Kate Hulpke, MS
What are you exploring at this point in your life? What inner voice is asking to be heard? Together, we will create a supportive environment to clarify your intentions and prepare the space for your journey. Many of us carry experiences that shaped us in ways we are still coming to understand. Now, we have the chance to meet ourselves with presence, curiosity, and care.
With support, we allow what arises to be met gently and at your pace. During preparation, we will cultivate grounding practices, trust, and internal steadiness. When it is time for your psilocybin session, I will be there to accompany you with attentiveness and respect. Afterward, we will take time to reflect together, exploring how the experience may inform your life going forward.
My own life has included seasons of transition, grief, and questioning. These experiences have shaped my capacity to sit with others in a steady and open way. I welcome individuals from many walks of life, including those navigating identity questions, life changes, grief, and the tender territory that can accompany the end of life. I also feel especially connected to those who identify as neurodivergent or LGBTQ+, and to those whose stories carry threads shaped by culture, family, and ancestry.
I do not lead or direct your process. I accompany it. We follow your pace, your inner rhythm, and the wisdom that arises naturally in your experience.
I offer accompaniment for individual sessions as well as small groups who feel called to explore this work in community.
If you are here, something in you is already reaching toward what matters. We will begin there, slowly and gently, with openness.
As part of my practice, I offer ongoing reciprocity by contributing ten percent of my facilitation income to community care and accessibility efforts. This is one way I honor the interconnectedness at the heart of this work.
Kate holds a Master of Science in Human-Centered Design & Engineering from the University of Washington, a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Oregon, and is currently completing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Bushnell University, with an expected completion date of December 2026.
Facilitation Fee: $750-$2000 sliding scale
Samantha Schrantz Takamori, MS
Samantha brings a steady, grounded presence shaped by years of work alongside individuals facing profound life challenges. Over the past six years, she has worked as a Criminal Defense Investigator in indigent defense, supporting people navigating serious criminal charges. Earlier in her career, she served as a residential counselor in a secured psychiatric youth facility, working closely with adolescents experiencing significant emotional and behavioral distress. These roles placed her in sustained relationship with grief, moral injury, and survival, deeply informing her compassionate, non-judgmental approach.
Through her work with underserved and highly impacted populations, Samantha developed a strong commitment to meeting people exactly where they are. Her approach emphasizes emotional safety, informed consent, respect for personal agency, and care that is relational, transparent, and thoughtfully paced.
As a psilocybin facilitator, Samantha prioritizes preparation, trust, and integration. She views psilocybin not as a cure, but as a catalyst. One that can open access to meaningful inner experiences when held within a safe, intentional, and ethically grounded container. She brings an attuned, steady presence to each journey and honors the autonomy and internal wisdom of every client she serves.
Samantha is especially passionate about supporting individuals navigating experiences of trauma, identity transitions, and major life inflection points. Her work is guided by empathy, humility, and the belief that insight and growth can emerge when care is rooted in authenticity, patience, and love.
Samantha holds a Master of Science in Psychology from the University of Oregon (Spring 2025). Her graduate capstone explored trauma-informed perspectives on psilocybin within contemporary research contexts.
Facilitation Fee: $650–$1,400 sliding scale
Website:www.psilocybinhealing.com
Lewis Birdseye IV, B.A. QMHA
I am a trilingual guide (English, French, and Spanish) who grew up in Oregon. Before joining the Ripple team, I worked in crisis response and community outreach roles in Lane County.
I supported individuals and families navigating acute stress, loss, and emotionally challenging life circumstances. This work continues to inform my calm, steady, and attentive presence, especially during moments of vulnerability and transition.
I was drawn to this work through my own lived experience and a long period of searching for approaches that felt more aligned and meaningful. Over time, psychedelic experiences offered me a different perspective on myself and my relationships with others.
My approach to psilocybin facilitation is trauma-informed and non-directive. I trust each person’s inner wisdom and capacity for insight, and my role is to offer steady, grounded support as you move through your own authentic experience. I welcome people of all faiths, identities, and backgrounds. I feel especially at home accompanying those navigating long-held challenges or significant life transitions.
I place strong emphasis on integration, where insights from the psilocybin experience can be gently reflected on and explored in the context of everyday life. For this reason, I commit to meeting with each client for two preparation sessions and two post-session integration meetings to support clarity, grounding, and ongoing reflection. I look forward to accompanying you through this process.
I hold a BA from the University of Oregon, where I double majored in French and Political Science, and I completed two years of study at Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador.
Facilitation fee: $500-$1,000 sliding scale
Willow Sat Narayan
Have you reached a moment when something within is asking to be acknowledged, when the familiar no longer feels alive and you sense it is time to listen in a new way?
I companion those who feel called to listen more closely to their lives, often during periods of re-orientation, when their understanding of relationship is widening to include deeper layers of Self, others, and the more-than-human world. People arrive here following significant life events, encounters with systems that feel disorienting, illness or death within one’s circle, or abrupt shifts that alter how they relate to themselves or the world. Whether you are new to psilocybin or returning with intention, our work together is held as a relational space shaped by curiosity and presence.
