported: expats, immigrants.

Dr. Trina Nguyen
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Heritage: Vietnam
Languages: English (professional), French, Vietnamese
Website: the Dharmacist
Advanced Degrees: PharmD
Services Offered: By-donation consults, Toad School (5MEO-DMT)

Navjit Grewal
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Heritage: India
Languages: English (Professional)
Website: Psychedelic Essence
Services Offered: Plant medicine coach and facilitator (Psilocybin, Iboga), Microdosing mushrooms, Addictions Coach

Maanav Thakore
Location: Boston, MA, USA
Heritage: India
Languages: English
Website: Just Process
Services Offered: coaching, psychedelic healing facilitation, microdosing support, inner child work, antiracist/decolonial practice, transforming masculinity

Melly Paluay (She/her)
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Heritage: Philippines
Languages: Ilongo/Visayan (native), English (professional), Tagalog (functional)
Advanced Degrees: RN, CIIS-CPTR, MAPS & Polaris KAP trained.
Websites: Klarity Clinic, Mona Life
Services Offered: Donation-based consult, support, and decolonization work.
Specific Communities Supported: Veterans, End-of-life, BIPOC, Neurodivergent.

Pheroze Karai (He/Him/His)
Location: Monterey, CA, USA
Heritage: India, Iran
Languages: English
Website: Pheroze
Services Offered: Plant Medicine Navigation & Integration, 1-1 Microdosing Coaching, Group Microdosing Coaching, Group Plant Medicine Navigation, Creative Growth Coaching, In-Person & Virtual Workshops
Specific Communities Supported: BIPOC, Neurodivergent, LGBTQIA, Artists & Creative Professionals, Immigrants, 3rd Culture Individuals, Expats (discounted rates for BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and neurodivergent people)

Parham Farsi (He/They)
Location: Oakland, Bay Area, CA
Heritage: Iranian
Languages: Farsi, English
Advanced Degrees: Sacred Practices Certified Minister, Certified Tamura Somatic Therapist
Website: Sacred Practices
Services Offered: In-Person Tamura Method Somatic Therapy, Private Mindfulness Journey, Plant Medicine Navigation & Integration, GLOL Coaching, Preparation & Integration Coaching, 1-1 Microdosing Coaching
Specific Communities Supported: discounted rates for BIPOC, Iranian & Zoroastrian Community

Leslie Drapiza (she/her)
Location: Salem, Oregon
Heritage: Philippines
Languages: English (professional), Spanish (intermediate)
Advanced Degrees: MD
Website: Medicinal Innovations
Services Offered: Ketamine-assisted therapy, medical clearance for psychedelic-assisted therapy, psilocybin facilitation. Most insurance plans accepted. Payment plans available.
Specific Communities Supported: Treatment resistant depression, suicidal ideation, LGBTQIA, BIPOC, Neurodivergent, End-of-life

Atira Tan (she/her)
Location: Spain and Thailand
Heritage: Singapore
Languages: English
Advanced Degrees: MA, currently completing PhD
Website: Atira Tan
Services Offered: I am a Somatic Trauma Specialist and Educator, specialising in the Trauma-Informed Plant Medicine Facilitator Model, and the creator of the Somatic Plant Medicine Integration Program. I only work with clients who are interested in medicine work and freedom from trauma.
Specific Communities Supported: BIPOC, Complex and Developmental Trauma, C-PTSD and Child sexual abuse.

Ngan Vuong (she/her)
Location: Kansas City, MO
Heritage: Vietnam
Languages: English (professional), Vietnamese (functional)
Advanced Degrees: PhD
Website: Creative Inner Connection
Services Offered: Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy, psychedelic preparation and integration, trauma-informed inner child work, IFS, Reiki
Specific Communities Supported: AANHPI, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+

Samantha Lau (She/her/hers)
Location: Santa Barbara and Pasadena, California
Heritage: Hong Kong
Languages: English and Cantonese advanced
Website: Elevateher Health
Advanced Degrees: PMHNP board-certified
Services Offered: ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, traditional psychiatric medication support; trained and certified in MDMA and Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy.
Communities Supported: cPTSD, PTSD

