Education

Saginaw Valley State University - Post Master’s Certificate - Family Nurse Practitioner - December 2013

Walden University - Master of Science in Nursing – Specialization Education - April 2007

Davenport University - Bachelor of Science in Nursing with High Honor Nursing - December 2004

Delta College - Associate Degree of Science Nursing - December 1997

The Ketamine Training Center - Ketamine Assisted Therapy Experiential Training Program - September 2022

InnerTrek - Psilocybin Facilitator Training Program - December 2023

Aura Institute - Integrative Trauma Training Program – Level 1 - September 2023

Aura Institute - Integrative Trauma Training Program – Level 2 - January 2024

PESI - Internal Family Systems Therapy - January 2024

OptumHealth Education - Health Equity University - Level 3 Practitioner - January 2024

IFS Institute - IFS Online Circle - Internal Family Systems Informed Provider - Spring 2024

Lykos Therapeutics (Formerly MAPS) - MDMA Assisted Therapy Training - July 2024

Naropa University - Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies - December 2024

Professional Affiliations

American Psychedelic Practitioners Association (APPA)

Psychedelic Advocacy Network

Psychedelic Association of Arizona (PAAZ)

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

Arizona Nurses Association (AZNA)

Arizona Psychedelic Society

Queer Psychedelic Society

OPENurse - Organization of Psychedelic & Entheogenic Nurses

Phoenix Pride Sponsor

My Story

I am a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over 25 years of nursing experience. I began my nursing career in 1996 after transitioning from the Emergency Medical Technician field into nursing starting as a nurse aid. In addition to my nursing background, I have completed extensive education and training in Psychedelics, Trauma, Internal Family Systems, Health Equity, Justice Equity Inclusion and Diversity (JEDI), Mindfulness, Breathwork, and Somatics.

Psychedelic medicines have played a critical role in my own healing journey, and I am passionate about sharing this transformative modality with my community and beyond. As a self-identified wounded healer, I believe that my experiences enable me to be a supportive partner in your healing process. I have survived childhood sexual trauma, struggled with complex PTSD, am in recovery from an eating disorder, I have struggled with using substances as a coping mechanism, and have battled severe depression & suicidality.

Having lived through trauma, grief, and loss. I possess a profound understanding of suffering. This shared experience allows me to be a compassionate witness to your pain, as I have been in similar places. I am honored to support others on their journeys through the often-messy landscape of healing. I identify as a queer, white, human, my pronouns are she/they. I have deep connections with and support for the LGBTQIA+, military, recovery, and substance use communities.

I have developed and presented educational content on psychedelic medicines, antidepressant tapering, Ketamine Therapy, and many others. I have provided individual and community psychedelic education. I volunteer with the Arizona Psychedelic Society helping to facilitate their Recovery Alliance group. I volunteer with Decriminalize Nature - Arizona. I volunteer with the Scottsdale Research Institute helping to get and complete clinical trials with psychedelics and work to promote Right to Try laws which are essential for getting legal psychedelic medicine to people and allow for safer psychedelic medicine options. I have dedicated my career to working with these medicines and sharing their powerful healing potential with others.