About Me
Psychedelic guide, facilitator serving New York State, NYC, Hudson Valley and Greater Chicago Areas
I’m Brian, a.k.a. Twocats. I grew up in a small town in New England and have been blessed to spend the better part of my adult life as an actor, director, writer, and composer with an internationally acclaimed, New York-based theater company. The thousands of hours spent onstage in an improvisational setting and extensive experience in related creative capacities have gifted me with a keen sense of embodied connection, which I enthusiastically bring to my current work.
I began my journey with psychedelics in 2015 with my first plant medicine ceremony- a powerful experience that offered, for the first time in years, a clear vision for my life’s potential, unobscured by limiting beliefs and behaviors.
Over time, with patience and attention, my personal journey work has resulted in welcomed shifts in perspective, greater intimacy with myself and others and an increased capacity for being human, resulting in ongoing positive transformation.
As a psychedelic coach, it is a privilege to safely guide and witness others in their own transformations while holding curiosity, respect, and humor as guiding principles.
My training and expertise have centered on the healing and self-discovery potential of psilocybin (magic) mushrooms, emphasizing their ethical, respectful and responsible use as the core of my work.
My background includes extensive training and hands-on experience in traditional plant medicine work in South America, where I participated in scores of ceremonies and undertook in-depth “dietas” with teachers from the Shipibo, Quechua, and Santo Daime lineages. I completed a three-year, mentored, intensive psychedelic guide training program in 2020 rooted in the Mazatec tradition of Mexico complemented by modern therapeutic approaches such as NARM (Neuro-Affective Relational Model) and Hakomi.
I’ve met the rigorous vetting standards of the Psychedelic Passage Network and am one of their few professional facilitators in the northeastern United States.
