Our Toronto Medical & Therapy Team
Who is part of Field Trip Health's Toronto team?
Field Trip Health’s Toronto location team offers innovative and compassionate care through psychedelic-assisted therapy, focusing on personalized and integrative treatment plans to support mental health and well-being.
Therapy Team
Brian Fernandes
Registered Social Worker
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Brian Fernandes is a dedicated and accomplished Registered Social Worker, recognized by the Ontario College of Social Workers, holding a Masters of Social Work from the University of Windsor. His extensive background encompasses aiding individuals grappling with Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Substance Use Disorders. Brian has devoted years to instilling hope within some of the most marginalised communities in and around the Greater Toronto Area, including at-risk youth, individuals experiencing homelessness, and refugees.
Employing a client-centred, strengths-based approach, Brian tailors his methods to the unique needs of each individual. Drawing from a diverse range of therapeutic modalities such as Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Approaches, and Motivational Interviewing, he ensures a personalised and effective intervention.
With a distinguished military service record, Brian served as a reservist Infantry Officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, achieving the rank of Captain. His firsthand understanding of the distinctive stressors faced by Veterans and First Responders fuels his commitment to providing Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy to this underserved population. Notably, Brian’s work with Veterans has been featured in a book by Dr. Mike Dow and Ronan Levy.
Brian has undergone additional specialized training, including MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Training with the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies, coupled with training in holotropic breathwork practices. Currently, he is preparing to contribute as a Therapist in upcoming clinical trials with Compass Pathways, investigating the potential of Psilocybin to address Treatment-Resistant Depression.
Beyond his professional pursuits, Brian is a fitness enthusiast engaging in weight lifting, running, and biking. His diverse interests span from travelling and scuba diving to the culinary arts. Passionate about the potential of psychedelics, Brian firmly believes in their capacity to offer solace to individuals struggling with chronic issues, viewing them as a valuable alternative to traditional therapeutic approaches. His dedication to exploring alternate healing modalities underscores his commitment to better serve and uplift others.
Rose Ebrahimi
Registered Social Worker
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Rose, a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University, boasts a rich background in community-based agencies, including experience at Field Trip’s Toronto Clinic. Specializing in eating disorder/disordered eating treatment, as well as rehabilitation and disability, Rose employs a variety of therapeutic modalities, including Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness-based practices, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Beyond her professional expertise, Rose is trained in legal psychedelics as well as those only available in clinical trials. She envisions a future where these treatments are more accessible, allowing individuals to receive support without the burden of stigma. In her personal life, Rose finds joy in playing the piano, foraging with her dog, and immersing herself in any body of water.
Meeta Locey
Registered Psychotherapist
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After navigating the demands of the tech industry for two decades, Meeta left the corporate world in search of deeper meaning and purpose. Meeta is a Registered Psychotherapist with a Master’s degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. She trained at the Centre for Addictions & Mental Health (CAMH) in grief, substance use disorders, anxiety, and depression. She has also completed theoretical training in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), complemented by extensive direct client experience.
Meeta prefers not to think of therapy as healing, as that can imply people are broken. To her, people are more like beautiful, complex houses with forgotten rooms. Therapy is about rediscovering those rooms, dusting them off, and realizing we were never missing any pieces to begin with.
Meeta uses an integrative approach in sessions, drawing heavily on Internal Family Systems (IFS), a model that helps clients explore the many parts within them. Some parts are overachievers, some are angry, some panic & hide, and some are younger versions of us looking for comfort. With curiosity and compassion as her compass, she helps clients understand their parts, appreciate their good intentions, and release the burdens they are carrying. Her therapy room is often filled with laughter, sometimes even more so than tears.
As a Gen X ADHD’er, curiosity is more than a therapeutic tool; it’s her native language. Her therapeutic practice is enriched by navigating many life experiences & transitions, including being raised in Canada within a South Asian culture, marriage, living in Los Angeles, motherhood, cancer diagnosis & treatment, and a career reinvention.
Outside of work, Meeta finds solace in the forest, accompanied by her Goldendoodle, who takes his role as spiritual guide very seriously (except when squirrels appear).
