Noriko Brubeck

Noriko is a registered nurse with expertise in reproductive and mental health. She has both a gentle presence and a fierce commitment to ethical, evidence-based practice. She completed her BA in liberal arts at the New School University and studied ethnobiology through the Organization for Tropical Studies and Columbia University. Noriko received her BSN at SUNY Downstate University, and has been practicing psychedelic-assisted nurse coaching under the supervision of Angela Ward since January 2022.

Noriko considers it a great privilege to witness, provide safety, and hold nonjudgmental space for people moving through extraordinary states of consciousness. Her work is informed by a deep concern for issues such as intergenerational trauma, parenthood, ecological collapse, decolonizing psychiatric and psychedelic spaces, celebrating neurodiversity, and cultivating creativity. As a stage 3 cancer survivor, she has a special empathy for those who have experienced physical illness or medical trauma. Noriko has experienced firsthand the power of psychedelics, within the right supportive containers, to promote profound healing.