Claudia Sencer, NP-CNM, MS
Claudia has focused her work on psychedelic medicine since 2020. She came to psychedelic therapy through the very powerful, though not typical, path of being a nurse-midwife. In attending births, Claudia developed deep skills guiding women to work through the challenges of the intensity of labor and the inevitable emotional blocks that are encountered in the process of birth. Holding space, acknowledging challenges, creating trust, and maintaining safety are some of her hard-won skills. Overall, she brings more than 40 years of clinical experience.
Claudia's therapeutic approach is trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, welcoming, and respectful to all. She is a practitioner of Compassionate Inquiry. This is a newly developed therapeutic approach, created by Gabor Maté. It has been refined into a method by Sat Durham Kaur, N.D., and is an elegantly effective tool for understanding how trauma manifests in our daily lives. It provides clients with effective means of fuller self-understanding and offers possibilities for deep trauma healing. As trauma is the root of much of our personal suffering, this is a remarkably useful therapeutic tool.
With a deep commitment to creating a safe and accepting presence, Claudia believes in our inherent ability to find healing within. With a supportive and caring intention, she helps guide her clients to explore their inner world through the expanded consciousness experienced with ketamine therapy. Together, these understandings are explored and integrated upon the return to normal consciousness. Claudia holds a strong belief that healing comes from within, when the environment is safe, the time is right, and the intention is clear.
Claudia Holds Certificates in:
- Psychedelic Therapies and Research from The California Institute of Integral Studies
- Ketamine Therapy from Rainfall Medicine
- MDMA from MAPS: Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies
She holds Degrees from:
-Georgetown University, M.S. Nurse Midwifery
-New York University, B.S. Nursing
-Hamilton College, B.A. Film and Photography
Claudia shares the KAP practice with Mark Farrington, her co-worker and husband. Together, they have three children, three grandchildren, and an abundance of love, learning, and belief in our deep healing potential.