Damian Thomas holds a MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The graduate program focused primarily on drug design and therapeutic application of psychoactive and psychedelic substances. His undergraduate degree is a BS in Psychology from Portland State University, where his studies also included a focus on neuroscience and pharmacology.

Damian is a certified alcohol and drug counselor in the state of Oregon and his associate’s degree from Portland Community College centered around studying the many facets of addiction treatment. A particular area of interest of his is attempting to better understand how drugs interact with the brain and body to produce a conscious experience, form habits, and to either heal or harm, depending on how used.

Damian is trained as biofeedback clinician and has experience leading mindfulness meditation groups, as well as incorporating these practices into working with entheogenic substances.

He has traveled the globe working with the medicine while learning from other practitioners from various traditions and cultures integrating this knowledge into a holistic practice. He has volunteered with the MAPS sponsored Zendo project at multiple festivals working in psychedelic harm reduction holding space for people going through intense experiences often unintended.