

Our Team

Co-Founder & CEO
Elizabeth Cooke
Elizabeth moved to New York City from Denver Colorado in 1984 where she pursued an education and career as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She maintained a Private Practice as a Psychotherapist in the City while furthering her interest in Community-Based Program Design and Development. Ms. Cooke designed and directed a mental health clinic, a year-round after-school program, and ultimately a school.
Elizabeth returned to Denver in 2010 to invest in Real Estate. In 2012 she founded ELCO Investments, Inc., a Real Estate Investment Company.
Elizabeth entered the cannabis space in 2011 when she founded Natural Selection, a vertically integrated medical marijuana business. In 2015 she co-founded Coda Signature, an adult use cannabis edible manufacturing company in Colorado.
Elizabeth left her operational role at Coda Signature in 2019 and began to research functional and psilocybin mushrooms. Her background as an LCSW and her post-masters training as a psychotherapist,
informed her decision to open a licensed natural medicine healing center, The Center Origin.
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​Elizabeth lived abroad in France and Spain each for one year while studying the languages and living in the local community. She continues to enjoy languages and maintains conversational fluency.
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Co-Founder & Licensed Clinical Psychedelic Facilitator
Mikki Vogt LPC, LAC, NMCF
Michaela (Mikki) Vogt earned her Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology from the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Professional Psychology in 2012. Mikki is in her sixth year of a thriving private practice, SisuWell Counseling, LLC, and has over a decade of experience in community mental health.
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Her background includes work in forensic and correctional settings, community reentry programs, and high-intensity, assertive community treatment environments with populations including offenders, children with autism, adults with severe and pervasive mental illness, and adults with depression, anxiety, addiction, and trauma. She also owns and manages Littleton-Humanly Wellness, a wellness center in Littleton, CO, since 2020. Mikki brings an extensive range of expertise to her work, with her comprehensive training in psychedelic therapy, counseling, and addiction counseling and certifications in EMDR, trauma-informed care, emergency and crisis response, animal-assisted therapy, and autogenics.
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Mikki is a co-founder and Clinical Director at The Center Origin, where she oversees key initiatives including the Facilitator Practicum Training, Journey Work Program, Community Outreach Program, and Provider Education Initiative. Mikki has played a pivotal role in shaping Colorado's state-regulated psilocybin program, working closely with the Department of Revenue and the Department of Regulatory Agencies to establish its foundational infrastructure. As a member of the Psychedelic Public Policy Partnership, she co-authored the standardized safety screening and facilitator response tool, which is now used by Colorado facilitators and Healing Centers.

Licensed Clinical Psychedelic Facilitator
Vincent Bruno LPC, NMCF
Vincent is a graduate of the clinical counseling Program at the University of Northern Colorado. He also has extensive training in domestic violence, Child development, and the use of Psychedelics in therapy.
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Vincent comes from the mystic land east of Philadelphia known as New Jersey and has lived in Colorado since 1990. Vincent has worked with Domestic Violence offenders and victims as a state approved provider for 10 years, helping parents and children recover from abuse.
He also specializes in veteran and active duty populations, helping the service members transition into civilian life after separation. Vince's. journey in the realm of psychedelic treatment began in 2016, with his practice informed by the Johns Hopkins clinical trials.
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Licensed Clinical Psychedelic Facilitator
Rivkah Standig
Rebecca (Rivkah) Standig is a Licensed Social Worker, Natural Medicine Clinical Facilitator, and life coach based in Denver, with extensive personal and professional experience with psychedelic healing. Rivkah’s background includes InnerTrek’s Psychedelic Facilitator Training for psilocybin; Psychedelics Today’s year-long Vital program, completing a certificate in Psychedelic-Informed Practice, Harm Reduction, and Integration; Journey Clinical & Fluence’s Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Theory & Methodology training; as well as two trainings with Autistic Psychedelic Community on Psychedelic Care for Neurodivergent Clients. In addition to psilocybin facilitation, Rivkah sees clients in her private practice, Rainbow Reflections.
Having lived in 9 different US states and Tel Aviv, Israel, Rivkah brings a rich and diverse perspective to her practice. As a queer non-binary Jewish person of color navigating life with other marginalized identities, she is committed to providing a safe and inclusive space for individuals from all walks of life.
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Rivkah is passionate about working with those with marginalized identities—individuals navigating issues related to sexual, gender, spiritual, and racial identity, as well as neurodivergence (ADHD & Autism). She also supports those with Complex PTSD, ancestral and intergenerational trauma, and anyone seeking to cultivate healthier relationships, including those in polyamorous/ethically non-monogamous relationships.

Licensed Medicine Handler & Licensed Facilitator in Training
Cindi Clark
Cindi Clark is a trauma-informed psychedelic facilitator and licensed natural medicine
handler based in Denver, Colorado. With over 45 years of experience across caregiving, behavioral therapy, community advocacy, and spiritual support, Cindi offers grounded, heart-centered guidance for individuals navigating psilocybin journeys, grief, trauma,
and end-of-life transitions.
Trained by leading institutions, including the Changa Institute, InnerTrek, The Center Origin, and EOLPC, Cindi weaves together psilocybin facilitation, grief counseling, herbalism, and doula care to create safe, sacred containers for transformation. Her presence is warm, deeply intuitive, and grounded in decades of direct service.
Whether walking alongside someone preparing for their final chapter or helping a soul rediscover meaning through psychedelic healing, Cindi meets each person with reverence, dignity, and grace.
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Psilocybin Journey Support (Preparation + Integration)
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End-of-Life Doula Care
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Grief & Loss Counseling
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Conscious Dying + Legacy Work
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Nature-Based Healing & Ritual​​​​​​​​​

Graphic Designer
Jeffery Schaich
Jeff graduated from the VCU Brand Center in Richmond, VA and worked in various Advertising and Design agencies through the 90s until being recruited by a growing Design firm in Boulder, CO. It
was not a hard decision to make since he had a real love for the Rocky Mountains, snowboarding and mountain biking.
After four good years with the Zeitgeist Agency in Boulder, Jeff started his own Design Studio and has been creating Branding, Advertising and Graphic Design for burgeoning companies around
the country for the past 25 years.
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One well known Brand that Mr. Schaich developed is crocs shoes. Rebranding the company in 2006 and creating the international look for the customer facing marketing collateral and in-store
experiences for the fast growing lifestyle company.
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Some of his work through the years caught the attention of some major design magazines being featured in Communication Arts, PRINT and HOW magazines.
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