Audrey Barta
Registered Psychotherapist
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Audrey (she/her/hers) is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. Audrey holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience which greatly informs her practice of evidence-based approaches in supporting her client’s needs. Audrey worked in community mental health and research specializing in addictions before finding her passion in supporting others in a psychotherapeutic setting. Reflecting on her own experiences and the greater community, she has learned the importance of embodying who we are, where we come from and the strength that we build from these aspects. Audrey has completed additional training in a variety of modalities and competencies such as Somatic Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Trauma-Informed Care. Audrey is also a Registered Yoga Teacher and incorporates these practices into psychotherapeutic work to help clients engage mindfully and heal holistically.
Audrey values building a space collaboratively and compassionately so that her clients feel safe to take the steps toward growth and healing. Audrey uses an integrative approach drawing from various therapeutic approaches that are attuned to the specific needs of her clients. She will often utilize mind-body approaches integrated with talk-therapy approaches such as Somatic Therapy, Emotion Focused, Internal Family Systems, and Psychodynamic Therapy while also emphasizing a queer, trans, feminist, anti-oppressive, and trauma-informed framework.
Beyond Audrey’s professional life, she often spends her time outside enjoying different activities throughout the seasons such as gardening, biking, hiking with her dog, and snowboarding. She enjoys travelling, seeing live music, dancing, and practicing yoga. Audrey’s lived experiences have greatly informed her passion for the potential of psychedelic therapy to unlock profound insights and facilitate transformative healing experiences. Audrey is inspired to support her clients curiously, safely, and compassionately during their psychedelic healing journey.
Laura Collins
Registered Psychotherapist
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Laura works with adults and couples experiencing anxiety, low mood, ADHD, relationship challenges, attachment-related concerns, and major life transitions. She commonly supports individuals navigating long-standing patterns, emotional dysregulation, and relational difficulties that impact day-to-day functioning.
Laura has over eight years of clinical experience providing psychotherapy in outpatient mental health settings. Her work integrates evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-informed and relational therapies, trauma-informed care, and person-centred therapy. She has experience supporting clients participating in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy by providing structured preparation and integration support before and after treatment experiences.
Clients can expect a collaborative, reflective, and grounded approach that emphasizes meaning-making, emotional regulation, and psychological flexibility. Laura supports clients in understanding patterns shaped by earlier experiences and relationships, while working at a steady pace that prioritizes emotional safety. When supporting clients involved in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, she focuses on intentional preparation and thoughtful integration, helping clients translate insights into practical, sustainable changes in everyday life.
Laura is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). She holds a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology from the University of Ottawa. Outside of her clinical work, Laura values time in nature, staying active, and maintaining meaningful personal connections.
Rajvinder Kaur
Registered Psychotherapist
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I work with adults who have often tried many therapeutic approaches, have deep insight into their own patterns, and yet find themselves stuck in the gap between understanding and
embodiment – between knowing and actually changing. Many of my clients are high-functioning and high-achieving, approaching or in the midst of burnout, and aware enough to know it. I also work with clients holding marginalized identities navigating the accumulated impact of living in systems that were not built for them, and those managing long-standing or treatment-resistant
presentations.
I began my clinical career as a Registered Midwife, supporting people through some of the most vulnerable and transformative moments of their lives – an experience that taught me that authentic presence and relational safety are the preconditions for any meaningful therapeutic work. I brought that understanding with me when I retrained as a psychotherapist, and it remains the foundation of how I practice. I draw on psychodynamic frameworks to understand attachment, early experience, and the patterns that shape how we move through the world, integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), somatic and body-based approaches, and nervous system-informed practices, all held within a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive relational framework. I hold a Graduate Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy from Vancouver Island University and bring personal experience as a ketamine-assisted therapy patient to this work.
Clients can expect a grounded, steady presence and a therapeutic container where they feel genuinely safe. I follow each person’s lead rather than directing toward predetermined outcomes – I trust that each client carries their own inner wisdom about what they need and where they are headed. My role is to hold the space where that wisdom can surface and be acted on. When working with difficult or traumatic material, I pace carefully, ensuring clients have the grounding and internal resources to stay present with what arises.
