Meet the Team

  • I’m both a clinician trained in mental health and addiction counseling and an advocate for new ways to promote healing and personal growth. My approach prioritizes safety and honors individual autonomy to support one’s self-guided exploration. I bring knowledge gained from Psychedelic Harm Reduction trainings and volunteer work with Zendo Project and Kosmicare, serving festivalgoers at transformational gatherings. I’ve received additional training through Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy, Naropa University’s postgraduate certification in Psychedelic-assisted Therapies, and as a graduate of Lykos Therapeutics (formerly MAPS PBC) MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD training. The Psychedelic Play Retreat is inspired by my 2024 training in the Lascaux Method developed by CARDEA ketamine clinic in New York City.

  • Daniel has extensive experience in medical nursing and psychiatry. He takes an integrative approach to mental healthcare, combining traditional medication management with supportive therapy, supplementation, mindfulness/somatic techniques, and ketamine treatment. He has completed certifications in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy from Naropa University, Ketamine and Psychedelic Medicine from PRATI, and Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy from the Embody Lab. He believes that people have the innate wisdom to grow, heal, and thrive and strives to support and guide his patients through this process of change, collaborating together to develop an individualized path to healing.

What is the Psychedelic play process?

The Psychedelic Play Method is a state-of-mind approach to group healing, emphasizing exploration, creativity, and presence rather than a fixed set of activities or therapeutic techniques. It is not a clinical treatment or structured intervention, but rather an open-ended process where participants engage with their experiences in a dynamic, relational, and improvisational way—within a carefully held and supportive environment.

Traditional healing models often prioritize analysis, structure, and symptom reduction, but transformation is not just an intellectual exercise—it is an active, lived experience. In this space, we recognize that self-discovery is not about achieving a specific outcome, but about engaging with the present moment in new and meaningful ways.

While psychedelic states may be part of this experience, the focus is on cultivating play, curiosity, and adaptability—allowing each person to interact with their process in a way that feels safe, authentic, and self-directed.

This is not about replacing existing therapeutic approaches but expanding the possibilities for personal insight, growth, and connection—within a framework that prioritizes safety, self-agency, and respect for individual boundaries.

Our approach

beyond clinical

We step beyond rigid, medicalized frameworks and embrace growth as an organic, relational, and intuitive process while maintaining the highest degree of ethical standards of care and rigorous safety and monitoring.

harm reduction

Our facilitators aim to honor participant autonomy on their path, providing guardrails and protective support rather than guidance or prescription.

improvisational

Change doesn’t happen in a straight line. We embrace the unknown, the spontaneous, and the creative emergence of new possibilities.

At Psychedelic Play Retreats, we co-create the space for transformation to arise naturally—through connection, presence, and deep engagement with self, others, and the moment.

Because growth isn’t something you receive.
It’s something you create.