Chi Psilocybin
Location: Costa Rica
Heritage: Japan, China, Taiwan
Languages: English, Chinese (functional), Japanese (functional), Spanish (functional)
Website: mushroom tao, tripsitters, Psychedelic Community Costa Rica, Chirripo Journeys
Services Offered: Psilocybin for Practitioners and Individuals

Mi Seon Kang (She/Her)
Location: NYC, NY
Heritage: Korea
Languages: English--professional; Korean--intermediate
Advanced Degrees: Licensed
Website: MSK Psychotherapy
Services Offered: Psychedelic preparation and integration psychotherapy using therapeutic modalities such as EMDR, IFS, Somatic Psychotherapy, AEDP, and Creative Arts Therapy
Specific Communities Supported: BIPOC, LGBTQIA, Immigrants, and Parents with special needs child/ adult child.

Jazzy Wong (she/her)
Location: Hilo, Hawaii
Heritage: Hong Kong
Languages: English, Functional Cantonese
Advanced Degrees: LCSW, CIIS-CPTR certification, MAPS MDMA certification, Registered Yoga Teacher
Website: Jazzy Wong Therapy
Services Offered: licensed psycho-spiritual therapy, restorative yoga, guided insight meditation, sound therapy, MAPS certified integrative psychedelic assisted therapy (psilocybin and MDMA), psychedelic preparation and integration
Specific Communities Supported: Native and indigenous Hawaiian community, Asian American, LGBTQIA, Adolescents and young adults, End of life, Trauma informed post Natural disaster relief

Sujatha Reddy
Location: Denver, Colorado
Heritage: United States
Languages: English, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil
Advanced Degrees: MA
Website: Ayumind
Services Offered: Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, mental health counseling, ayurveda
Specific Communities Supported: All are welcome.

Aniko Zela Benedek (she/her)
Location: California, New York and other areas
Heritage: Korean, Japanese
Languages: Korean (fluent), Japanese (fluent)
Advanced Degrees: ASCW
Website: Sound Ceremony, Psychology Today
Services Offered: Therapist, Sound Ceremonies

Dr. Rayna Sanghvi (She/Her/Hers)
Location: Bay Area, CA
Heritage: India
Languages: English, Hindi, Gujurati (upper intermediate)
Advanced Degrees: PhD, MAPS MDMA certified
Website: Rayna PhD
Services Offered: Individual psychotherapy, psychedelic prep and integration support
Specific Communities Supported: Immigrants, adult children of immigrants, trauma/PTSD, racial trauma

Christhmus Presence--Chris Chu (she/we/soul)
Location: All California
Heritage: China
Languages: English, Spanish intermediate, Japanese functional
Advanced Degrees: MA, MFT, PCC
Website: Christhmus Presence
Services Offered: Liberation psychology, narrative psychology, trauma-informed therapy, somatic psychology, spirituality, expressive arts, and more. EMDR-inspired Brainspotting, Somatic Abolition, MDMA therapy & ketamine therapy with Journey Clinical (presently only offering integration, not administration)
Specific Communities Supported: BIPOC, neurospicy, LGBTQIA, artists, professionals, immigrants, 3rd-culture individuals, expats, individuals, teens-to-elders, individuals, 2+ people, groups

Jenny Chen-Robertson (she/her)
Location: Boston, MA
Heritage: Taiwan, China
Languages: Mandarin (professional), French (functional)
Advanced Degrees: MA
Website: Solchi Self Care
Services Offered: harm-reduction, psychedelic education, preparation and integration, ceremonial facilitation, microdose coaching, meditation
Specific Communities Supported: All are welcome

Teresa Trinh (she/her)
Location: Bay Area, California
Heritage: China and Vietnam
Languages: English
Advanced Degrees: MA, LMFT
Website: Teresa Trinh
Services Offered: Ketamine assisted psychotherapy, medicine integration sessions, individual and couple therapy, journey guide
Specific Communities Supported: LGBTQIA+, children of immigrants, neurodivergent, artists/creatives, PTSD/CPTSD, interracial and multicultural couples

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