Rev. Kristen Psaki
I am currently in formation as a Jungian Analyst through a rigorous five-year post-graduate training program with the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association of New York. I am credentialed in Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapy through the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness and assisted in teaching this modality to psychotherapists, clergy and chaplains with Psychedelic Sitters School. I am an advocate for the presence of trained religious professionals in psychedelic therapy and guiding. I have advanced training in Ketamine Assisted Therapy from the Polaris Insight Center and hold a certification in Somatic (body-based) Trauma therapy through the Somatic Wilderness Therapy Training Institute. I hold a Masters of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in NYC with a focus in Psychology & Religion, which is where I began my studies in depth psychology. I hold advanced training as an end-of-life and crisis chaplain and have accompanied many through the journeys of diagnosis, illness, death, grief and loss.
I am an affiliated community minister with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder and a lifelong seeker of the sacred. I trust in the transformative power of love and believe that all of us – need all of us – to be free. I practice a relational and body-aware approach, specializing in working with survivors of acute and chronic trauma, LGBTQIA+ embodied realities, sex & gender journeys, and the spiritually curious.
Trainings, Certifications & Continued Study
Jungian Analyst-in-Training with the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association, New York, 2023—present
Training to become a Jungian psychoanalyst consists of a four-year curriculum of didactic coursework, dream practica, intensive clinical supervision, and ongoing personal analysis.
Ordained Unitarian Universalist Minister in good standing with the Unitarian Universalist Minister’s Association. Currently an Affiliated Community Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder, CO.
Degrees:
Master of Divinity with a focus in Psychology & Religion from Union Theological Seminary in New York City, 2014.
Certifications & Credentialing:
Credentialed in Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapy (MBPT) with a specialty in Cannabis Assisted Psychedelic Therapy (CAPT) through the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness and Psychedelic Sitters School (2018-2021).
Certification in Ketamine Assisted Therapy through the Polaris Insight Center (2021). •
Certification in Somatic (body-based)Trauma Therapy through the Somatic Wilderness Therapy Training Institute (2021-2022).
Certification in Psychedelic First Aid, a mental health crisis intervention and wilderness first aid training through Psychedelic Sitters School
Clinical & Counseling Experience:
Four years and 1300hrs of clinical supervision in Mindfulness Based Psychedelic Therapy, Cannabis Assisted Psychedelic Therapy, Ketamine Assisted Psychedelic Therapy as well as in Psilocybin Support Services through the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness (2020-2024).
Two years of Clinical Pastoral Education including a 1 year residency as a Hospital Chaplain at St. Anthony North Health Campus in Westminster, CO (2015-2016) with a focus on acute and long-term loss, illness, tragedy, death and grief.