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 the 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 Ketamine 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. 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. As a neurodivergent practitioner, I am particularly passionate about supporting neurodivergent clients who have previously struggled to feel safe or truly seen in medical and therapeutic settings. Additionally, I hold a deep interest in supporting fellow healthcare professionals—including physicians, NPs, and nurses—leveraging my first-hand understanding of the unique traumas, cultural pressures, and professional double-binds inherent in our field.

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 Psychedelic Assisted Therapy and extensive personal experience navigating non-ordinary states of consciousness. My goal is to guide clients toward deeper psychospiritual integration through a combination of clinical counselling, medicinal work, and dedicated 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