I am a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) in good standing with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), holding a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology with Distinction from Yorkville University. Outside of clinical work, I enjoy live music, forest walks, travel, community potlucks, and board games with my kids and friends.
Heather Wilgar
Registered Psychotherapist
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Heather is a Registered Psychotherapist with more than a decade of experience supporting adults through trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, and significant life transitions. Her approach is relational, somatic, trauma-informed, and integrative, with a focus on helping clients understand not only their thoughts and emotions, but how their experiences are held and expressed through the body.
Heather has extensive experience in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) and psychedelic integration, supporting clients through preparation, non-ordinary states of consciousness and the integration that follows. Her advanced training includes Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy and Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy through the Centre for Somatic Studies in New York City, as well as specialized experiential training in ketamine-assisted therapy, breathwork and body-based approaches.
Her work is grounded in compassionate curiosity and draws from Relational Gestalt psychotherapy, attachment theory, somatic approaches, mindfulness, and contemplative practices. A certified yoga instructor with more than 20 years of experience in yoga and mindfulness, Heather brings a deeply embodied perspective to her clinical work.
What continues to draw Heather to psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is witnessing how people can reconnect with parts of themselves that may have become obscured beneath layers of trauma, adaptation, and conditioning. She views psychedelic medicine as a potential doorway, while recognizing that the therapeutic relationship, preparation, and integration are what help insights take root and translate into meaningful change.
Heather approaches clients not as broken or in need of fixing, but as people whose patterns often developed for important reasons. Her work helps clients understand those adaptations, reconnect with their own inner wisdom, and create greater choice around who they are becoming.
Medical Team
Huda Elkaabi
Nurse Clinic Manager
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Huda is a dedicated Registered Practical Nurse, bringing years of nursing experience across diverse healthcare settings. Her career spans leadership in assisted living, with a strong focus on dementia and Alzheimer’s care, as well as roles in immigration medical examinations, walk-in clinic management, long-term care, and colonoscopy/minor surgery assistance.
With a holistic philosophy at the heart of her practice, Huda believes in the power of therapeutic healing for the mind, body, and soul. She combines her extensive clinical expertise with genuine empathy, creating a safe and compassionate space for each individual’s healing journey.
Judy (Di) Zhu
Registered Nurse
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Judy is a Registered Nurse (BScN) with specialized experience in psychedelic-assisted therapy, psychiatric mental health, palliative, and dementia care. Since the early days of Field Trip Health, she has supported clients through transformational experiences with a trauma-informed and deeply compassionate approach. Judy integrates evidence-based nursing with holistic healing practices to create safe, grounded, and empowering spaces. She is passionate about guiding clients through their journeys with presence, empathy, and respect for the mind–body–spirit connection.
Rajveer Soos
Nurse Practitioner
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Rajveer is a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner. She has worked in the acute care setting as well as in the community, where her focus has always been to provide compassionate client-centred care. In the community she worked to serve marginalized populations, including indigenous and homeless individuals. Rajveer believes that optimal health requires a holistic approach in which there is balance within the mind, body, and spirit. She understands the impact of mental health challenges on individuals, families, and communities, and is passionate about helping individuals heal from deep-rooted patterns and traumas, in order to create lasting healing. In 2021, Rajveer completed Therapsil’s Psilocybin Practitioner Training for End-of Life care, where she gained deeper insight into the true healing potential of psychedelics. She is passionate about the work being done at Field Trip Health and the use of psychedelics to help individuals suffering from mental illness. She is optimistic about the direction and future of mental health care and excited to be contributing to this paradigm shift in the field.
Dr. Mario Nucci
MD, CCFP
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Dr. Mario Nucci, MD, CCFP, is a dedicated and forward-thinking physician with a deep passion for mental health and medical innovation. With a focus on pioneering advancements in mental health care, Dr. Nucci has been at the forefront of psychedelic-assisted therapy for mental health conditions since 2016. He has contributed significantly to the field through numerous academic lectures and clinical research, serving as an investigator in pivotal clinical trials exploring the benefits of psychedelics for mental health. His efforts have been instrumental in improving accessibility to these evidence-based treatments across Canada, solidifying his role as a leading figure in the evolving landscape of mental health therapy.
