AMAPP Board & Staff

Chair
Psychologist, Social Worker, Advocate

Dr Alana (Lani) Roy is a Melbourne-based psychologist, social worker, and therapist with extensive experience in mental health, suicide prevention, trauma, sexual abuse, family violence, and the disability sector. Lani provides Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy (PAP) for clients accessing ketamine treatment in Australia and is actively engaged in research trials focusing on novel molecules. She is currently researching Australian community Ayahuasca and has a passion for co-production, co-design and harm reduction with people who have lived experience. Lani specialises in complex trauma, disabilities, and dual diagnosis, providing therapy in Auslan sign language for the Deaf community. She provides a range of psychedelic education programs in the community and is passionate about integrating science and the sacred.  She is a board-approved psychology supervisor. Lani coordinates the psychedelic and plant medicine Mental Health Professional Network (MHPN), is an advisor for Cyberdelics Virtual Reality technologies, and Chapter Lead for Psychedelic Medicine America. Furthermore, she has completed an Advanced Diploma in Nature Based Therapies and is committed to expanding PAT outside clinical rooms into more nature-based settings. Lani has cultivated an approach named EMAPTHS Integrative Psychedelic Integrative Somatic (EIPSP) approach focusing on the somatic, relational, transpersonal, and metacognitive domains.

Security & Lawyer

Piers Warner is a highly experienced lawyer with over 40 years of experience in commercial law, including providing legal services and guidance to other not-for-profit organisations. He is passionate about advancing ethical, safe, and legal practices in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (PAT). Piers is deeply committed to supporting AMAPP’s growth and ensuring legal compliance and helping to establish a strong foundation for multidisciplinary professionals in this transformative field.

B.A Social Work

Ludo is a Social Worker with over 18 years of experience at the intersection of trauma, mental health, and human rights. She has worked extensively with survivors of sexual assault, family violence, and systemic injustice, and now integrates this deep clinical grounding into the emerging field of psychedelic-assisted therapy.

Her practice is rooted in ethical, trauma-informed care and guided by a commitment to social justice, cultural humility, and relational integrity. Ludo’s approach honors the autonomy, strengths, and lived experiences of each person—centering their voice in all aspects of healing.

Drawing on her training in EMDR, transpersonal art therapy, breathwork, and narrative therapy, Ludo weaves together somatic, creative, and altered-state modalities in a way that is grounded, respectful, and transformative. Her work with psychedelics is informed by a strong ethical framework that prioritizes consent, integration, and the protection of vulnerable individuals and communities.

As a fierce advocate for the ethical use of non-ordinary states in therapy, Ludo brings a social work lens to the psychedelic field—highlighting issues of access, power, equity, and community care. She believes that healing is not just a personal journey but a collective and political act, and she is passionate about walking alongside others as they reclaim their narratives, reawaken their inner knowing, and restore connection to self, land, and community.

National Brach Co-ordinator
Psychotherapist, Naturopath and Nutritionist
MCouns&PsychTh, MMktg, BHlthSc(Nutr&Diet), BPyschSc

Lauren Lacey is a passionate advocate for holistic well-being and global community impact. Lauren combines her expertise as a Masters trained Psychotherapist, Naturopath and Nutritionist with a deep commitment to helping individuals unlock their physical and mental potential through movement, nutrition, and mindfulness. With years of experience in the health and fitness industry, she has dedicated herself to empowering people to live healthier, more balanced lives.

Beyond her work in wellness, Lauren serves as the International Volunteer Manager for Involvement Volunteers International (volunteering.org.au), a renowned non-profit organisation with over 35 years of experience in facilitating meaningful volunteer experiences worldwide. In this role, she leverages her leadership and organisational skills to connect volunteers with impactful projects across more than 20 countries, fostering cultural exchange and sustainable community development. Lauren’s dual passions for personal transformation and global service reflect her belief in the power of individual action to create ripple effects of positive change.

Clinical Psychology Researcher 
Investigating nature-based interventions & consciousness studies at Monash University. 

Jean-Luc is a fourth-year psychology student at Monash University, working toward becoming a clinical psychologist. With a strong foundation in psychology, philosophy, and bioethics, Jean-Luc has cultivated a deep interest in the theoretical and practical aspects of psychedelic therapies and contemplative practices. Jean-Luc’s current fourth-year psychology research project is focused on investigating the impact different meditation techniques, practised within a virtual nature setting, have on an individual’s sense of connectedness to nature. In response to recent criticisms of mindfulness research, Jean-Luc’s focus on construct validity and specificity aims to contribute to a more nuanced and evidence-based understanding of how different facets of metacognition, promoted by different meditation techniques, can enhance a sense of connectedness to ourselves, each other and the environment. Apart from volunteering at Lifeline and Griefline, Jean-Luc is a volunteer coach at the McGuire Programme, a stuttering treatment program. There, he continues to overcome his own stutter while assisting in the treatment of tens of thousands of other stutters worldwide. When Jean-Luc is not studying and volunteering, he can often be found practising breathwork in his sauna or writing music for his band, Psilovibin.