Cáit Branigan is an Ordained Priestess Hierophant of the Western Mystery Tradition, a Bean Feasa (Shamanic Practitioner) and Healer working within the traditions of Ireland. She works with individuals at her healing centre in Co. Wexford. She also teaches groups and conducts ceremonies throughout the country and internationally, work which includes Women’s Mysteries, the facilitation of Rites of Passage and sweat lodges within the Irish Tradition. She is an Ovate with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and a member of the Fellowship of Isis.
Marc B. Aixalà
Marc B. Aixalà (module teacher and facilitator) is a Telecommunication Engineer and Psychologist with Master studies in Integrative and Strategic Therapy. He has been trained in the therapeutic use of Non Ordinary States of Consciousness. Also trained in MDMA assisted-psychotherapy for PTSD by MAPS and the use of psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression, Marc is now working as a therapist in a clinical trial with psilocybin in Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Barcelona where he also mentors other psychedelic therapists. He has experience as a Team Leader and Trainer in emergency psychological assistance for people going through difficult psychedelic experiences at Boom Festival (Kosmicare 2010-2016).
Marc is the author of Psychedelic Integration: Psychotherapy for Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness (2022).
Marc collaborates with ICEERS (International Center for Ethnobotanical Education Research and Service) by offering integration psychotherapy sessions for people in challenging situations after psychedelic experiences, developing theoretical models of intervention and training and supervising therapists. He is the author of “Psychedelic Integration: non-ordinary logics and the challenges of psychotherapy in expanded states of awareness”.
He works as a psychologist in his private practice in Barcelona and offers trainings, lectures and talks related to psychedelic psychotherapy and integration.
Marc B.Aixalà es Ingeniero de Telecomunicaciones (UPC- Barcelona) y Licenciado en Psicología por la Universidad de Barcelona. Posgrado en psicoterapia integrativa y Máster en terapia breve estratégica. Vive en Barcelona, donde tiene su consulta de psicoterapia. Se certificó como facilitador de Respiración Holotrópica en 2012, y desde entonces ha sido un miembro activo en los módulos de GTT en España, como facilitador y profesor y ha facilitado talleres en varios países alrededor del mundo.
Además de su rol como terapeuta y facilitador, Marc trabaja en distintos campos de la psicoterapia asistida con sustancias psiquedélicas. Se formó con MAPS en el uso de la MDMA para el Trastorno de Estrés Postraumático y con Compass Pathways en el tratamiento asistido con psilocibina de la depresión resistente. Actualmente trabaja como terapeuta en un estudio clínico en Barcelona.
Durante años Marc ha trabajado en ICEERS (International Center for Ethnobotanical Education Research and Service), donde se ha especializado en la psicoterapia de integración de experiencias en estados no ordinarios.
Sitara Blasco
Sitara Blasco (teacher; advisor) Psychologist. Holotropic Breathwork Trainer | Senior Member, Grof Transpersonal Training International Faculty. Master in Gestalt Psychotherapy and Integrative Clinical Psychology. Sitara organized in Spain Grof Transpersonal Training. Trained in the SAT Program by Claudio Naranjo. Trained in theater and clown.
Sitara facilitates periodic Holotropic Breathing and training workshops both inside and outside Spain.
She works as a psychologist in Alicante and conducts therapies in English and Spanish through the Internet.
Christine Calvert
Christine Calvert (teacher and module facilitator) is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor and a certified Holotropic Breathwork® facilitator. She is the founder of Tribe, a conscious sober living home for men in Austin, TX, focusing on a transpersonal and Holotropic approach to recovery and healing. In addition to bringing Holotropic Breathwork® and other experiential workshops to mental health and addiction facilities, she is passionate about the ethics and integrity needed in facilitating expanded-state work; supporting the integration of Holotropic and psychedelic sessions through somatic resourcing; and creative expression, personal ritual, and group support. Her own personal healing journey was greatly influenced by the Holotropic perspective and she feels deeply dedicated to sharing this work with those seeking healing. She enjoys finding ways to weave her personal and professional experience of different therapeutic and spiritual systems such as Shamanism, Somatic Experiencing, Jungian psychology, attachment theory, and mindfulness practices into her work with others. Christine is currently studying to become a Naturopathic Doctor and maintains a private counseling and consulting practice in addition to facilitating Holotropic Breathwork® nationally.
Wendy Eveleigh
Wendy Eveleigh (module facilitator) is based in NSW Australia and has been practicing in the therapy field since 1994. She has worked in Family Support Services, Crisis Intervention agencies, and Court Support programs. Between 2000–2008 she was employed by the Attorney General’s Department as an accredited mediator with Northern Region Community Justice Centre. In 2008 she commenced private practice at LIFE MATTERS Counselling & Psychotherapy Centre. In addition to private practice, Wendy was employed as a specialist counsellor with NSW Health between 2011-2022, within Drug & Alcohol Clinical Services, however has now returned to full-time private practice. Wendy completed the Grof Transpersonal Training certification in 2009, and since 2010 has worked on staff in the Australian modules.
