The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination - Carl Rogers
Our mission
To provide high quality, non-discriminatory, affordable and ethical Ketamine assisted psychotherapy, harnessing the power of expanded states of consciousness and the well known biological antidepressant effects of ketamine.
To build an intentional community of clinicians, therapists and individuals interested in working in the field of psychedelic medicine.
To provide psychedelic assisted psychotherapy training to qualified clinicians, and education to all interested individuals in the Western MA region and beyond.
Our team
Karen Scott, MD
Karen Scott, MD is passionate about the promise of psychedelic medicines to help people find psychological healing and facilitate personal and spiritual growth. She is board certified in internal medicine with 20 years of clinical practice experience, including working in hospital medicine as well as addiction treatment. She has post-graduate training in ketamine assisted psychotherapy, psychedelic integration therapy, and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and holds a certificate in psychedelic therapies and research from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Dr. Scott believes that all people have within them the capacity for wholeness, and that access to this innate healing capacity can be facilitated by the use of consciousness technologies including (but not limited to) psychedelic medicines.
Dr. Scott is a long time practitioner of meditation, and holds with reverence the knowledge that all life is an interconnected whole. She aspires to embody integrity and compassion in all her actions. She believes that our natural state prior to trauma and adversity is inner peace, and that it is the birthright of all people to experience this peace in daily life.
Bhavya Rajanna, MD
Bhavya Rajanna, MD is a practicing Internal Medicine Physician, board certified. Dr. Rajanna is trained in ketamine assisted psychotherapy and holds a certificate in psychedelic therapies and research from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She is passionate about education and research in the field of psychedelic medicine, with a focus on studying the neurophysiology and neuropharmacology of psychedelics. She is certified in guided imagery meditation and SKY yoga through the Art of Living Institute.
Dr. Rajanna is very well traveled, and is passionate about travel with purpose. She is interested in photography, food and learning about different cultures. She has captured all the landscape photographs in this website, depicting sunrise from different vantage points, known as a mark of ascension, light, knowledge and wisdom.
Steve Rhodes, MSW, LICSW
Steve Rhodes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Massachusetts who facilitates Ketamine-assisted therapy sessions at Sapience. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Maryland in 1983 and then his Masters in Social Work from Boston College in 1996. In addition to his work at Sapience he has a small private practice in Greenfield, MA. In 2012 he completed the level one training in Internal Family Systems and has been using this method with great success. He is also trained in EMDR, Narrative Therapy, and Mindfulness based psychotherapy. In the past he has been the Director of school based therapy programs, Child and Family programs, and a Clinic Director of a community mental health center. He recently completed the Polaris module 1 Psychedelic assisted therapy program along with the Sapience clinician training. He is a long time meditator and has used the practice of mindfulness in his work throughout his career. He has always been interested in the intersection of spirituality and psychotherapy and has integrated it in his work. Mr. Rhodes has seen the positive effects of psychedelic assisted therapy and its healing benefit and is excited to be a part of this new stage in its use. He has always had an inner drive to explore life and to assist others in deep healing. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife, 3 children and therapy dog in training Cooper. He enjoys reading, sports and being out in nature.
Robert Davis, PsyD
Dr. Bob Davis is a licensed psychologist who facilitates ketamine-assisted therapy sessions at Sapience. He received his doctorate from Rutgers University and completed postdoctoral fellowships in both Behavioral Medicine and Trauma at Harvard University Medical School. Dr. Davis has completed multiple trainings in the psychotherapeutic use of ketamine, including Ketamine-enhanced Internal Family Systems (K-IFS) psychotherapy at Sapience. He is passionate about the psychedelic renaissance and its steady stream of research demonstrating the profound benefits psychedelics can have on growth and connectedness. Knowing that Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), in particular, can free up the imagination to allow for new insights and creative problem-solving beyond psychotherapy alone, Dr. Davis is honored to be an agent of positive change for those ready to engage in deep, transformational healing. Away from the Sapience office, Dr. Davis continues his passion for exploring the neuroplastic capabilities of the human brain as the director of a neurotherapy assessment and treatment clinic in Hadley, MA. Away from all offices, Dr. Davis enjoys spending time with his daughters, listening to and playing music, and being outdoors camping, whitewater kayaking and hang gliding.
Eve Bogdanove, LICSW
Eve, an intersectional feminist therapist, is a graduate of Hunter College School of Social Work (1997), she trained extensively in psychodynamic psychotherapy, sex and gender therapy, polyvagal theory, Somatic Experiencing, IFS, EMDR, and Motivational Interviewing.
Eve began her career holding two positions in New York City: at a progressive mental health and substance abuse agency, where she pioneered trauma-informed services, and at a domestic violence agency, where she did pioneering work in LGBTQ domestic violence. Locally, she has held leadership roles including Clinic Director at CHD, Network Director for Berkshire Family Networks/DCF, Executive Director at The Men's Resource Center in Amherst, and Director of The Moving Forward Program at ServiceNet.
