Hi, I’m Dr. Morton! I earned my Doctorate of Social Work from the University of Southern California, where my work focused on advanced clinical practice, leadership, and innovative approaches to behavioral health care. My clinical background includes extensive work with trauma, neurodivergence, identity, complex mental health concerns, and parts-oriented approaches. I have pursued intensive training in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, including immersive training with experienced psychedelic clinicians. I also have training in Internal Family Systems (IFS), which deeply influences how I approach this work. IFS gives us a way to become curious about the different parts of ourselves, including the protective parts we sometimes wish would just go away, and to understand what those parts may actually need in order to soften, heal, or take on a different role.

My work at Stonegrove often focuses on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, with a particular passion for preparation, intention-setting, and integration. I see the psychedelic experience itself as one part of a much larger therapeutic process. Psychedelics can create opportunities to see ourselves, our histories, and our patterns from entirely different perspectives. I am especially interested in what we do with those experiences before and after they happen. Thoughtful preparation can help us enter an experience with curiosity and intention, while integration gives us the space to explore what emerged and how we might carry it forward into our everyday lives. In preparation, we may explore what is bringing you to psychedelic work, what you hope to understand, fears or expectations you are carrying, patterns you feel stuck in, and parts of yourself you may want to approach differently. I believe strongly in having an intention while also leaving enough openness for the experience to take us somewhere we did not expect. Integration can look different for everyone. We might process imagery, emotions, memories, physical sensations, internal parts, relationships, or something that simply felt significant even though you cannot quite explain why yet. Not everything that comes up in a psychedelic experience translates neatly into words, so I also love incorporating art, movement, music, metaphor, somatic exploration, and other forms of expression into the processing space.

I am especially passionate about working with neurodivergent and queer folks, especially related to forming, understanding, and accepting identity. I also do some of my best work with individuals who struggle to set boundaries with others and with themselves. We will work together to learn the power of “no”, and the strength of tending to yourself and your own needs, instead of exhausting yourself for everyone around you. I love working with people around questions of identity, masking, authenticity, self-acceptance, and what it means to build a life that actually works for your brain and your way of being in the world. I frequently work with individuals navigating OCD, bipolar disorder, depression, including treatment-resistant depression, ADHD, autism, and dissociative disorders, as well as those healing from trauma across the lifespan.

In therapy sessions, my golden retriever Alfie is usually present, offering his silliness and support as requested. He is a therapy dog in training, and is practicing hard for his upcoming therapy dog exam! He is also happy to lay quietly and nearby and nap, or cuddle with you on the couch if you prefer. He is sensitive to emotional shifts (he is especially skilled with recognizing and responding to dissociation), and happy to provide deep pressure, distraction, or comfort as needed. If you prefer not to have him present, we can easily make other accommodations for him. If you are allergic to dogs, there are dog-free spaces in the office suite we can meet in for your comfort and safety. Note: Alfredo is never present for sessions where ketamine treatment is occurring, and does not join group healing experiences, but he can be easily made available at the end of those appointments for support if requested.

Note: I take insurance and see insurance clients for therapy one day a week in the Cincinnati office, and take several Ohio Medicaid plans (Caresource, Anthem, UHC), as well as Caresource Marketplace, Optum/UHC, UMR, and Anthem/BCBS. I do not currently have openings in Ohio and due to the rarity of openings, I do not keep a waitlist, but my incredible colleagues with openings are people I trust deeply to take great care of you. I typically prefer 90 minute sessions in order to have time for deeper work, although for insurance clients, these are not covered, so sessions for insurance are 45-53 minutes long.

In Kentucky, I have daytime availability for ongoing therapy. I am accepting clients for psychedelic assisted therapy at this time, and provide KAP services flexibly, including with evening and weekend options. Feel warmly welcome to reach out to learn more about these services.

Self- pay rates: 60 minute session, $180 | 90 minute session, $230

Discounts available for pre-booked ketamine-assisted therapy sessions, and short-term sliding scales available as requested

Note: I offer comprehensive adult mental health assessments with a specialty in neurodivergence through our sister practice, https://www.reclaimeddivergence.com/