Our mission is to make the benefits of art, creativity, and the Art Therapy process safely and easily accessible to psychonauts, facilitators, researchers, academic institutions, organizations, and anyone exploring the world of psychedelics and non-ordinary states of consciousness (NOSC).
We are passionate about providing resources and supporting research, community-based collaboration, career development, and personal inquiry around the growing understanding of this unique intersection.
Meet The PATN Team
Rebecca
Wilkinson
Rebecca Wilkinson, LPC, LCPAT, ATR-BC, ITR-TT is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Professional Art Therapist, and Certified Trauma Therapist with over 30 years of experience in inpatient and outpatient mental health care, training and education, and professional development.
Rebecca writes extensively about Psychedelics and Art Therapy, teaching on the topic at the George Washington Graduate Art Therapy Program. In addition to her extended personal journey with psychedelics as a means of healing, she completed a year long intensive certificate program with the Integrative Psychiatric Institute and the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Sciences. She is currently enrolled in the Grof Psychedelic Training Academy (Canada) in Holotropic Breathwork and Psychedelic Therapy.
She is co-author with Gioia Chilton of Positive Art Therapy in Theory and Practice: Integrating Positive Psychology with Art Therapy and author/illustrator ofColoring Creates Wellbeing: The Desert Mandalas Coloring Book.
Alyssa
Gursky
Alyssa B. Gursky, LPC is a Transpersonal Art Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor based in Portland, Oregon. They Received their Masters Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, concentrating in Transpersonal Art Therapy from Naropa University. They are the owner of Psychedelic Art Therapy LLC, specializing in therapy and education for individuals and groups exploring non-ordinary states and creative practices to foster resilience and well-being.
They are a trained facilitator in MDMA with Lykos Therapeutics, ketamine with Ketamine Training Center and Polaris Insight Center, and psilocybin-assisted therapy with Alma Institute and Naropa University’s Center for Psychedelic Therapies. They also serve as a researcher and study therapist at the Social Neuroscience and Psychotherapy Lab, contributing to clinical trials on MDMA-Assisted Group Therapy for Transgender and Gender Diverse Veterans and Psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder. They are passionate about community art making & mixed media art. They love connecting with others on this topic & can be reached at Alyssa@PsychedelicArtTherapy.com
Caterina
Bragagnolo
Caterina Bragagnolo, ATR-BC, LCPC, EMDR-SEP, CCTS-II is a Board Certified Art Therapist, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, EMDR & Somatic Experience Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist, published writer and practicing Fine Artist. For 18 years, Caterina has been focused on supporting women and children through adverse or traumatic life experiences as well as developing community focused, art-based programming. Caterina works in private practice offering art therapy, clinical trauma counseling, art therapy psychedelic integration and PHRI services. She is also a Retreat Leader, Facilitator and Therapist at a legal psilocybin-assisted retreat center in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica. Additionally, she is also a contributing Artist and Author for Women on Psychedelics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Caterina’s personal experiences in healing from trauma in addition to her career path, allowed her to recognize how beneficial creative practice can be when processing complex, challenging or traumatic experiences. In removing the limit of language and leaning into the use of metaphor and symbol, there is an opportunity to identify a more embodied sense of meaning from adverse moments.
Caterina is passionate about promoting the benefits of plant medicine, art making & creative practice and committed to facilitating opportunities that allow individuals to reconnect with their own inner healer and creative license. In her free time she has been focused on completing her certification in Diversity, Culture and Social Justice in Psychedelics through the Chacruna Institute in April of 2026.