Administrative Team
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Tom, a seasoned psychotherapist, is Founder and Executive Director of InnerTrek. He was the architect of Oregon’s Measure 109 and led the campaign to establish Oregon’s statewide Psilocybin Services Program. He served as the Chair of Oregon’s Governor-appointed Psilocybin Advisory Board during its pivotal first year, and also established the Sheri Eckert Foundation, the leading philanthropic provider of access to psilocybin training and services across the state of Oregon and beyond through scholarships and other supportive programs.
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Emma (she/they) is a somatic trauma therapist, a psychedelic-assisted therapist, and a psychedelic educator, organizer, and leader. Organizationally, Emma focuses on increasing ethics, trauma-informed care culture, and pro-liberation practices in organizations and psychedelic facilitation work. In their clinical work, Emma works at the intersection of trauma healing, queer identity development, and psychedelic healing. She co-founded the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association and teaches around the country at various institutions about consent and trauma-informed care practices in psychedelic services. Emma is a student of Celtic Druidry and strives to serve the medicine and her community with integrated mind, body, and spirit.
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Seth has over two decades of experience treating medical and psychiatric emergencies, and serves as InnerTrek’s Director of Health and Safety. Seth holds a BA in psychology with a minor in Neuroscience, and graduated with high honors from Emory University School of Medicine. After reflecting on shortcomings within traditional medicine and mental health services, Seth dedicated himself to the evolving field of psychedelics while founding Cascade Psychedelic Medicine in Portland. In addition to his passion for facilitating, Seth brings insight and experience to the nuanced practice of psychedelic safety planning.
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As a child her love of being with the forest, rivers, ocean and sleeping under the night sky, led her as a young woman to immerse herself into Earth-based spirituality and plant medicine. She studied with some of the great teachers of that time. From this fertile ground grew her passion to gather people in circle.
From these roots she has developed and facilitated programs, professional education and retreats that center on the art of experiential learning.
She has been a Registered Nurse assisting women through birth and new parenting for over 35 years and has an extensive background in integrative health, Ayurveda and meditation.
As a graduate of InnerTrek and an Oregon licensed facilitator since March 2024, all the threads of a lifetime have woven together. As Leonie steps into her wise-woman-elder years, she offers these skills in service to the emerging legal framework of psilocybin facilitation.
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Lisa Snyder is a community developer, feminist, and seasoned digital artist with over 20 years experience in digital strategy and relationship management. She is deeply committed to women’s liberation through the self-healing revolution, with a focus in the queer, cannabis and psychedelic movements. Throughout her career, Lisa has developed local, national and international organizations, has produced over 500 interactive women-centered events, was a passionate advocate on PSI 2020 signature efforts in addition to voter pamphlet testimonials for Measure 109. She is an InnerTrek graduate and a state licensed psilocybin facilitator with a dedication to fostering meaningful connections and experiences.
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Keri Padon is the Service Center Manager at InnerTrek, where she supports clients and facilitators in preparing for and moving through the sacred arc of the psilocybin journey. With equal parts warmth, precision, and care, she helps tend the many details that hold a space for deep healing—before, during, and after ceremony.
Keri is a graduate of InnerTrek’s Psilocybin Facilitator Training and a lifelong explorer of the healing arts. Her work is rooted in relationship—with plants, people, and the sacred. From time in the Amazon to sitting with the Native American Church, she draws from a wide tapestry of ceremonial and shamanic traditions. She brings reverence for nature’s intelligence and a steady presence to the unseen work of transformation.
As a yoga and aerial dance instructor, certified Kambo practitioner, and student of clinical herbalism, Keri blends movement, medicine, and mindfulness with a compassionate and curious spirit. Whether holding space in ceremony or supporting the behind-the-scenes nuance of logistics, she leads with authenticity—meeting each moment with honesty, courage, and care.
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Nate was an advisor to Oregon’s Ballot Measure 109 (Psilocybin Services Initiative), helped with Ballot Measure 110, and was a founding member of the Craft Cannabis Alliance and the campaign to create interstate adult-use cannabis commerce to accelerate the end of the drug war. He currently facilitates the Plant Medicine Healing Alliance. Along with his brother Aaron, Nathan founded East Fork Cultivars in 2015. He also serves on the Oregon Cannabis Association’s Board of Directors as its Vice Chair and the Co-Chair of its Political Action Committee. He is a leader in Oregon’s political community and served as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Mayor.
Meet our InnerTrek Facilitator Network
If you are interested in a group or 1:1 journey with a facilitator in our network, review the bios below and then use this contact form to contact them directly.
Once your message has been received, the facilitator will instruct you on the next steps towards working with them.
