Dr. Anne Metz earned her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from James Madison University in 2018. During her doctoral program, she was awarded an interdisciplinary research fellowship at the University of Virginia School of Law in criminal justice reform. Her research and advocacy focus on the decriminalization of mental illness, the end of the War on Drugs, and the therapeutic uses of psychedelics. Dr. Metz is licensed to practice counseling, psychotherapy, and supervision in multiple states. Early in her career, she worked as a journalist for an alternative weekly paper, and now hosts a public interest podcast on psychedelic therapy called, “The Psychedelic Skeptic.” In her free time, she enjoys downhill skiing and making ceramics.
