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Sara Gael

MAPS Director of Harm Reduction

After receiving her Master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology at Naropa University, Sara began working with MAPS in 2012, coordinating psychedelic harm reduction services at festivals and events worldwide with the Zendo Project. Sara was an Intern Therapist for the recently completed MAPS Phase 2 clinical trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD in Boulder, CO. She maintains a private practice as a psychotherapist specializing in trauma and non-ordinary states of consciousness. Sara believes that developing a comprehensive understanding of psychedelic medicines through research and education is essential for the health and well being of individuals, communities, and the planet.
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Ryan Jay Beauregard

Manager

Ryan received his B.A. in Psychology from Claremont McKenna College, and spent 10 years mentoring at-risk teens and families through wilderness survival skills and nature connection. His passion for community connection, the environment, and intrapersonal healing continued with his involvement in permaculture, natural building, and ancestral grief rituals. As a volunteer with the Zendo Project since 2013, Ryan has had the opportunity to connect and expand the scope of psychedelic harm reduction in communities and festivals all over the globe. As the Zendo Project Manager, he integrates his skills in psychology, design and and community engagement. When he isn’t on the road with the Zendo Project, Ryan can be found at his home in Boulder, CO enjoying the great outdoors, experimenting with sustainable technology, and designing websites, logos and sacred geometry art.
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Chelsea Rose Blake

Operations Coordinator

Chelsea Rose graduated from UCLA Honors College with a BA in Psychology in 2007 and from there, proceeded to get her Masters degree in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2012. She has a passion for Harm Reduction as a therapeutic and practical approach to drug use and abuse prevention. Chelsea works for DanceSafe, a public health organization, as manager for the reagent testing kit program. She is also a crisis worker at her local hospital emergency room for patients in psychiatric crisis, and is the Patient’s Rights Advocate for Nevada County, California. She lives in the Sierra foothills with her husband, Alexandre, who is also involved in Harm Reduction work, their three kiddos, and their bearded dragon lizard.
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Erica Siegal

Logistics and Volunteer Coordinator

Erica Siegal M.S.W. has been volunteering with MAPS since 2011, including several years with the Zendo Project. She is the Zendo Project Volunteer Coordinator, and currently the Study Coordinator for the MAPS-sponsored trial MDMA-assisted psychotherapy to treat social anxiety in autistic adults. Erica serves as Volunteer & Harm Reduction Coordinator for RGX Medical, a company that provides medical, first aid, and harm reduction services at over 30 festivals a year.
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Brooke Balliet

Supervisor

Brooke Balliett, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and board registered psychologist in Los Angeles, CA. With a specialization in prevention and early intervention in community mental health settings across LA, Brooke has a passion for building stronger communities through increased access to education and preventative services based on individualized community needs. Brooke is a co-therapist at the LA site for the MAPS Phase 3 clinical trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD, maintains a private practice as a psychotherapist specializing in emotional intelligence, psychedelic integration and Jungian psychotherapy and provides direct service, supervision and training in harm reduction services at festivals, raves and events worldwide with the Zendo Project, RQX Medical and Project #OpenTalk.
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Shannon Clare Carlin

Integration Coordinator

Shannon is passionate about life and growth. She cares deeply about humankind and the natural world. Shannon is dedicated to working with people through addiction, trauma, relationship, and the body. She received her Master’s Degree in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2014, including a practicum working with youth on moderation management for drug and alcohol use. At MPBC Shannon serves as MDMA Therapy Training Program Manager, overseeing administration and program development to educate professionals and researchers to provide MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD in approved settings. Shannon is also committed to psychedelic harm reduction, and continues to provide integration services through the Zendo Project. Shannon served as co-therapist on the MAPS-sponsored Phase 2 trial researching MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for anxiety associated with life-threatening illness, and will be a co-therapist at the Phase 3 site in Los Angeles, researching MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for severe PTSD. She is a dancer and California native. An adventurer at heart, Shannon can be found running in nature or swimming in a body of water.
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