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Open to Individual & Group Work
Alicia brings two decades of experience to her work as a psilocybin facilitator, drawing on the inherent philosophical synergies between the psychedelic landscape and her background in herbal and naturopathic medicine. She holds deep reverence for the transformative potential of psychedelics as instruments in enhancing access to inner guidance and supporting wellbeing and integration among all aspects of one’s being. Prioritizing safety, integrity, and compassionate presence for those navigating their most vulnerable moments, she considers it an immense honor to work as a facilitator in this space.
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Not accepting new clients
Kathryn Kloos has worked as a ceremonial plant medicine practitioner and leader for over two decades. Additionally, she is a naturopathic physician specializing in women’s health, pregnancy and postpartum. She has done extensive teaching in herbal medicine, trauma-informed bodywork and somatic inquiry. Her psychedelic training is in Ketamine Assisted Therapy and through InnerTrek. She brings you decades of experience in healing and a commitment to hold a safe, deep container for you to do your work.
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Open to Groups & Individual Clients
Tal Sharabi is a licensed facilitator and a lead educator at InnerTrek’s Facilitator Training Program. She is an experienced psychotherapist skilled in somatic and transpersonal models. Tal trained in psychedelic psychotherapy and research at the California Institute of Integral Studies, in Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy through the Polaris Insight Center, and in MDMA-assisted therapy through her completion of Parts A-D of MAPS-Certified training. Tal is experienced in and enjoys designing and implementing therapeutic programs, mentoring new practitioners, and leading plant medicine retreats in different areas of the world.
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Open to Groups & Individual Clients
Henry is a licensed psilocybin facilitator, shamanic practitioner and hypnotist. He is well versed in the philosophy of perennial wisdom which he uses to guide his clients through the process of awakening. He believes that everyone can learn to connect to their intuition. The main obstacle to doing so is the ego's pervasive creation of rigid thought patterns. Henry offers his clients a variety of tools to ignite this process: psilocybin journeys, psychedelic integration, breath work, hypnosis and intuitive counseling.
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Open to Group Work and Women / Queer Identifying 1:1 Clients
Gina has a master's degree in counseling and has spent over a decade supporting individuals, couples, and families through the complexities of trauma, fractured relationships, and personal transformation. She specializes in psychedelic-assisted facilitation, deeply influenced by her work with individuals facing trauma and eating disorders. Her experience has deepened through training with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies and the Polaris Insight Center for Ketamine. She has also served as Program Coordinator and Lead Educator at InnerTrek, nurturing future facilitators and expanding the scope of holistic healing practices. Gina is also engaged in psychedelic research at the Portland VA with the Social Neuroscience and Psychotherapy Lab as a research study therapist.
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Open to Groups & Individual Clients
Feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or unsure of your next step? At a turning point in life and not sure how to move forward? Whether you’re carrying heaviness, longing for purpose, or simply tired of feeling stuck, you’re not alone. Many people come to this work ready to shed old layers, explore what’s possible, and reconnect with who they truly are. If you're ready for something to shift—even if you’re not sure what that looks like yet—this may be the place to begin.
Lisa Snyder (she/her) is a state-licensed facilitator in both Oregon and Colorado, trained through InnerTrek—the first state-accredited psychedelic facilitation program, founded by the architects of Oregon’s psilocybin law. With over 25 years of experience in community building and healing advocacy, she brings grounded presence and a trauma-informed lens to every session.
Lisa specializes in working with those navigating burnout, depression, anxiety, parent loss, grief, LGBTQ+ identity, feeling stuck, women’s issues, creative blocks, and the challenges of entrepreneurship. Her work is rooted in compassion, curiosity, and creating safe, intentional space for personal transformation.
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Open to Groups & Individual Clients
Over a forty-five year career in human empowerment facilitation, Johnny Dwork has been guiding and supporting seekers of emotional/spiritual wellness and creative enhancement through the exploration of non-ordinary states of consciousness. His extensive personal experience with psychedelics has shaped his philosophy and life mission: to help you show up as the Hero archetype in the adventure of your life. Johnny credits psilocybin for his success as a world champion athlete, multi-faceted businessman, award-winning author, and producer of mythic-themed music & art festivals. Johnny is also a life coach, Universal Life Minister and Sacred Fire Circle facilitator. He is one of Innertrek’s first graduates, one of the first licensed facilitators in the US, and now facilitates at InnerTrek.
