My name is Rebecca Kass, and my journey into psychiatry has been anything but conventional. Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, I graduated as my high school’s valedictorian before earning a bachelor’s degree in creative writing, music, and chemistry from Eckerd College. Initially skeptical of Western medicine’s reactive approach to health, I sought a broader perspective by taking a gap year in India, where I studied and taught yoga while managing a popular blog. I loved helping people find psychological peace through yoga, but I soon realized that to have a larger impact, I would need to become a medical doctor. Motivated by this vision, I excelled on the MCAT, scoring in the 99th percentile and earning a merit-based scholarship to the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine.

Throughout medical school, I remained committed to integrative mental health. I founded the Integrative Mental Health Colloquium, continued teaching yoga, and published research on nature exposure and yogic breathing. This work earned me induction into the Research Honor Society and recognition as the Departmental Scholar of Distinction in psychiatry. I was fortunate to attend psychiatric residency at the University of New Mexico with its reputation for innovation in emerging fields of psychedelic and integrative psychiatry. In addition to my required residency rotations, I completed a Certificate in Integrative Medicine from the University of Arizona and secured the prestigious Rosenbaum Research Grant for my pilot study on the role of MDMA in maternal-infant bonding. I also trained in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, and psychedelic harm reduction, and served as president of the psychedelic medicine interest group.

Since graduating residency and passing my board exams, I have been practicing as an outpatient psychiatrist in Boulder, Colorado. I continue to cultivate knowledge in integrative and psychedelic work to better serve my patients. I recently completed the Certificate in Nutritional Psychiatry from the Integrative Psychiatric Institute and expanded my experiential knowledge of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and psychedelic integration. My journey has been shaped by diverse influences, and I remain dedicated to supporting whole-person health and helping individuals harness their natural healing potential.

Expertise

Specialties: General psychiatry, integrative psychiatry, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy
Focus Areas: Depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, trauma and holistic mental health
Therapeutic Modalities: My therapeutic approach blends practical behavioral interventions such as CBT and DBT with mindfulness and somatic approaches such as ACT and Mindfulness-Based Self Compassion. I also offer psychedelic assisted psychotherapy including Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy and Psychedelic Harm Reduction.