Our Team
Welcome to Rooted Ethos!
I’m Gwen.
I’m an integrative, multi-licensed psychotherapist, adjunct professor, and certified psychedelic-assisted therapy provider and advocate; here for your healing journey.
I weave together therapeutic modalities and allies to help facilitate, strengthen and celebrate the relationship with your Inner Healing Intelligence; living a life more deeply rooted into that innate knowing.
I started Rooted Ethos, because that balanced spirit represents living in that knowing - grounded in equity; tended with integrity; thriving on trust and transparency - a canopy, under which many branches of offerings are made accessible. As a group psychotherapy practice, we are a collective of conscious clinicians, dedicated to providing innovative, integrative psychotherapy to our clients, supervision & consultation to fellow clinicians and devoted support to our community.
Gwen Pelfini
Founder, Integrative Psychotherpist & Certified Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Provider
LMHC #010972, LPCC #13835, NCC #1511235
Associate Psychotherapists
Striking a balance between diverse cultural influences, especially collective and individualistic societies, involves a sophisticated understanding. I understand these struggles because I’ve lived through them. As an Asian American who grew up straddling the two worlds, my practice is dedicated to those who feel caught between their heritage and their current environment.
Amy Kim
APCC #15838, AMFT #145094 - Associate Psychotherapist
I am devoted to providing compassionate, encouraging, empowering therapy supporting my clients in the search for a life of meaning, wisdom, fulfilment and happiness, no matter your journey thus far. I believe in the potential in each of us to live well and bravely, for our own happiness, and for all that we share with others in this daunting and beautiful world we find ourselves in. If you are in need of a proverbial "traveling companion" to walk beside you and lift a light on the path while you practice seeing in the dark and igniting your own light, I may be your guide.
Amber Valett
APCC #15737, AMFT #144349 - Associate Psychotherapist
Medical Partners
Kwasi Adusei
DNP - Medical Partner
Dr. Kwasi Adusei is a compassionate and inquisitive psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Ghanaian native who has dedicated his career to exploring the intersections of community and wellbeing. Dr. Adusei co-founded the Psychedelic Society of Western New York and established the Sanctuary Project, a grassroots organization focused on psychedelic risk reduction. His extensive involvement in the psychedelic field includes serving as a consultant to Usona, and on boards such as the Psychedelic Research and Training Institute, Reconsider, the Source Research Foundation, and the Psychedelic Medicine Association, as well as adjunct faculty for the California Institute of Integral Studies, Vital Psychedelic Training, Soundmind Institute, and more..
Motivated by his personal experiences with the war on drugs and community mental health, both as a patient and clinician, he served as a participant in the Diversity Working Group for MAPS and continues to further his commitment to fostering inclusivity and diversity in mental health and psychedelic research. His background as an educator and community organizer, combined with his clinical expertise, allows him to make notable contributions to these fields while continually striving for innovative approaches to healthcare and community well-being.
Journey Clinical is a platform for licensed psychotherapists to incorporate science-based psychedelic therapies in their practice safely and effectively, starting with Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). Journey Clinical’s in-house medical team takes on patient eligibility, prescriptions and outcome monitoring, while I take on the therapy. Their collaborative care model is designed to deliver personalized treatment plans to meet your individual needs and improve long-term outcomes.