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Open to Groups & Individual Clients
As she enters her wise-woman-elder years, a lifetime of experience blends into similar paths. To simply name her way-of-being for 40 years: Leonie is present with people as they face the most profound expressions of life, from difficulty and pain through joy and awe. An RN who works at a hospital birth center, she also has a background in integrative nurse coaching, Ayurveda, meditation, and many other aspects of holistic health and wellness. She creates and facilitates retreats and professional education around what she is most passionate about, which reflects her areas of special interest in working with psilocybin clients: struggling health professionals, women and the seasons of life, grief and loss, facing death, caregiving those we love, and people living with cancer. A new graduate of InnerTrek, Leonie is delighted to be of service.
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Open to Individual & Group Work
Laurent is a Portland-based firefighter and paramedic who has worked as a city firefighter for almost 30 years. As a member of his fire department’s peer support team for the last 20 years, he assists his colleagues during challenging times, both work and life related. Laurent is also a SEI-certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, drawing from this modality both to help prepare clients for their session and to integrate insights and learnings from their journey into their lives and bodies. Psilocybin has helped Laurent immeasurably on his own decades-long mental health journey and has allowed him to access profound peace, healing, and joy that was beyond what he could have ever imagined, even just a few years ago. Laurent is grateful and honored to compassionately hold space for and give full attention to his clients on their own unique healing journeys with the mushrooms.
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Open to Groups & Individual Clients
Phyllis's introduction to plant medicine as a teenager opened her eyes to a profound sense of oneness, awe, and beauty, shaping her life’s path. Over a decade of exploring psychedelics led her to Hawaii, where she first went to grow magic mushrooms. She spent 21 years there living in a multicultural community. These experiences deepened her connection to sacred plant medicine and wisdom.
Her studies with Indigenous cultures and Tibetan Buddhism transformed her understanding of the mind, inspiring her to bridge Eastern and Western perspectives. Moving to the Pacific Northwest, Phyllis dedicated three decades to the healing arts as a Yoga Therapist and hypnotherapist, working in hospitals, addiction centers, corporations, and beyond.
Phyllis teaches a Sacred Dance practice (taradhatu.org) rooted in Tibetan traditions, blending mystical experiences with evidence-based science. Her journey led her to become a licensed Psilocybin Facilitator through InnerTrek, she now practices in their service center, amongst other places.
Combining her knowledge and study of neuroscience, somatic practices, and psychedelics, Phyllis is committed to guiding deep healing. She listens to clients’ needs, helps set intentions, and supports their integration process, fostering growth, self compassion, and transformation.
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Open to 1:1 & Group Work
Jay Cusker is an Oregon Licensed Psilocybin Facilitator and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in OR and WA. Jay is certified as a Trauma Professional and in Gerontology. With a Master’s Degree in Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in Drama Therapy and the Expressive Arts, Jay has worked with diverse populations, dual diagnosis, substance use disorders, the LGBTQ Community, family systems, community health, end of life and palliative care. Jay has served as a Hospice Bereavement Counselor.On March 10th. 2023, Jay graduated from the facilitator training program through InnerTrek and began working with licensed psilocybin service centers when they opened in August ‘23. Jay has been blessed to have facilitated for 150 clients (9/12/24) from in-state, out-of-state, and internationally. Jay holds this work with reverence and deep respect as a witness for meaningful changes in people's lives and in the collective consciousness.
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Open to Individual & Group Work
Carol B. Markovics, Ph.D., is a clinical and developmental psychologist with over 50 years of experience supporting individuals across the lifespan—from early childhood to older adulthood—through a range of mental health and behavioral challenges.
She began her career in upstate New York, focusing on children and families, and later formed a team in Oregon providing intensive therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder. Her work with neurodiverse populations, including those with autism and ADHD, has deepened her understanding of brain function and emotional development.
Driven by a lifelong commitment to growth and innovation, Dr. Markovics has more recently explored the potential of psychedelic-assisted therapy—particularly for trauma and treatment-resistant depression—where traditional approaches often fall short.
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Open to 1:1 & Group Work
Arah was honored to be in the first graduating class at InnerTrek and among the first licensed facilitators here in Oregon. In addition, she has been a psychotherapist for the past 20 years. She is also a mother to 2 teenagers who keep her humble. She considers herself a lifelong learner, exploring various paths of healing and development over decades in a variety of professional and personal ways. She has a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and postgraduate training in secular Buddhist psychology, humanistic/existential therapy, specialized therapy with adoptive families, trauma training, couples therapy, and more. She has found psilocybin to be an incredibly helpful ally in her own healing of early trauma and loss. In expanded states, she has experienced a depth of belonging, security, and love that has been profoundly supportive, increasing her sense of gratitude, wonder, and awe for this precious life. Curiosity and compassion are her trusted companions in her work with clients.
