About
Rooted in the Work
Growth isn't always about becoming someone new. Sometimes it's about understanding yourself more deeply and learning to live in ways that feel true to who you are.
The Story
How I Came to This Work
For nearly two decades, I've sat alongside people navigating grief, loss, uncertainty, and significant changes in their lives. I've also had the privilege of witnessing people in the vulnerable and sometimes profound spaces that can emerge during psychedelic medicine experiences. These experiences have shaped my understanding of healing, growth, and the importance of meeting people wherever they are, without imposing expectations about where they should go. This work has always been sacred to me.
Over time, I came to see that the deepest transformations — whether catalyzed by a psychedelic experience, a spiritual opening, a loss, or simply the quiet accumulation of a life lived — share a common need: a skilled, compassionate witness who can help you make meaning of what arose and find your way back to yourself.
I completed training with MAPS and Fluence in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, and I have continued to study depth psychology, transpersonal frameworks, somatic approaches, and the intersection of spirituality and healing. I bring all of that — and my own lived experience — to this work. I, too, have walked the very paths that I explore here with you.
Root & Rise Alchemy was founded on the belief that navigating change, healing, and self-discovery deserves care, curiosity, and a genuine respect for the complexity of being human.
Philosophy
How I Work
Trauma-Informed
Every session is held with an awareness of how trauma shapes the nervous system, the psyche, and the capacity for change. Safety is not assumed — it is built.
Somatic & Experiential
The body holds what the mind cannot always articulate. We work with sensation, movement, and embodied awareness as essential guides in the process of integration and self-discovery.
Depth & Transpersonal
Profound experiences — psychedelic or otherwise — often open into territory that exceeds ordinary frameworks. I draw on depth psychology, Jungian thought, and transpersonal perspectives to meet that territory with respect.
Empowerment-Centered
I trust that you already carry what you need. My role is not to direct your path, but to help you hear your own voice more clearly — and to live from that place with greater intention and courage.
Training & Credentials
Background & Training
- Nearly 20 years supporting people through change, grief, and life transitions
- Licensed clinical social worker with trauma-informed care background
- MAPS and Fluence psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy training
- Experiential psychedelic training since 2020
- Somatic, experiential, and parts-oriented approaches
- Psychedelic harm reduction
- Depth psychology, transpersonal, and spirituality — ongoing study
- Creating and facilitating spaces for reflection and integration
Root & Rise Alchemy is not a licensed mental health practice. Coaching is not psychotherapy. If you are in crisis, please reach out to a licensed mental health professional or emergency services.
Let's Work Together
If you are ready to begin — or simply curious — I invite you to schedule a free discovery call.
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