Your Somatic Philosopher Partner

Bridging the gap between peak experience and therapeutic breakthrough

As a clinician, you know the "intellectual ego" often categorizes profound experiences before they truly land. I partner with therapists to protect that critical, non-verbal window, ensuring the medicine "seeps in" at a somatic level before the mind attempts to edit the insights.

The Somatic Container

I act as a Somatic Steward, using ancient contemplative technologies—Satipatthana (Buddhist), Taoist, Sufi breathwork, and Sri Yantra meditation—to help your clients build state-fluency. My model focuses on:

• Non-Conceptual Stewardship: Keeping the experience as a "felt sense" rather than a solved puzzle.
• Regulating Re-entry: Managing the nervous system during the high-stakes days surrounding a journey.
• Preventing Premature Closure: Quieting mental noise so the body can anchor the transformation first.

How This Complements Your Practice

I deliver a client to your office who is primed for deeper clinical work. By the time they return to your care, they are:

• Regulated & Grounded: Equipped with ancient practices for emotional stability.
• Embodied: The experience is anchored in the nervous system, not just the mind.
• Ready for Depth: With the somatic settling handled, your sessions move straight into meaningful narrative processing.

Collaboration as the Standard of Care

“The complexity and intensity of psychedelic work demand a move away from the 'solo practitioner' model toward a collaborative ecosystem.”

In line with the MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) protocols, I advocate for the Dyad model of care. Research in psychedelic-assisted therapy consistently highlights that a two-person team, a clinical lead and a somatic specialist, provides the most resilient and safe container for the client.

• Distributing the Energetic Weight: A single journey is a massive undertaking. By partnering, we prevent practitioner burnout and ensure that both clinicians remain fully present and regulated.
• Somatic Scaffolding: While you hold the psychotherapeutic arc, I manage the physical "landing." This division of labor allows each of us to stay in our zone.
• Clinical Longevity: Deep integration work is emotionally taxing. Collaborative care allows for peer-to-peer reflection and a shared burden of responsibility, protecting the long-term health of your practice.

Credentials & Reach

• Doctor of Philosophy– Wisdom Studies, Ubiquity University. Research in ancient philosophical systems as modern maps for resilience and universal coherence.
• Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration (PHRI) – Certified through Fluence, NYC.
• Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) – Extensively trained in de-escalation, emotional first aid, and stabilization protocols.
• Somatic Breathwork & Meditation – Dedicated practitioner and facilitator focusing on non-verbal, primordial mechanisms for nervous system grounding.
• Social Service Leadership – Years of experience in residential and community-based support, specifically with transition-age foster care youth.
• Academic Background – Journalism and Communications, University of Montana.
• Multilingual Support – Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

I am always looking to expand my referral network with therapists who value an embodied, philosophical approach to integration.