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(A2) Psychedelic Integration & Nervous System- Informed Care for Healthcare Practitioners


Janelle Clayton, DC Friday 8:00 - 9:30 am


As psychedelic-assisted therapies become increasingly discussed within modern healthcare and mental health settings,


frequently encountering patients seeking guidance, education, and integrative support surrounding these experiences.


healthcare providers are more This


course provides chiropractors and healthcare professionals with an evidence-informed overview of psychedelic integration principles, trauma-informed patient communication, nervous system regulation, ethical considerations, and interdisciplinary care models related to


psychedelic-assisted healing.


Participants will explore the neurobiological and physiological effects of chronic stress and trauma, the role of neuroplasticity in healing, and the importance of preparation, integration, and emotional safety in transformational healing experiences. The course will also address provider scope of practice, patient-centered communication strategies, emerging research surrounding ketamine and psilocybin- assisted therapies, and the importance of collaborative referral networks within integrative healthcare. This course is educational in nature and is not intended to train providers in psychedelic facilitation or administration. Rather, it aims to equip healthcare professionals with a foundational understanding of integration-informed care, nervous system awareness, and ethical patient support within evolving healthcare conversations.


Dr. Janelle is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic and trauma-informed practitioner specializing in nervous system regulation, rehabilitation medicine, and integrative approaches to healing. She is the owner and full-time clinician at Health Works Chiropractic in Washington State, where she provides patient-centered care focused on auto injury rehabilitation, functional recovery, and somatic healing.


With over a decade of experience in clinical practice and wellness leadership, Dr. Janelle integrates chiropractic with evidence-informed holistic modalities to support whole-person health and recovery. Her professional background includes advanced training in yoga therapy, energy medicine, embodiment practices, and trauma-informed care, with a particular focus on the relationship between the nervous system, stress physiology, and healing outcomes.


Dr. Janelle has also completed professional psychedelic practitioner training through the Synthesis Institute and is engaged in ongoing education surrounding psychedelic integration, somatics, ethics, and emerging integrative medicine models. Her educational work explores how trauma-informed, body-centered approaches may support patients navigating stress, recovery, and altered-state experiences within ethical and clinically appropriate frameworks. Through both clinical care and professional education, she is committed to advancing compassionate, integrative, and evidence-informed approaches to patient care.


(C2) Women in the Professions


Schiff v. Liberty Mutual, Washington Supreme Court’s 2025 Decision and Impact to PIP Payments


Leveraging Success in Your Practice: The Unique Power of Women as Chiropractors and Patients


Secrets of a Successful Practice and Reaching Goals


Beyond Translation: Chiropractic Care for the Latino Community


Richard Adler, Steven Anglés, Melissa Carter, Arthur Leritz, Elisabeth Ruff, Attorneys at Law


Sponsored by Adler Giersch Personal Injury Law


(C2) Friday 11:00am - 12:30 pm


Richard Adler, JD, is the founding principal and partner at Adler Giersch. He has been doing what he loves for more than 40 years of practice, since graduating from Georgetown Law. Injury law is second nature to him.


Part of his personal mission has been to bring a better standard of legal care to the Pacific Northwest; bridging deep legal and medical knowledge, rooted in great service and outstanding results. He’s brought together a talented team of attorneys, paralegals, and staff who are all fiercely committed to the same values and specialize in traumatic injuries like brain, spinal cord and more. Together, with their clients, they’ve become like a big, extended family, changing lives and even changing laws.


Steven Anglés, JD was in his teens when his family moved from Miami to a small town. What seemed like a seismic uprooting, as a kid, was small compared to his family fleeing Cuba in the ‘50s. They left their homes, jobs, and family to start over with a few, small suitcases and a whole lot of determination in a country where they didn’t speak the language or understand the system.


While in law school, he started working for the D.A. prosecuting criminals and protecting victims of domestic violence. He also began working at Progressive Insurance. His job was to represent the insured person, but at the end of the day, his boss was really the insurance corporation. Despite his track record of exceptional verdicts and well over a hundred cases that he took to trial, eventually he found myself at odds with his own company almost as often as he fought opposing council. He’d built up highly specialized knowledge of the industry but knew he couldn’t keep working there. He wanted to shift from defense work (tearing down other people’s cases) to personal injury work (building people’s cases). He made that transition when he joined Adler Giersch.


Today, after 24 years of practice, he is a partner at Adler Giersch and works with a team who shares his same values: honoring and supporting clients and the relentless pursuit of great results. Steven works across the Pacific Northwest, in Seattle and Bellevue and manages a dedicated office in Kent to serve the South Sound community.


Melissa Carter is an attorney and partner at Adler Giersch. She graduated from the University of Washington and attended law school at Suffolk University in 1999. Fired up to get into the courtroom, she accepted a job as trial counsel for a prestigious insurance defense firm, defending large cases involving catastrophic injury, wrongful death and insurance coverage disputes. It was one of the best ways to build up her courtroom experience, because they fought so many claims.


To succeed as an insurance attorney, she had to convince herself that every case she defended involved some level of fraud or exaggeration to justify her “win” for the insurance company (which always meant a loss to someone who was injured). Melissa saw firsthand how insurance rules are stacked against victims. Seeking inspiration and meaning in her work, she took all that experience and knowledge of how insurance companies work and switched sides. Almost instantly, Melissa knew she was home.


Arthur Leritz, JD grew up being told he had an overdeveloped sense of duty. It’s what led him to join the Navy right out of school and later, to become an attorney. He has been in practice since 1999 and is a partner at Adler Giersch.


After graduating from the University of Washington and Willamette University College of Law, he worked as counsel for an insurance defense firm. After a while, he realized the only thing he was “helping” was the company’s bottom line. Worse, he was hurting people by looking for ways to deny coverage, leaving them with no way to pay bills, get ongoing treatment or recover. While working for the insurance company, he had a case against a lawyer who was representing an injured person. Over the course of the case, Arthur watched him with his client. That person was Paul Giersch and after meeting him, he knew what he needed to do and where he needed to be.


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