Melinda Halpern, LPC

I believe that everyone wants relief from suffering but doesn’t always know the path to get there. Our work is a partnership, not one-directional. I tend to have a direct style that often uses humor and realness to normalize the pain of being human.

I have been an Oregon Psilocybin Facilitator since 2023 to encourage insight, look at traumas, and find a route toward healing. I am a graduate of the Integrative Psychiatry Institute in Boulder, CO, and my work in the growth field started 25 years ago. My background began with coaching (rowing, skiing, swimming) and as an experiential educator with Outward Bound.  After a Master’s degree from Oregon State University in Counseling, I began a love affair with therapy. While psilocybin facilitation is not therapy, and the services I provide as a facilitator are not connected to my work as a therapist, my experiences provide a strong foundation and an ability to recognize how our development into adults can be impacted.