Mariya Javed-Payne is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor and International Brainspotting Trainer and Consultant. She is a somatic psychotherapist and the owner of Awaken Consulting Services, a private practice and consultancy where she utilizes Brainspotting therapy and offers training and consultation on the treatment of trauma, somatic psychotherapies, psychedelic assisted therapy, anti-racism, and other relevant mental health topics. She also offers therapy intensives for complex PTSD and addictions, where clients work with her for multiple hours a day for a number of days to get to the root of traumatic experiences. Always seeking out the most cutting edge advances in treatment, she utilizes psychedelic medicines such as ketamine with somatic therapy. Her 14 years of experience have focused on clients with addictions, medication-assisted treatment therapies, complex and developmental trauma, racial and ancestral trauma, oppression, and chronic pain.

As the founder and owner of Intentional Path Counseling LLC, Vanya Garabedian is passionate
about enabling and promoting learning. This is clearly demonstrated in the workshops she
conducts, where she cultivates an atmosphere that captures participants' attention and is both
engaging and informative.

Vanya has accumulated over two decades of experience in the Mental and Behavioral Health
field working with diverse populations. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) she is a
certified Brainspotting therapist, along with being trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and
Reprocessing (EMDR), and intensively trained in Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Her
background also includes extensive knowledge of experiential models, facilitating ropes courses,
and adventure therapy.