Who we are
PATH is specialized service dedicated to advancing the field of medicine-assisted therapy. We offer compassionate, evidence-based therapy, and tailored consultancy services to support practitioners, organisations, and individuals navigating this emerging space.
Grounded in holistic, trauma-informed approaches, we integrate somatic practices, systems thinking, and depth psychology to foster meaningful transformation.
As a team, we are regarded as experts in our field, with extensive experience across psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatry. We are among the most experienced medicine-assisted therapy practitioners globally, having worked extensively in both clinical practice and research settings. We continue to play pivotal roles in multiple trials and have been key members of some of Australia’s largest psychedelic-assisted therapy studies to date.
Whether you're seeking therapy, professional mentorship, or strategic guidance, we are committed to ethical, grounded, and research-informed practice in medicine-assisted/immersive therapy care.
Our Team
Dr Esme Dark
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Esme Dark is a holistic clinical psychologist, somatic psychotherapist and nature lover who believes wellness happens when we connect more deeply to our bodies, one another and the natural world. Drawing on Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, IFS, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, nature-based practice and authentic movement, she works through a human rights lens with clients from diverse backgrounds, including the LGBTIQ+ community.
Esme is a Trial Therapist and Supervisor at the Clinical Psychedelic Research Lab at Monash University, contributing to the world-first psilocybin-assisted therapy trial for Generalised Anxiety Disorder and the upcoming MDMA-assisted therapy trial for PTSD in military veterans and first responders.
She is the founder of wwww.esmedarkpsychology.com.au a private practice offering therapy and clinical supervision.
Sarah Pant
Holistic Psychotherapist
Sarah is a Clinical Psychotherapist, with nearly two decades of experience across Australia and the UK. As part of the Clinical Psychedelic Lab at Monash University, she has played a pivotal role as a core therapist, supervisor, trial designer, co-investigator and therapist trainer across multiple world first trials.
With a holistic approach to health and well-being, Sarah is deeply interested in fostering human connection, exploring altered state experiences, enhancing our connection with the living world, and navigating the unique challenges of our time.
As the founding Director of Being Found, Sarah offers Psychedelic Integration Programs, Therapist Supervision and Advanced Integration Training. You can find more about her work here: www.beingfound.com.au
Dr Simon Amar
Psychiatrist/ Authorised Prescriber/ Psychotherapist
Dr. Simon Amar is a consultant psychiatrist with extensive expertise in psychotherapy and psychedelic-assisted therapy. Trained at McGill University in Montreal, he worked as a Principal Investigator with MAPS on the Phase 3 trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD before relocating to Melbourne in 2021.
Since joining the Clinical Psychedelic Lab at Monash University, Simon has contributed as a core therapist to clinical trials including psilocybin-assisted therapy for Generalised Anxiety Disorder, MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD, and 5-MeO-DMT-assisted therapy for treatment-resistant depression. He continues to train, supervise and mentor Authorised Prescribers and therapists across the country. Simon also runs a private psychotherapy practice in Melbourne specialising in somatic and integrative approaches.
Beyond his professional life, Dr. Amar is deeply passionate about fatherhood, community building, conscious dance, men's work, healing, and connecting with nature.
Campbell Townsend
Campbell has worked with children and adults individually and in groups, with some of the country's most vulnerable populations in the drug and alcohol field, with incarcerated prisoners, and with some of the country's brightest university students.
He works at St Vincent's Hospital and the Clinical Psychedelic Lab at Monash University as a Psychedelic Assisted Therapist for Depression and Anxiety respectively.
Campbell is passionate about connecting people to the natural world. He has a keen interest in organic gardening, sustainability and beekeeping, and has spent over a year of his life travelling by bicycle throughout the world — both solo and with his young family.
Clinical Psychologist
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