Amanda Gow, MSCMHC Student

Amanda spent 15 years as an executive director for various nonprofits dedicated to youth and family support including programs such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, J Bar J Youth Services, and Boys & Girls Club. In 2022, following the birth of her daughter, Amanda transitioned her career to mental health and is currently working toward masters of science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in crisis and trauma work, and her theoretical orientation combines existentialism and Internal Family Systems (IFS).
In addition to her counseling work Amanda is a licensed psilocybin facilitator and is also a trained Zendo volunteer, actively participating on Burning Man's mental health team, where she focuses on psychedelic peer support and harm reduction.