The Sana Team

Geoff Bathje, PHD

Geoff Bathje, PhD (he/him/his) is a licensed psychologist, professor of counseling, researcher, and advocate. His clinical work focuses primarily on substance use and addiction, multicultural issues, trauma, mood disorders, and the use of mindfulness meditation and mind-body connection in therapy. He has published research on stigma, cultural competence, substance use and harm reduction, and the medicinal use of psychedelics. He has additional interests in community psychology and the ways community, culture, and context can support or inhibit individuals. He takes an intersectional view of social issues and has engaged in community organizing, activism, and policy reform on issues related to economic justice, racial justice, mental health justice, harm reduction, and ending the war on drugs.

Eric Majeski, MA, LPC

Eric (he/him/his) is a licensed professional counselor who works from a harm reduction framework with an integrative, humanistic approach. His practice is neuro-affirmative and LGBTQIA+-affirmative, and he works with several populations including ADHD, substance use, anxiety, depression, grief, and PTSD. Eric is passionate about advocating for drug policy reform, the abolition of private prisons, and the end of the War on Drugs. Eric has offered psychedelic integration support services for over a decade, and coauthored/published a conceptual review on the topic of psychedelic integration in 2022. He received a certificate in Psychedelic-assisted Therapy from Integrative Psychiatric Institute in 2023.

Meghan Kennedy, LCSW - not seeing individual clients

Meghan Kennedy, LCSW, (she/her/hers) is a 25-year veteran psychotherapist and international consultant specializing in complex trauma and transcultural treatment issues.  She is certified in psychedelic-assisted therapies & research, conflict mediation, and EMDR, with additional training in cross-cultural communication and community organizing.  Meghan approaches her work with individuals, families and communities, from a strengths perspective with a humanist/holistic set of lenses. Understanding and appreciating the resilience of the human spirit, Meghan believes in an integrative approach that recognizes our bio-psycho-social-spiritual nature and its profound healing intelligence. Her ongoing personal work is an integral influence on her social and professional spheres.

RICHARD CLARK, CRNA, APRN

Rick (he/him/his) is a Board Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and takes a holistic integrative approach to health, wellness, life and patient care at AyaFusion Wellness Clinic. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Masters of Biology specializing in anesthesia from the University of Missouri. He is also a member of the American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists, & Practitioners (ASKP3) and is currently completing the Integrative Psychiatry Institute certificate program in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy.

Avery Ravitz, LCPC

Avery (he/they) is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) whose therapy is grounded in harm reduction, trauma-informed practices, and supporting clients in developing self-advocacy. They believe clients hold wisdom about their own experiences, which drives their current needs and goals. As a therapist, they act as a facilitator to help clients uncover and enhance their existing strengths. Avery helps their therapy clients rewrite their stories to develop a coherent sense of self in the present-day. They received a certificate in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy from the Integrative Psychiatry Institute in 2022, where they also lead home groups and queer affinity groups for current students. Avery’s clinical interests include queer studies, autism and neurodivergence, and ketamine-assisted therapy. They are autistic, queer, and spend their free time training for and running ultramarathons.

Judy Seals, FNP-C

Judy Seals (she/her/hers) is a board-certified family nurse practitioner who provides compassionate and trauma-informed care and has a strong interest in integrative and mental health. She completed the Integrative Psychiatry Institute’s Ketamine Medical Provider Training certification course and obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Baylor University and her Master of Science in Nursing from Rush University. She has over nineteen years of nurse practitioner experience in various roles, including over 2 1/2 years of experience as a ketamine medical provider. Her diverse professional background includes cardiology, plastic surgery, retail health, regenerative medicine, and integrative health where she developed a passion for a more holistic, patient-focused approach to health care and wellness. She believes that a partnership with patients grounded in trust and mutual respect is instrumental to optimizing outcomes, and looks forward to supporting your inner healing journey. 

Jean Edrada, BA, 200-hr RYT

Jean Edrada (she/her/hers) is a Yoga practitioner, somatic facilitator, healing-centered advocate, and the creator of Movement and Medicine.

Jean graduated from the University of Illinois Chicago at the top of her class with a BA in Sociology and a minor in Gender Studies in 2011. She went on to study briefly at the California Institute of Integral Studies to find her path back to Yoga. She has been practicing and studying Yoga for 16 years and teaching for 8 years after receiving her 200-hr RYT in Chicago in 2014. Jean has since trained in Trauma-Informed Yoga, Yoga for youth, Dynamic Mindfulness and Yoga Nidra. She has been of service in various capacities with communities across different identities for over 2 decades. Her experiences have taught her the importance and need for spaces and opportunities for healing, ease, release, joy, pleasure and freedom for every body/mind. Jean is an active Board Member of Cannabis Equity Illinois Coalition and is a co-founder of Radical Womxn and leads their Healing in Action programming offered to system impacted communities, frontline activists, and organizers.