For over twenty-five years, I have tended the art of attunement through ritual, sound, movement, and deep listening. Sessions unfold in a non-directive way that honors the body’s signals, personal values, intentions, and authentic pacing.
My orientation is rooted in belonging that is personal, ancestral, and ecological, while also holding awareness of generations to come and the wider cosmic context in which our lives unfold. I companion people with steadiness and respect as new ways of relating come into view.
Facilitation Fee: $777-1,888 sliding scale
Every other month, I offer one equity-based rate of $444 as part of an ongoing commitment to access and care.
Website:www.willowsatnarayan.com
Sam Groshong, MS, BS
I am a lifelong Oregonian who believes that our growing disconnection from each other is tied to our disconnection from the natural world. When we slow down and pay attention to the land, the water, and the people around us, we remember that we belong here. I value a sense of place, reciprocity with nature, community care, and leading with integrity.
My own path has involved meaningful personal work, with psilocybin playing an important role in how I understand relationship, responsibility, and presence. I hold space where people can explore their inner landscape with honesty and without hurry.
I show up well with people who are moving through significant life experiences, identity transitions, caregiving, and end-of-life conversations. I also hold a strong commitment to anti-racism, anti-sexism, and anti-fascism, and I work to embody equity and accountability in my relationships and in my facilitation.
Sam holds a Master of Science in Educational Leadership and Policy and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from Portland State University.
Facilitation fee: $500-$1,200 sliding scale
Jocelyn Lescarbeau
My work is rooted in the belief that meaningful inner work happens in spaces of safety, trust, and beauty. Drawing from many years of study in Hatha Yoga, herbalism, and the healing arts, I aim to create experiences that feel grounded, spacious, and connected to the wisdom of the body.
I am especially drawn to working with women, mothers, people who have moved through difficult or formative life experiences, those exploring identity, grief, neurodivergence, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. I value honesty, pacing, and meeting each person as they are.
Motherhood has been one of my greatest teachers, showing me the power of presence, patience, and love. I find guidance in the rhythm of the seasons, the strength of community, and the creativity of music and the arts. These threads shape the space we share, inviting you to slow down, listen inward, and rediscover the wisdom that has been there all along.
Facilitation fee: $750-$2,000 sliding scale
Website: www.Fullcirclepsilocybin.com
Shelah Wind-Smith
If you’re considering this work, you don’t need to have it all figured out. Many people arrive feeling curious, hopeful, nervous, or simply ready for something to shift. My role is to meet you where you are and help you feel safe enough to explore what wants to surface.
My relationship with psilocybin began in my youth during a time of deep questioning. Like many, I was searching for something I couldn’t yet name. That first experience was deeply impactful and continues to shape the path I walk today.
Over time, I’ve come to understand that healing isn’t linear. People often come to this work while regaining their footing after difficult chapters or reconnecting with themselves after carrying too much alone. Clients often share that they feel calm, accepted, and genuinely supported in our time together, as though they finally have permission to exhale.
With a background in nursing, I bring a grounded, steady presence and a holistic approach tailored to each individual. I serve as Lead Facilitator and Co Founder of Ripple Journeywork.
I feel especially drawn to those walking paths of recovery, entrepreneurship, neurodivergence, transistions, LGBTQIA2S+ identity, creative burnout, religious or spiritual questioning, caregiving, and deep sensitivity to the world around them.
Outside of facilitation, I live rurally with my family and animals. I spend time tending beehives, creating glass art, cycling country roads, and scuba diving. These practices keep me connected to collaboration, creativity, and the courage to explore depth with curiosity.
Facilitation Fee: Sliding scale $750 to $2000
If this feels aligned, you are welcome to schedule a consultation to explore what you are seeking and see whether working together feels like a good fit.
Many people I work with are new to this process, A gentle first conversation. No pressure, no expectations.
You can also visit www.ripple.care to learn more and read reflections from past clients.
Facilitation Pricing
Choosing a contribution that fits
Facilitators at Ripple set their own fee structures using a sliding-scale model. You’ll see a range listed for each facilitator (for example, $500–$2,000) and are invited to choose the amount that feels accessible and appropriate for your circumstances.
Sliding-scale ranges may vary between facilitators based on factors such as experience, training background, capacity, and current life circumstances.
Sliding-scale pricing is rooted in community care. When someone contributes at the higher end of a range, it helps make this work more accessible to others with fewer financial resources. This approach supports facilitators in offering their presence and time sustainably, while keeping psilocybin services available across different life situations.
As you explore facilitator bios, you’ll see each person’s sliding-scale fee listed clearly. You’re invited to choose the facilitator and contribution that feel most aligned for you.
Our consultation process is designed to help you find a facilitator who feels like a good fit.
