meet kat
Kat Conour, LMFT, applies her background in psychology, psychedelic/entheogenic-based healing traditions, philanthropy, and organizational development to serve leaders and organizations in the field of psychedelics and beyond. With a keenness for identifying and developing talent, she helps turn values and vision into aligned action. As Founder & Principal at Auryn Project, Kat focuses on incubating projects committed to centering equity, integrity, and regenerative approaches in the scaling of delivery systems for psychedelic medicines.
Originally published through Auryn Project, Kat served as the executive producer for the timely piece We Will Call It Pala, a dystopian narrative illuminating a future where psychedelics intersect with "business as usual" and which touched the hearts of many. Building on the "problem of Pala", Auryn Project next incubated North Star, focused on centering ethics and integrity in the expanding psychedelic business landscape. In order to create opportunities for individuals and businesses to give back she also served as a founding advisor and donor in the development of Chacruna's Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative, streamlining giving to frontline indigenous groups.
She is a graduate of MAPS' (now Lykos') MDMA-assisted therapy training program and ketamine-assisted therapist whose approach is informed by over fifteen years working with various traditions in the healing uses of psychedelics and plant medicines. Until recently, Kat served on the Advisory Councils of Chacruna and Psychedelic Seminars and prior to that on the board of Threshold Foundation and the Advisory Council of the Emergent Fund. Since transitioning out of her role as Chair and adjunct faculty of Alchemy Community Therapy Center (formerly Sage Institute) where she helped build one of the first ketamine-assisted therapy training clinics in the country, Kat is now focused on her psychotherapy practice alongside coaching, consulting and facilitation for mission-aligned organizations and leaders within and beyond the psychedelic field. She continues to provide seed grants with pro bono advisory through the Auryn Fund, focused on getting early stage projects ready for larger institutional support.
In her free time she can be found exploring the diverse and immersive magic of the temperate rainforests of Western North Carolina.
If you're interested in having Kat speak at your conference, advise or facilitate for your team, project, or organization, email [email protected].
Originally published through Auryn Project, Kat served as the executive producer for the timely piece We Will Call It Pala, a dystopian narrative illuminating a future where psychedelics intersect with "business as usual" and which touched the hearts of many. Building on the "problem of Pala", Auryn Project next incubated North Star, focused on centering ethics and integrity in the expanding psychedelic business landscape. In order to create opportunities for individuals and businesses to give back she also served as a founding advisor and donor in the development of Chacruna's Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative, streamlining giving to frontline indigenous groups.
She is a graduate of MAPS' (now Lykos') MDMA-assisted therapy training program and ketamine-assisted therapist whose approach is informed by over fifteen years working with various traditions in the healing uses of psychedelics and plant medicines. Until recently, Kat served on the Advisory Councils of Chacruna and Psychedelic Seminars and prior to that on the board of Threshold Foundation and the Advisory Council of the Emergent Fund. Since transitioning out of her role as Chair and adjunct faculty of Alchemy Community Therapy Center (formerly Sage Institute) where she helped build one of the first ketamine-assisted therapy training clinics in the country, Kat is now focused on her psychotherapy practice alongside coaching, consulting and facilitation for mission-aligned organizations and leaders within and beyond the psychedelic field. She continues to provide seed grants with pro bono advisory through the Auryn Fund, focused on getting early stage projects ready for larger institutional support.
In her free time she can be found exploring the diverse and immersive magic of the temperate rainforests of Western North Carolina.
If you're interested in having Kat speak at your conference, advise or facilitate for your team, project, or organization, email [email protected].
