Janis Phelps, PhD, is a leader in the field of psychedelic therapy training as the Director of the Psychedelic Therapies and Research at the California Institute of Integral Studies Center. As the Center’s founder, Dr. Phelps developed and launched the first university accredited, post-graduate training program for psychedelic therapy and research. She has held the position of the Dean of Faculty of the six doctoral departments in the CIIS School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her landmark 2017 publication, “Developing Guidelines and Competencies for the Training of Psychedelic Therapists”, has garnered 6,000+ reads which is a testament to the interest in training worldwide. These ideas are further developed in two book chapters and other journal publications. A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Phelps is a board member of the Heffter Research Institute, which has conducted highly influential psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy research since the 1990’s. She consults internationally and presents on methods of scaling effective training programs to meet the burgeoning need for well-trained facilitators and therapists in the field of psychedelic medicine. Dr. Phelps maintains a private clinical practice in California.