About Alex
I didn't arrive at this work through a straight line.
Like many people, I've spent much of my life trying to understand what it means to feel steady, grounded, and at home in my own mind. I've experienced ambition and burnout, clarity and confusion, connection and disconnection.
Over time, I became deeply curious about the patterns beneath those shifts — the nervous system, the mind, and the conditions that genuinely support well-being.
That curiosity is what led me here.
I'm 35 years old, originally from Minnesota, and moved to Denver in 2012 after finishing my undergraduate degree. Colorado has been home ever since. I'm a husband and a father of two — roles that continue to shape and refine me in ways no formal training ever could.
Learning to Pay Attention
For a long time, I discounted my own struggles.
On paper, I've had many privileges and opportunities. I often felt I didn’t have the “right” to struggle — that gratitude should override difficulty. But being human is complex, regardless of circumstance. Some lives carry unimaginable hardship. Others look stable from the outside while navigating anxiety, pressure, or quiet disconnection.
Coming to terms with that allowed me to take my inner life more seriously — not dramatically, but honestly.
That shift — learning to pay attention without minimizing or exaggerating — changed the way I show up for myself and for others.
Personal Practice
I don't approach facilitation as someone who has it all figured out.
I approach it as someone who actively engages in the same kind of steady work I support others in exploring.
Exercise and strength training remain important anchors for me. Years of competitive athletics — including college football — eventually led to injuries that required me to slow down and recalibrate. What was once about performance became about sustainability and care. Physical therapy, patience, and long-term thinking replaced intensity.
Nutrition, sleep, breathwork, meditation, and ongoing talk therapy are all integral parts of how I support my own mental and emotional health. These practices are not dramatic. They are consistent.
Becoming a parent has deepened this work even further. Parenting has challenged my reactivity, my identity, and my nervous system regulation. It has taught me about co-regulation, repair, and humility. It has reinforced something simple but profound: growth often happens in ordinary moments, not peak experiences.
That understanding shapes how I facilitate.
Transformation, in my experience, is rarely about intensity. It's about integration.
A Grounded Approach to This Work
Before entering the natural medicine space, I built a career as a multimedia artist and creative professional. My work centered around storytelling and clarity — helping people communicate honestly and intentionally. Over time, I realized the same principles that make meaningful creative work also apply to meaningful inner work: preparation, structure, presence, and integration.
My interest in psychology and human consciousness deepened into formal training. I am a licensed Natural Medicine Facilitator in Training in Colorado and am completing the final professional consultation hours required for full licensure. I am also currently enrolled in a Master's program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a somatic focus, working toward licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and psychotherapist.
This work is not separate from my life — it grows out of it.
Reverence for the Responsibility
Facilitating psychedelic experiences carries weight.
These are vulnerable, intimate spaces. They require preparation, steadiness, and respect for what can surface. When someone steps into this work, they are often opening parts of themselves that don't receive much attention in everyday life.
I hold that responsibility carefully.
My role is to help create an environment where you feel safe enough to explore honestly — and supported enough to navigate whatever arises.
Just as important as the experience itself is what happens afterward. Insight becomes meaningful when it is woven into daily life.
This work asks for humility. I bring that with me each time.
If You're Considering This Work
You don't need to have everything figured out. Curiosity is enough.
We can start with a conversation.
