Mandy holds a Master’s of Clinical Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies, is a licensed psychotherapist in Oregon and California, and is licensed psilocybin assisted therapy facilitator in Oregon.  She has been a trainer of PAT for Fluence Training since 2024, training a cohort of PAT trainees and co-leading an in-person experimental  retreat. She works with developmental trauma, relationship and attachment challenges and substance dependence using a trauma-informed, harm reduction lens. Her warm, grounded and intuitive approach inform her care of clients as they embark into unknown states that psilocybin can present. She believes in careful attunement to safety, intention and creating an atmosphere where the client feels comfortable surrendering to the psilocybin journey. She finds a strong therapeutic bond to be a key factor in the powerful outcomes of PAT and endeavors to prioritize that during all phases of treatment.