Claudia Sencer, NP-CNM, MS
Claudia holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University in Nurse Midwifery, a B.S. from New York University and a B.A. from Hamilton College in film and photography.
Having spent twenty years guiding women through the altered consciousness of childbirth, she had no idea how effectively she was preparing herself as a therapist for people in altered states. This became clear in her Certificate program in Psychedelic Therapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies and MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies) MDMA training both of which she completed in 2021. Gently holding people though experiences of altered consciousness is a deeply honed skill of hers. In 2022 she completed a yearlong Professional Training Program in Compassionate Inquiry, the trauma informed therapeutic approach created by Gabor Mate, MD. Additionally she has completed specialized training in Ketamine Therapy through Rainfall Medicine.
Claudia brings years of client centered, present, responsive, trauma informed care. She has been in practice in Charlottesville for over thirty years. Currently she runs WomanCare, a private practice providing gynecology care and counseling services to women.
Claudia will be working part time providing care to individuals within the Ketamine Assisted Therapy Program. Mark Farrington, her co-worker, has also been her husband since 1999. Together they have 3 children, 3 grandchildren and an abundance of love, learning and belief in our deep inner healer. Claudia enjoys great food, books and films and nice quiet evenings with friends and family.