Dr. Esa Leinonen
Psychiatrist
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Coming Soon!
Joy Kolic
Nurse Practitioner
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Joy, a seasoned Nurse Practitioner with over 15 years of expertise in healthcare and dedicated her career to Mental Health and Geriatrics. She earned her Masters in Nursing/Nurse Practitioner degree in 2017 and has since spent 6 years excelling in the Mental Health field. Joy is certified in Mental Health and Addictions from the University of Toronto.
Beyond her role as a Nurse Practitioner, she is a certified yoga teacher with a deep passion for yoga, meditation, and mindful movement, recognizing their positive impact on wellness and healing. Embracing a holistic approach to patient care, Joy is eager to assist you in achieving your wellness goals.
Chelsea Griswold
Nurse Practitioner
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Chelsea has eight years of experience as a Registered Nurse and about 1 year experience as a Nurse Practitioner. She graduated from Trent University in 2017 with her Bachelors of Science in Nursing and the University of Regina in 2023 with her Masters of Nursing in Primary Health Care. Chelsea has worked in a variety of healthcare settings including mental health and addictions, medical/surgical, and correctional nursing.
Chelsea’s personal nursing philosophy has been shaped by her nursing experience and training. She believes in a holistic approach with a focus on mental health as an integral part of a person’s overall health.
In her spare time Chelsea enjoys spending time hiking and exploring nature with her dog, Monty. Chelsea is also an avid gardener, and traveler. She has travelled to 17 countries so far and hopes to continue to travel the globe. Her other hobbies include sewing, cross stitch, crafting and thrifting.
Jasmin Banwait
Nurse Practitioner
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Jasmin works with adults experiencing depression, anxiety disorders, trauma-related conditions, ADHD and complex mood disorders. She commonly supports individuals who are navigating treatment-resistant depression, chronic stress injuries and long-standing psychological symptoms that have not responded fully to previous treatment approaches. Her clinical focus includes comprehensive psychiatric assessment, treatment readiness evaluation and supporting individuals considering structured and intensive mental health treatments.
Jasmine has worked across community mental health programs, public health services, primary care clinics and disability and occupational mental health consultation settings. She has extensive experience supporting individuals with complex psychiatric histories, severe mood disorders, trauma-related conditions and co-occurring substance use concerns. Her work involves detailed biopsychosocial assessments, mental health risk evalutations and careful review of medical and psychiatric histories to determine treatment suitability and safety. Her clinical approach incorporates evidence-based methods, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), trauma informed-care and structured psychiatric assessment practices.
Clients can expect a structured, collaborative and steady approach when working with Jasmin. She focuses on clear assessment, practical discussion of symptoms and treatment options, and pacing conversations in a way that allows difficult experiences to be explored while maintaining emotional safety. Sessions are organized, goal-focused and designed to help clients understand their mental health and make informed decisions about next steps in care.
Jasmin is a Nurse Practitioner registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario. She holds a Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner from Athabasca University, a Master of Science in Education from D’Youville College and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with a minor in Psychology from Toronto Metropolitan University. Outside of clinical work, she enjoys staying active and spending time outdoors.
Client Services
Kaitlyn Seow
Client Program Coordinator
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Kaitlyn supports the day-to-day operations of the clinic and helps ensure that clients feel informed and supported from their first appointment onwards. She assists individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma-related concerns, and mood disorders by coordinating scheduling, communication, and program logistics with clarity and care.
With experience in healthcare and client-facing settings, Kaitlyn prioritizes organization, responsiveness, and discretion. She works closely with the clinical team to maintain smooth systems so that clients can focus on their treatment without added stress.
Clients can expect clear communication, steady follow-through, and practical guidance when navigating appointments or next steps. Kaitlyn holds a master’s degree from Queen’s University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Western Ontario. Outside of the clinic, Kaitlyn enjoys hiking, climbing, and crocheting.
Have questions?
Call us at (647) 933-4770 or email us at hello@fieldtriphealth.ca
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