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Open to Group Work Only
David is a psilocybin facilitator, entrepreneur, and executive coach with a deep commitment to creating safe, compassionate spaces for healing and personal growth. As the founder and former CEO of Fully, David built the company into a $100M+ e-commerce enterprise while fostering a culture of inclusivity, social responsibility, and purpose. After selling the business, David's life took an unexpected turn following a macrodose psilocybin journey. This transformative experience revealed a clear path forward: to help others navigate their own journeys of healing and self-discovery.
Combining over 25 years of meditation practice with extensive experience in leadership and executive coaching, David now facilitates psilocybin journeys for individuals and groups. His practice focuses on business and nonprofit leaders, LGBTQ clients, individuals navigating life transitions, those managing high levels of anxiety, and people with histories of addiction.
David brings a unique blend of compassion, insight, and professionalism to every session, empowering clients to connect with their inner wisdom, embrace authenticity, and live more purposeful, fulfilling lives.
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Open to 1:1 & Group Work
Sarah is a licensed psilocybin facilitator, spiritual mentor, and sacred ceremonialist who has been guiding plant medicine journeys since 2021. Her experience began in the traditions of a shamanic church and was followed by certification through the InnerTrek training program. Additionally she holds trainings in spiritual life coaching, meditation, energy work, women’s work, and sound medicine. Sarah now blends her diverse training into a unique, integrative approach that honors both Eastern and Western healing traditions. She focuses on women’s empowerment, grief and loss, spiritual reconnection, chronic illness, parenting, and motherhood, and creativity. It is her deepest honor to hold sacred space for healing.
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Open to Group Work Only
Seth approaches facilitation with compassion, reliability, and authentic engagement. He honors traditional psychedelic practices and deepens the experience by incorporating live musical accompaniment into his sessions, creating an immersive soundscape with crystal bowls, drums, chimes and more. His background as an Emergency Medicine physician lends an additional level of knowledge and safety to his work with medically complex clients. As InnerTrek’s Health and Safety Director and as the founder of Cascade Psychedelic Medicine, he is working diligently to bring psychedelic healing above ground and into our community with mindfulness and integrity.
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Open to Individual & Group Work
Alex H. Robinson is a distinguished Army SOF combat Veteran with a decade of active duty service within the Special Operations community.
Following their military service, Alex pursued higher education at the University of Southern California as a Tillman Scholar, earning a Master of Science in Organizational Psychology with a focus on gender equity initiatives and LGBTQ advocacy. Struggling with various mental and physical health challenges after leaving service, she sought alternative treatments outside the VA system and discovered healing through plant-based medicines, breath-work, writing, yoga, and meditation. As a certified Oregon psilocybin facilitator, their focus is centered around advancing equitable access to these transformative healing modalities for all people. Alex also supports Heroic Hearts Project retreats in Mexico and Peru, working alongside Indigenous facilitators, as they are dedicated to ensuring Indigenous voices are at the forefront of the psychedelic movement.
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Open to 1:1 & Group Work
Peregrine Somerville is a wilderness guide, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, licensed psilocybin facilitator, and cultural educator with the Chehalis Indian Tribe—of which he is an adopted member. His facilitation style interweaves an academic background in cognitive science with a lifelong practice of earth-based ritual. Applying a trauma-informed lens to journey work, he empowers clients to trust the innate intelligence of their body as they traverse the inner wilderness of the psychedelic experience. Peregrine strives for a genuine collaboration with each client, homing in on their personal relationship with divinity or sacredness, and finding meaningful ways to access this connection throughout the journey. He seeks to maximize the therapeutic potential of the medicine, approaching it with humility, reverence, openness, and awe.
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Open to 1:1 & Group Work
Rose is honored to be a licensed Facilitator and be with people on their journeys. She has been preparing to do this work for her whole life. In her younger days she discovered the magic of psychedelics. And, even though she does not consider herself to be a religious person per se, she always found her journeys to be incredibly spiritual in nature. Psilocybin helped her find her true self and these experiences sustained her for many decades to come. They helped shape who she is and how she sees life. Rose’s friends say that she knows how to live life. And, she now feels very lucky to be able to share this plant medicine legally with other people who might be suffering or looking for guidance or, for what ever purpose brought you here. As a Facilitator, she draws from her life long work as a Massage Therapist, Energy Worker, Intuitive Consultant, Yoga Therapist and Meditation Instructor. As a perpetual student of the healing arts and life itself, she has many tools that she picked up along the way. All these contributing to her ability to be able to hold space for you mindfully, with integrity and a compassionate heart. And, hopefully even share a few laughs along the way.
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