Brian received his Masters of Social Work from the University of Windsor and is a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers. Brian has over a decade of experience working with individuals that struggle with Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders. He has spent several years working to bring hope to some of the most marginalized communities in and around the Greater Toronto Area including at-risk youth, individuals experiencing homelessness and refugees. Brian has special experience providing psychedelic assisted therapy, designing treatment protocols as well as training and mentoring other clinicians. 

Brian has also served as a reservist Infantry Officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, leaving at the rank of Captain.  Understanding the unique stressors that Veterans and First Responders face, Brian has dedicated part of his career to providing Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy to this underserved population group.  The work that Brian has done with Veterans has been written about in “The Ketamine Breakthrough” by Dr. Mike Dow and Ronan Levy. Brian has completed MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Training with the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies and is currently training with Compass Pathways in preparation to participate as a Therapist for upcoming clinical trials investigating the potential of Psilocybin to address Treatment-Resistant Depression. He has received additional training in breathwork practices and somatic techniques.

Overall, Brian’s belief is that each individual person is powerful and that they possess the tools within themselves to overcome their challenges. Brian believes his role in therapy is to help individuals connect in deeper ways with their intuition and their abilities to heal themselves.