Biography

Courtney Watson, M.S., M.Ed., is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist. She is the owner of Doorway Therapeutic Services, a group therapy practice in Oakland, CA focused on addressing the mental health needs of Black Indigenous People of Color, queer, trans, gender non-conforming, nonbinary and Two Spirit individuals. Ms. Watson is interested in the impact of psychedelic medicines on those with marginalized identities as well as how they can assist with the decolonization process for BIPOC; she has followed the direction of her ancestors to incorporate psychedelic-assisted therapy into her offerings for those with multiple marginalized identities. In 2019, Ms. Watson trained with the CIIS' Center for Psychedelic Assisted Therapies and Research to provide psychedelic-assisted therapy, and is also currently one of the few QTPOC providers offering ketamine-assisted therapy in the Bay Area.