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Richard Willis

Intake Coordinator

“My experiential knowing has been well-earned throughout my own journey of healing and awakening.”

I am dedicated to applying powerful methods like Compassionate Inquiry and traditional healing modalities to help my clients move through challenging spaces of addiction and psychological suffering toward liberation and well-being. My experiential knowing has been well-earned throughout my own journey of healing and awakening.

I began working with plant medicines in the Peruvian Amazon in 2013, after recovering from many years of severe addiction, and found their capacities for healing to radically shift the course of my life. My subsequent commitment to plant dieta with Ayahuasca, and awakening to the vast healing potential of spirit medicine, reached new heights when I began my apprenticeship with Don Agustin Machacca Florez of Q’eros Nation in 2016. My skillful approach and keen insights into psycho-spiritual integration are nourished through sustained study with Jennifer Welwood and Dr. Gabor Mate. In recent years, I have committed to a long-term initiatory path with the Lakota people, and the Sundance.

Each year, I teach courses on dreamwork and Peruvian Shamanism that culminate in an in-person group journey to the high mountains of Peru. My private practice is open to support those who wish to receive honest reflections and skillful guidance from an experienced practitioner.