Jessica Watz

Jessica Watz (she/her/hers) is Sana’s Administrative Specialist who provides medical billing and operations support. She has an extensive background in medical and mental health administration and has a long-term passion for psychology, mental health, and social justice. Jessica is working towards her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Adler University and aims to further her education with a PhD in counseling psychology. Her intended focus is trauma-informed practice, harm reduction, and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies. Jessica also volunteers with ANAD, an eating disorder support organization providing crisis and referral services for their helpline. She is immensely passionate about advocacy and outreach for underserved communities and hopes to dedicate much of her clinical work to populations who need it the most. 

Lydia Kudret

Lydia Kudret (she/they) is a fifth-year clinical psychology doctoral student at Roosevelt University, preparing to apply for her clinical internship. She identifies as a queer, Uyghur, non-binary woman. Lydia employs a client-centered and holistic lens that cultivates strengths and conceptualizes individuals within the systems that surround them. She utilizes tools such as mindfulness and somatic therapy to help individuals connect to their inner healer. Lydia also conducts mental health evaluations for the Human Behavioral Pharmacology Lab at the University of Chicago, which studies the effects of psychedelics and other drugs on healthy individuals. Lydia’s dissertation examines the potential moderation of different coping skills on the physical and mental consequences of racial and ethnic microaggressions.

Nicole Thompson

Nicole Thompson (she/her) is a fourth-year doctoral student in clinical psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, specializing in sex and relationships. She identifies as a queer, non-monogamous, white, cis-woman. Her approach is a holistic-integrated exploration of our bio-psycho-social-spiritual nature. Specifically, Nicole employs a humanistic and relational cultural theoretical frame to address the intersectionality of our humanness in an existential world. She believes that we grow in relationships and strives to build a therapeutic relationship that honors the power and intuitive knowledge of the individual. Nicole is a certified yoga teacher and focuses on the healing nature of our mind-body connection. She is also an activist and host of Modern Anarchy Podcast, advocating for ample space for the diversity of the human experience and the ability to authentically show up in the world. 

LAKSHMI ATHOTA, MD

Lakshmi Athota, MD (she/her/hers) is a practicing psychiatrist of 20 years. She has served individuals and communities in a variety of settings from rural medicine internationally, to working across public and private health care systems to bring a holistic approach to health. She looks beyond symptom reduction to help people live a meaningful and engaged life. Lakshmi’s area of interest is the intersection of spirituality and science and the integration of expanded states to heal and build resilience in individuals and communities. Her approach is to facilitate reconnection to that part of each of us that is whole, complete, and always resourced while embracing the perfection of being an imperfect human being. Lakshmi is certified through the American Boards of Psychiatry and Neurology, Integrative Medicine, and Medical Acupuncture. Her personal spiritual practice, experience as a registered yoga teacher, and graduate of the Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy & Research certificate program at CIIS, informs how she works with preparation and integration of non-dual states.

Paige Lassen, DO

Paige Lassen, DO, (she/her/hers) is a board-certified adult psychiatrist in the public health sector and associate professor of psychiatry. She received a certificate in psychedelic therapies and research from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2018. Dr. Lassen has over twelve years of experience working with individuals seeking treatment for a variety of concerns including but not limited to mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, substance use issues, psychotic illness, work, interpersonal, or life stressors. Her interest in the potential use of psychedelics as tools of healing and growth originated in medical school and remains a source of enthusiasm about the future of mental health. She brings a holistic, collaborative, and nonjudgmental approach to each client interaction.

Hugh Seller, MD

Hugh Seller, MD (he/him/his) is a Chicago-based, board-certified psychiatrist that specializes in addiction psychiatry. He completed residency and fellowship training at the University of Illinois at Chicago and currently serves as the medical director of an outpatient substance use disorder treatment program that focuses on harm reduction, integrative treatment approaches, and dual diagnosis care. He received additional training in psychotherapy at the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis and the California Institute for Integral Studies. He has an interest in the use of psychedelic substances for the treatment of psychiatric disorders and gives talks on the topic of drug-assisted psychotherapy involving ketamine, MDMA, and psilocybin.