Hi! I'm Keren 

I am a dual-qualified Family Nurse Practitioner (#0194063) and Registered Clinical Counsellor (#20029) with over 20 years of experience in mental health, substance use, and harm reduction. My extensive background spans inner-city outreach and community settings, where I have supported youth and adults navigating trauma, addiction, neurodivergence, psychosis, mood disorders, and concurrent disorders. Throughout my career, I have co-founded an outreach Opioid Agonist Therapy program for high-risk youth at Foundry Vancouver, co-authored three academic papers on opioid use disorder, and served as a clinical instructor for the BC Centre on Substance Use.

In 2023, I founded Alchemystic Therapy in Vancouver, pivoting my focus to private practice clinical counselling, specialized NP mental health services, and Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy. As a pioneer in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, I serve as a Medical and Psychotherapy Associate with TheraPsil, where I have secured five Health Canada Special Access Program exemptions for MDMA and psilocybin treatments, and I have offered Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy independently through my private practice since 2025. 

I also specialize in Neurodivergent Affirming Care, serving adults living with ADHD, Autism, and other conditions.  I am an ADHD NP consultant at the Adult ADHD Centre, where I have been recognized as an ADHD-Certified Expert Practicing Professional, and I have also completed additional training around supporting high-masking or late diagnosed adults through burn-out and nervous system regulation.  Additionally, I have completed Level One training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, which uses somatic techniques to build safety and process trauma stored in the body.  Beyond my clinical practice, I am an Adjunct Professor at the UBC School of Nursing and faculty for the Foundations of Ketamine Assisted Therapy at Noctua Academy.

My years as a Harm Reduction Nurse Practitioner taught me the importance of walking alongside patients, supporting their unique process without preconceived expectations. I believe that every individual holds the internal blueprint for their own healing; my role is to help you explore that path within the safety of a dedicated therapeutic container. 

My practice is rooted in the core values of harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and a non-pathologizing approach to mental health. I offer a unique perspective that blends rigorous training in mainstream psychopharmacology and psychiatry with specialized training in Somatic and Psychedelic Assisted Therapies. My goal is to guide clients toward deeper psychospiritual integration through a combination of clinical counselling, medicine work, and psychedelic preparation and integration.

You and I are the force for transformation in the world.  We are the consciousness that will define the nature of the reality we are moving into.   - Ram Dass