Kip Williams, Ph.D., LMFT
- October 15, 2026
Alison McQueen, MA, LPC, ATR-BC, ACS
Description
Educational Background
Alison holds a Master of Transpersonal Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Art Therapy from Naropa University (2012) and over three years of training in somatic trauma work with Katie Asmus and the Somatic Training Institute. She is professionally trained in MDMA-assisted, Cannabis-Assisted, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychedelic Therapies, as well as Psilocybin Mushroom Support Services and Harm Reduction. Alison served as Sub-Investigator and MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapist/Researcher in the Phase 2 MAPS sponsored and FDA-approved study for the treatment of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (2011-2014). In 2019 she completed Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy training with Dr. Philip Wolfson and the prestigious Ketamine Training Center, and since 2014 she has been co-developing Psychedelic Cannabis protocols and trainings with her husband Daniel McQueen. Alison was educated by advanced legacy practitioners in Psilocybin Mushroom Support Services and Harm Reduction. In addition to this, she has successfully completed Psychedelic First Aid Training through Psychedelic Sitters School which includes CPR certification, psychedelic mental health crisis intervention and suicide intervention training and is a licensed clinical facilitat
Bringing together over 15 years experience in the mental health field, FDA-approved clinical research experience in psychedelic therapies, and four years of international experience in therapeutic art education in the Czech Republic, Alison works skillfully and empathically with individuals and groups in cultivating lives of meaning and authenticity. Alison believes that no one does this work alone, and is inspired by a transparent and collaborative feminist approach to healing. Your stories, your wisdom, and your vulnerabilities are safe with her. We invite you to reach out so that she may support you on your journey.
A Note from Alison
My calling is to do my part to resolve stress and trauma on the personal and global level, and I am deeply passionate about alternative and holistic therapies. Since 2012, when I co-founded the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness, I have been developing and teaching best practices in psychedelic therapy. I partner with harm reduction experts to support individuals in safe, sacred, and legal altered states exploration and in developing ‘right relationship’ with the substances they are using.
Over the past 20 years (and before becoming a full-time psychedelic professional), I have had the honor of working in mental health settings as well as in educational and art-based community settings with a number of unique populations both in the United States and Eastern Europe. Some of the people who have inspired my path are (in chronological order) : children in New Mexico who have parents living in the prison system, first-generation New Mexicans who were experiencing hunger, ethnic minorities living in the Czech Republic (especially Romani, Asian and African child immigrants and refugees), Czech & American preschoolers and their families, adults in Colorado with mental health diagnoses who were also transitioning out of prison systems, as well as elders with late-stage dementia, institutional trauma, depression and end-of-life anxiety. I have cherished each and every person I have worked with over the years, and am grateful for what they have taught me about the value of authentic human connection.
I deeply trust in the basic goodness within each of us, and I have immense faith in the resilience of the human spirit. I am passionate about creating safe and healthy containers for growth and transformation. I identify as a BIPOC and LGBTQI+ ally and am committed to the path of conscious leadership.
My work is in alignment with the Natural Medicine Health Act and subsequent legislation which was passed in Colorado in 2022. I genuinely honor my ancestors, and I honor the ancestors of the lands I live on (the Cheyenne, Ute & Arapahoe). With a Masters degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology (with an emphasis in Art Therapy) from Naropa University, my work bridges clinical psychology training with spirituality, mindfulness, art, meditation, and an exploration of each client’s own soul language and personal connection to what is sacred and meaningful for them. When requested by clients, I bring spiritual ceremony, ritual, ancestor work and prayer into session work. Psychedelic sessions are often innately spiritual and mystical in nature for many of my clients and I am professionally trained to navigate these realms with them. My own personal spiritual practice integrates intentional, safe and sacred medicine use practices with art, ancestral work, meditation, and somatic journeywork. I believe the states that can be reached through supported and ceremonial psychedelic experiences are each person’s birthright and I am called to make these spiritual (though non-dogmatic) practices accessible to my clients.
