Welcome to Heart Openers, a partnership rooted in intuition, expertise, and a shared dedication to supporting others in their self-healing and expansion.

Zev is a licensed psychotherapist with a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from NYU. He specializes in trauma-informed modalities and maintains a thriving private practice in New York City. His work is grounded in clinical rigor and compassionate presence, offering clients a strong therapeutic container for their healing journeys. He is committed to bridging traditional psychotherapy with expanded states of consciousness, helping individuals safely navigate non-ordinary experiences and integrate them into everyday life.

James brings a deeply heartfelt and unconventional lineage of wisdom, cultivated outside traditional academic systems. His training has taken place in the living classrooms of the world, across Central America, Southeast Asia, and the cultural ceremonies of indigenous traditions. He spent years immersed in nature studying intentional community, somatic healing, and the cultural heartbeats of dance floors around the world. As a producer of Envision Festival, a globally recognized spiritual gathering of 15,000 people blending music, art, ceremony, and immersive awakening, James helped hold space for collective expansion and integration. He is also a certified Life Coach and graduate of Landmark’s transformational leadership curriculum.

Together, we have undergone extensive training as Psychedelic Integration Specialists, supporting both private communities and clinical settings, including a leading Ketamine Wellness Center in Manhattan. We have studied with pioneers such as Dr. Gabor Maté, Dr. Pamela Kryskow of Roots to Thrive, and the faculty of Fluence’s Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy program.

We’ve also sat in a range of global medicine circles, absorbing the nuanced teachings of sacred traditions. From this lived experience, we’ve designed our own integrative curriculum and ceremonial approach, one that weaves psychological safety with mystical reverence and cross-cultural respect.

Our philosophy is anchored in the transformative potential of consciousness. We draw inspiration from a tapestry of traditions and voices: Zen Buddhism, ontology, psycho-spiritual therapy, Kabbalah, mysticism, and modern consciousness research, guided by the insights of teachers like Ram Dass, Eckhart Tolle, Neville Goddard, Carl Jung, Michael Pollan, Joe Dispenza, Esther Perel, and Michael Singer.


Whether preparing you for or integrating individual to large group ceremonies, we offer a heart-led, customized approach that has supported thousands of individuals across the globe. At Heart Openers, you are invited into a sacred space to remember, reconnect, and awaken; to heal through the intelligence of your own heart, body, and soul.