About Me

 

Renata Sasson is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapist, and a Conscious Connected Breathworker. She has always had a passion and a calling for helping others, and has been working in the mental health field for nearly 15 years. In the course of her work in large psychiatric clinics and hospitals, she became increasingly aware of the the limitations of traditional western medicine, which in psychiatry focuses almost exclusively on psychiatric medications and traditional talk therapy.

She eventually discovered meditation, mindfulness, and Breathwork in the midst of frustration both personally and professionally with the shortcomings of the “standard treatments” for psychiatric conditions. Since 2021 she has shifted her approach to primarily offer non-traditional psychiatric treatments, starting with Breathwork and subsequently pursuing certification as a Ketamine Assisted Practitioner. She is the owner and founder of PVD Ketamine & Wellness, located in Providence, Rhode Island.

 

Certifications & Courses

  • Certificate in Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (Polaris Insight Center, estimated completion 2025)

  • Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) Training Cohort 2023-2024 (Polaris Insight Center, 2024)

  • Psychedelic Psychopharmacology Course (Fluence, 2022)

  • 400-hour Breathwork Facilitator Training (Alchemy of Breath, 2021)

  • Master of Science in Nursing (MGH Institute of Health Professions, 2013)

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (MGH Institute of Health Professions, 2012)

  • Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience (McGill University, 2008)

 

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