Our Team

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Derek Schmidt is the Founder, Owner and Clinical Director of Reach, Inc., a therapeutic counseling organization in Avon, Colorado. Reach provides clinical therapy as well as wilderness, equine, and adventure based therapies. Derek is also one of the Founders and Owners of Mountain Alchemy, Inc., a Wellness and Therapy organization offering Psychedelic Journeys for personal growth and therapeutic healing. Mountain Alchemy provides services to treat depression and support trauma (PTSD) resolution through the use of psychedelic medicines. In addition, Mountain Alchemy provides opportunities for personal discovery and growth as well as psycho-spiritual transformation. 

Derek holds a Master’s Degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology and is licensed as an LPC in Colorado. In addition, Derek is Certified in Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy, Gestalt Therapy, Wilderness Emergency Medicine (WFR), EMDR, and Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (PAT). Derek has trained with Colorado Mountain School, Gestalt Institute of the Rockies, Trails to Trust, Earth Based Institute, Naropa University, PRATI (psychedelic research and training institute), and Psychedelic Sitters School gaining valuable education while honing his skills as a therapist and psychedelic guide. Derek has nearly 30 years of experience as a therapist, guide or facilitator combining his passion for wilderness, adventure, and self-exploration while assisting individuals in creating powerful, illuminating experiences.  Derek believes in the power of the “here-and-now” while focusing on the body, mind, and environment as avenues for exploration and healing.
 

Derek lives in Avon, Colorado with his beautiful and amazing wife. Derek is also the father of an incredible son who currently resides in Colorado attending college. Derek can often be found mountaineering, mountain biking, camping, snowboarding, or anything else that gets him outside…!

Jen is a local Vail Valley yoga, mindfulness, and meditation teacher.  She began her yoga journey in 2007, unknowingly stepping into a path that would transform her life.  Yoga helped her become more present in her daily life which supported her to cultivate a more joyful way of being.  Jen started teaching yoga in 2015 to share her love of yoga and its lessons with others.  She offers a slower paced vinyasa style with space to unwind and restore at the end.  

Jen writes and teaches mindfulness and meditation classes throughout the Valley collaborating with various studios and wellness centers.  She also leads Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) courses.  Her intention is to empower students to connect to their hearts, live authentically, and raise their consciousness.  Her classes stand out for the practical tools and inspiring messages she shares, designed to support personal growth, healing, and living a life aligned with their heart’s truth.  

With over 700 hours of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness training, Jen is committed to lifelong learning, continuously exploring new styles and teachings.  She extends her passion for personal growth through wellness coaching, Reiki energy work, workshops, astrology readings, and retreats.  When she’s not teaching, you’ll find her enjoying natures, adventuring with her family, gardening, traveling to the beach, and embracing all things French.   

Becky Natenberg is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado and the owner of Zoetic Counseling. She had been in private practice in Denver for 10 years, with a background in child and adolescent day treatment, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, and trauma treatment. Becky completed Naropa University’s Psychedelic Assisted Therapy program and currently stewards psychedelic assisted psychotherapy both for individuals and groups, as well as provides psychedelic integration therapy. In addition, she is certified in EMDR therapy and specializes in working with trauma, anxiety, and individual relationship concerns. She is also a 200-hour trained yoga teacher. Becky received her BA in Psychology from University of Colorado -Boulder in 2008 and MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from University of Colorado-Colorado Springs in 2014. 

Becky values ritual and ceremony and brings her love of nature and movement into her work. She believes in connection: with Self, others, the unseen world, existential realms and/or scaredness (whatever that means to each of us). Becky is committed to practicing humility in her role towards collective and individual healing. Through ongoing mentorship, training, and therapy she is dedicated to staying grounded, present, and aligned in her work.