Co-Founder and Director of Anam Cara Centre for Psychedelics and Contemplative Therapies Program Director & Lead Facilitator, Founder of Signs of Life Psychology, AMAPP Chair
Dr. Lani Roy is a psychologist, social worker, and therapist at the forefront of integrative mental healthcare and psychedelic harm reduction.
She is the Co-Director of Anam Cara, Chair and Founding Board Member of the Australian Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Practitioners (AMAPP). Director of The Signs of Life Psychology and Associate Research Fellow at Swinburne University.
Lani brings 15 years of experience in mental health, suicide prevention, trauma, and family violence to her work. She specializes in harm reduction for psychedelics, sexual abuse, and complex trauma working with Ayahuasca, vegetelista, and Ashanika dieta lineages, as well as engaging in ketamine and cannabis-assisted psychotherapy.
Her commitment extends to participating in clinical trials and volunteering with DanceWize to support drug education at festivals, all while striving to build an ethical, skilled, and compassionate psychedelic ecosystem. She loves nothing more the growing psychedelic informed communities and connecting in meaningful ways with people on this path.