Wendy is a Registered Clinical Psychotherapist, Mental Health Practitioner, and Clinical Supervisor with the Psychotherapy & Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). She is also a clinical member of the Australian Centre for Grief & Bereavement, the Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association (ANZMHA), the Australasian Association of Supervisors (AAOS), and the Employee Assistance Professional Association of Australasia Inc (EAPAA).
Wendy is a Certified Advanced Grief Counselling Specialist (CAGCS), a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional – CCTP-11, a certified Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP), a NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM)® Therapist, and has completed NARM Level 3 Master Therapist Training. Wendy has also completed PACT® Level 1 practitioner training (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP) ® – Level 1. Wendy is recognised as an accredited Griefline counsellor & is qualified to provide Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy (PGDT).
Wendy’s qualifications include: Master of Arts (Health & Social Wellbeing) (NTI); Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Practice (GDMHP) (UNE); Bachelor of Science (Counselling) (USQ); and Advanced Diploma in Sexual Assault Counselling. She is currently completing a Master of Counselling (UNE).
Jean Farrell
Jean Farrell (teacher; advisor) Born in England, Jean has lived in Ireland for 30 years with her husband, and the children and young people they have fostered.
In England she worked as a senior lecturer in Youth and Community Work, teaching Counseling Skills and Group Work, at Manchester Metropolitan University. In Ireland she works as a psychotherapist and offers supervision to therapists in various agencies working with trauma. She also teaches Counseling and Therapeutic Skills for the National University of Ireland.
She is passionate about Grof Holotropic Breathwork and certified as a facilitator in 1996 and since then offers residential workshops every month in a small centre at her home. She has worked with the Grof Training in Italy, Denmark, Spain, Ireland, England and the Ukraine and has facilitated workshops in Turkey and Croatia.
Her other main interest, when she has time, is her garden which she and her husband attempt to create in the West of Ireland. She has a small playful dog called Maya who reminds her that everything is an illusion.
Gary Ford
Gary Ford (module facilitator) commenced Grof Transpersonal Training (GTT) in 2010, and completed the GTT Certification Program (USA) in 2015. Gary has apprenticed with GTT for several years, and commenced working on staff with Grof Transpersonal Training Australia in 2017.
In addition, Gary has completed the Trauma Release Global Certification Program (TRE) for trauma/ tension/stress release exercises. In 2012 – 2014, Gary completed the Transpersonal & Emotional Release Counselling Level 1 program (TERC).
He has been involved in his own personal journey work for many years and has regularly participated in Men’s Groups, Rites of Passage, and other public personal growth workshops since 2004.
Gary has a particular passion for Archetypal Astrology, men’s growth & healing work, transformative practices, and general stress reduction strategies and management.
Thomas Francescott
Dr. Tom Francescott, ND (module leader and facilitator). Dr. Tom is naturopathic and intuitive doctor specializing in natural and compassionate care for the body, mind, and spirit through the use of science-based wisdom and naturopathic principles, mindfulness techniques, and traditional healing methods. He graduated from Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington in 1999 with a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and continues ongoing advanced training in Qigong healing, shamanism, and functional medicine. Dr. Tom is the founder and director of Dr. Tom’s Tonics a healing center and natural pharmacy in the village of Rhinebeck, NY where he sees a wide range of clients, with a clinical focus on chronic lyme disease, adrenal fatigue, and complex health challenges.
In 2004, Tom began his personal journey with Holotropic Breathwork® after the loss of his sister. After having a “lifechanging” experience on the mat, he knew that Holotropic Breathwork® was to play a pivotal role in his life and his private practice. In 2007 he became certified as a Holotropic Breathwork® practitioner. Since then, Tom has helped facilitate many GTT modules, as well as certification. Independently, he loves to offer is own Holotropic Breathwork workshops around the world weaving various wisdom practices. On a personal note, Tom and his husband Vincenzo enjoy living in Rhinebeck, NY in the Hudson Valley, where Tom was born and raised. In his free time, Tom loves his Italian roots, traveling (especially to Italy), and having spiritual adventures. drfrancescott.com
Deb Harman
Deb Harman (module facilitator) worked in the National Heath Service for over 30 years. Her career included many years as a Paramedic, and a number of Executive Director positions both within the Ambulance Service and later in a Mental Health Trust. Following her retirement from the NHS Deb trained in cranio sacral therapy and now runs a private practice as a Cranio-sacral Therapist.
Deb certified as a Holotropic Breathwork Practitioner in 2011. She is passionate about the possibilities and hope that this transformative work offers and she facilitates at various GTT Holotropic Breathwork trainings around the world. Together with Holly, Deb provides workshops and individual Holotropic Breathwork sessions in the UK.