For 19 years, Eve ran a private practice offering trauma treatment to a diverse clientele, with particular expertise in coercive control and domestic violence (including work with Queers Who Harm), erotically marginalized communities (poly, kinky, and queer folx), and adult with CPTSD.
Diagnosed with cancer in 2023, Eve continues treatment while remaining active as a lifelong activist and teacher focused on transforming harm and abolitionist practice. She's excited to bring her full range of skills into her new passion, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, as part of the team at Sapience.
Jenn Suprenant, LCSW
Jenn Suprenant graduated with her LCSW from Smith College School for Social Work in August 2026. Her clinical interests include psychedelic-assisted therapy, developmental trauma, attachment, and relational psychotherapy.
Jenn approaches therapy as a collaborative process rooted in safety, curiosity, and connection. She is drawn to work that makes space for the whole person, including the parts of us that have had to adapt, protect, or disconnect in order to survive. Her approach is informed by relational, trauma-focused, and parts-oriented perspectives, with attention to how early relationships shape the nervous system and the sense of self.
Jenn is committed to anti-oppression work and to centering the voices and experiences of marginalized individuals and communities. She understands healing as both personal and shaped by larger social, cultural, and systemic forces. She is grateful to be practicing, and continuing her learning, within the Sapience Therapy community.
Adrianna Sutfin, DNP, APRN, CRNA
Trained as an anesthesia provider, Adrianna has spent over a decade working within hospital systems across New England, including Yale, Dartmouth, and now Berkshire Medical Center. Her formal education includes a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2011) and a Doctorate in Nursing Practice (2020) from Fairfield University. While her medical career has shaped her deep respect for safety and evidence-based care, her heart has long been called toward holistic and ceremonial healing. For decades, she has explored integrative approaches to wellness, weaving together science, spirit, and the wisdom of nature.
In 2025, Adrianna completed her post-graduate certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy through the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), a globally respected and lineage-holding program led by pioneering clinicians, researchers, educators, and visionary elders at the forefront of the modern psychedelic renaissance. The program emphasized trauma-informed care, ethical stewardship, grounded integration, and evidence-based psychedelic therapy models informed by current clinical research and best practices. Her work blends contemporary research with timeless ceremonial frameworks.
Adrianna now lives in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, where she and her fiancé are tending a 19-acre forested sanctuary and birthing a nature-based wellness retreat center offering spaces of stillness, reverence, and remembrance — inviting clients to reconnect with their bodies, their intuition, and the deeper rhythms of the natural world, and to remember their innate capacity for wholeness.
Michelle Dussault, MFA, MSW candidate (2027)
Michelle combines her training in social work with her practice as a visual artist and writer, using playful, creative modalities to integrate peak non-ordinary states of consciousness into daily life. Her work is informed by experience with a pioneering Women’s Circle focused on innovating practices with entheogens, plant medicines and psychedelic molecules that foster personal healing and collective transformation. Driven by a deep commitment to group process, she is a member of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) and is dedicated to relational integration through group modalities.
Her therapeutic approach draws from an integrative foundation, including narrative therapy, liberation psychology, drive theory, psychodrama, and Internal Family Systems (IFS). She has completed a Ketamine- Psychotherapy clinician training through Sapience and is trained in the T.A.G. method for Trauma Reprocessing and Integration, a trauma-informed approach utilizing somatic techniques and relational attunement.
Grounded in personal experience with Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), Michelle holds a deep interest in psychedelic-assisted palliative care, end-of-life support, and grief work. She is currently expanding her practice through specialized bereavement training with the Center for Solace in Brattleboro, Vermont. She is deeply grateful for the opportunity to learn from the entire Sapience team
Alix Kirshner, BS
Alix is deeply committed to supporting individuals on their journey of healing and self-discovery, particularly in integrating transformative psychedelic experiences. With extensive training in mindfulness-based and somatic practices, as well as a strong academic foundation with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, she specializes in guiding individuals through altered states of consciousness. Alix holds a certification in supporting psychedelic integration, using her diverse expertise to help clients navigate the complex emotions, insights, and shifts that often accompany these experiences.
Her unique approach blends mindfulness, somatic awareness, and personal insight to create a safe and nurturing space for clients, enabling them to integrate profound revelations and create lasting transformation. Alix's work is a pathway to greater self-understanding, healing, and personal growth, helping individuals emerge from their psychedelic experiences with clarity, groundedness, and expanded self-awareness.
Carol LaValley, Office Manager
Carol LaValley is Sapience Therapy's office manager and often the first person you'll talk to when you call or email us. She handles scheduling, billing, and the day-to-day running of the office, and she coordinates every appointment here at Sapience.
Carol has worked in healthcare in Greenfield for more than 20 years. We are delighted that she chose to join us at Sapience to help our program excel. She knows the Franklin County healthcare community well, and she uses that knowledge to lead our community outreach. If you have a question about appointments, billing, or where to start, Carol can help.