BOARD MEMBERS
CELISA FLORES, Psy.D.
BOARD PRESIDENT
Dr.Celisa found herself drawn into integration while reconnecting with her family lineage of plant medicine healers. Drawing upon formal and experiential training as a mother, therapist, yoga and mindfulness instructor, birth and end-of-life doula, she has found holding space for difficult transitions to come naturally. An advocate for body autonomy and safe and sacred exploration of consciousness, Dr. Flores has supported healing, recovery and transformation from challenging experiences. She is now also trained by MAPS to facilitate MDMA-assisted therapy once it becomes accessible in the United States. Dr. Flores generously expanded community integration circles to Orange County on the fourth Sunday of each month (adjustments for holiday weekends). Dr. Flores supports individual online and/or in-person coaching for personal growth and development, integration, and harm reduction.
PAUL ANTICO
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Paul holds a Certificate of Mastery in Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapy (PSIP) and is a Certified Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner. Paul has guided psychedelic journeys since 2018. His work centers on Relational Somatic Tuning (RST), an integrative approach to developmental and attachment trauma that draws on somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, and relational presence.
RST brings together influences from PSIP, Rosen Method, Compassionate Inquiry, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, Jungian therapy and dreamwork, Family Constellations, Polyvagal Theory, Medicine Dance, and other body-based and relational approaches.
Paul has been active in the Los Angeles psychedelic community for nearly a decade. He co-produced the Los Angeles Psychedelic Science Symposium at UCLA in 2018, contributed to Decriminalize California, and has worked with the Aware Project. His work has been covered in Vice, National Geographic, and other media.
Special Advisor to the Board
BEN MALCOLM, PharmD, MPH, BCPP
Dr. Ben Malcolm earned his bachelor’s degree (BS) in pharmacology at the University of California at Santa Barbara, prior to his Masters in Public Health (MPH) and Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) at Touro University California. He then completed post-graduate residencies in Acute Care at Scripps Mercy Hospital and Psychiatric Pharmacy at the University of California at San Diego Health. After residency training he began his career as an Academician at Western University of Health Sciences (WUHS), College of Pharmacy and obtained Board Certification in Psychiatric Pharmacy (BCPP).
Currently he provides psychopharmacology consulting services and a resource and support membership relating to the use psychedelic and psychotropic medications at spiritpharmacist.com
Dr. Malcolm envisions a society in which access to psychedelic drugs in a variety of safe and supported settings is available for purposes of psychospiritual well-being, personal development, ceremonial sacraments, and treatment of mental illness. His vision guides his scholarship, education, and service-related professional activity.
