Mollie M. Pleetanino, Psy.D.

I am a licensed psychologist serving clients virtually throughout California. Graduate training prepared me to treat adults with trauma and substance use disorders. Throughout these experiences, I witnessed with awe my clients’ drive to understand themselves and cultivate a sense of wholeness and meaning in their lives. I also gained insight into the beautiful complexity of how humans interact with consciousness-altering drugs. This insight, along with my long-term personal practices with yoga, meditation, the Enneagram, and dream analysis, led to my involvement in clinical research exploring non-ordinary states of consciousness. My primary focus is on the effects of psychedelics on the health and functioning of adult populations. I have provided therapy in clinical psilocybin trials at UC San Francisco and received training from MAPS to provide MDMA-assisted therapy to adults with PTSD. I am enthusiastic about psychedelic research and enjoy helping to bring new knowledge about ancient medicines into Western medical communities.