Consider working with me if:
- You’re ready to bring awareness to and transform personal and intergenerational patterns
- You feel called to psychedelic medicines but want expert guidance for the experience
- You’ve grown weary of certain patterns that keep repeating themselves, and you’re ready for a radical change
- You understand that healing isn’t always easy or convenient, but something in you feels drawn to this path
- You are an aspiring psychedelic professional ready to launch your practice
Contact Information
Location of Practice
The Center for Medicinal Mindfulness
Address
75 Manhattan Dr STE 106
Zip/Post Code
80303
Practice Information
Credentials
MA, LPC, ATR-BC, ACS Natural Medicine Licensed Clinical Facilitator
In-person and online services?
Both in person and online
Type of Practice
Licensed Professional Counselor, Board Certified Art Therapist and Approved Clinical Supervisor serving as a Lead Instructor of Medicinal Mindfulness Academy (a Licensed Psilocybin Mushroom Facilitator Training Program approved by the Department of Regulatory Agencies) and Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Guide Training Center Director, Co-Founder & Psychedelic Guide at the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness Board Member and Natural Medicine Personal Use Support Practitioner with Medicinal Mindfulness Foundation non-profit
Services Offered
Cannabis-Assisted Psychedelic Therapy
Psilocybin Mushroom Support Services
Ketamine-Assisted Psychedelic Therapy
Art Therapy, Art-Based Psychedelic Preparation & Integration, & Arts-Integrated Psychedelic Education & Training
Supervision & Consulting Services for Psychedelic Professionals
Harm Reduction
Mentorship for new and established psychedelic facilitators
Expertise for mental health professionals transitioning into legal psychedelic therapy
Coaching in moving your vision into vocation ™
Coaching for international activists, leaders, and entrepreneurs in the psychedelic space
Psilocybin Mushroom Support Services
Ketamine-Assisted Psychedelic Therapy
Art Therapy, Art-Based Psychedelic Preparation & Integration, & Arts-Integrated Psychedelic Education & Training
Supervision & Consulting Services for Psychedelic Professionals
Harm Reduction
Mentorship for new and established psychedelic facilitators
Expertise for mental health professionals transitioning into legal psychedelic therapy
Coaching in moving your vision into vocation ™
Coaching for international activists, leaders, and entrepreneurs in the psychedelic space
List of Completed Trainings (Psychedelic Sitters School/Center for Medicinal Mindfulness)
Licensed Professional Counselor, Board Certified Art Therapist and Approved Clinical Supervisor serving as a Lead Instructor of Medicinal Mindfulness Academy (a Licensed Psilocybin Mushroom Facilitator Training Program approved by the Department of Regulatory Agencies) and Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Guide Training
Center Director, Co-Founder & Psychedelic Guide at the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness
Board Member and Natural Medicine Personal Use Support Practitioner with Medicinal Mindfulness Foundation non-profit
Center Director, Co-Founder & Psychedelic Guide at the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness
Board Member and Natural Medicine Personal Use Support Practitioner with Medicinal Mindfulness Foundation non-profit
List of Completed Trainings (Outside of PSS/MM)
Sub-Investigator and MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapist/Researcher in the Phase 2 MAPS sponsored and FDA-approved study for the treatment of complex post-traumatic stress disorder
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy training with Dr. Philip Wolfson
Master of Transpersonal Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Art Therapy from Naropa University
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy training with Dr. Philip Wolfson
Master of Transpersonal Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Art Therapy from Naropa University
Areas of Expertise & Specializations
Somatic (body-centered) Trauma & Depth Work
Conscious Parenting
Post-Traumatic Growth & Radical Personal Transformation
Psychedelic Harm Reduction & Integration
Conscious Parenting
Post-Traumatic Growth & Radical Personal Transformation
Psychedelic Harm Reduction & Integration
Hourly Rate
$250.00
