Janis Phelps, PhD
she/her
Clinical Psychologist
Director, The Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research, California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS)
About
Dr. Phelps is a full professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco, California. She served as the Dean of Faculty at CIIS for the graduate departments in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. She is currently the founder and director of the CIIS Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research, which conducts the first academically accredited, professional certificate training program for psychedelic-assisted therapy and research.
Dr. Phelps is a board member of the Heffter Research Institute, which has conducted psilocybin research since the 1990s. Her recent publications focus on the competencies and training of therapists in psychedelic-assisted therapies. Dr. Phelps is contributing to the development of a national accreditation board for therapists and to methods of scaling effective training programs to meet the burgeoning need for well-trained mental health and medical professionals in the field of psychedelic medicine. Dr. Phelps maintains a private practice in Mill Valley, California.
