Bridging Science and Spirit: Dr. Sasha Faust on Redefining Healing Through Enchanted Mind

Dr. Sasha Faust is reimagining what it means to heal by blending evidence-based psychology with spirituality and consciousness. Through Enchanted Mind, she invites clients to see trauma, grief, and identity not as diagnoses alone, but as meaningful data guiding transformation. Her approach emphasizes safety, intuition, and personal agency — empowering individuals to become active participants in their healing journey. Whether through therapy, spiritual practices, or her book Waking Up, Sasha’s work centers on one powerful idea: beneath conditioning, we are already whole, and healing is the process of remembering who we truly are.

Dr. Faust, your work is centered on bridging evidence-based psychology with spirituality and consciousness — can you share what inspired you to create Enchanted Mind and move toward this more fully integrated model?
It had always been one of my biggest dreams to open my own practice. How it actually came to be was very different from what I had originally imagined, intended, or believed possible. First, I just want to say how incredibly, sappily grateful I am for my practice. I want that to be at the forefront and the center.

What inspired me to create Enchanted Mind was the desire to help as many people as possible through psychology, and, when requested and appropriate, spirituality. My hope is to be an innovator at the intersection of psychology and spirituality, both in how they work together and in what they mean individually.

Psychology and spirituality are my two most beloved areas of study. Within these networks, we can answer some of the most challenging questions. And we can transform in ways we never dreamed possible. Limitation, then, ceases to exist.

Of course, integrating these fields requires careful consideration of ethics and of law. A therapy client is different from a client seeking reiki, energy healing, or spiritual guidance. Each modality comes with its own scope, responsibilities, and legal requirements.

You work with trauma, grief, spiritual emergence, and identity — how do you help clients understand these experiences not as pathology, but as meaningful data about their inner world?
What a profound question. And as any psychologist will tell you, every case is unique, individualized, complex, and nuanced. I’ll speak from a more generalized perspective here.

Trauma, grief, spiritual awakenings, spiritual inquiries, and identity exploration can each be parts of our most sacred and unique human experience.

There is a whole lot of pressure on psychologists to diagnose clients. Diagnosis is often a requirement when working with therapy clients in most capacities. It’s usually what allows insurance to provide, if at all, reimbursement. Yet in the inner work of therapy, where we navigate the deepest corners of psyche, hearing that your experience of the human condition is diagnosable can, for some, feel stigmatizing, disorienting, or even unjust. For others, it can feel validating, less isolating, and even expansive.

In response, I invite folx to consider: what if your experiences are meaningful data? Data designed to guide you to your next thought, your next move, … or your next profound awakening?

Our emotions can be our greatest teachers. What is our inner world trying to communicate to us? About ourselves? About our relationships? About this very thing we call “existence”? How can we locate the MEANING? And what, then, IS the meaning? THAT is what fascinates me. This is where our power lives. This is where free will comes into play. This is the origin point from which we can change not just one thing we hope to change … but, perhaps, everything.

I aspire to help clients see themselves as active participants in their own transformation, rather than passive recipients of treatment.

Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, intuition, and mediumship are still misunderstood by many — how do you approach integrating these modalities in a way that prioritizes psychological safety and nervous system regulation?
I cannot always integrate each of these modalities for every client. It is a collaborative process, and each client’s treatment experience is unique. So I’ll speak in a more generalized sense.

First, it is every client’s right to feel safe and to be safe. It is an ethical and legal requirement that clients are safe in therapy and energy healing sessions. Licensed clinical psychologists follow strict regulations to ensure safety and boundaries. If you ever feel unsafe with a provider, please leave the space or seek someone else. You always have the right to report anything that concerns you, even if you are unsure. The most important goal in any therapy experience is that you are safe to regulate your nervous system. You are hiring us. Please, trust yourself first. Trust your gut.

Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) is fascinating and boundless. And continuously evolving. Research shows promising results for conditions including major depressive disorder, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, and more! From my personal experience, I have witnessed some incredible, life-changing transformations. Of course, KAP is not the right fit for everyone. And KAP might not always work in the ways someone may want. If it calls to you, take the time to explore, research, and connect with what feels aligned. It may just be your next step.

Intuition is fun. Intuition is your inner knowing. That subtle, often quiet sense of truth or guidance that can come without logical reasoning or evidence. If you feel safe enough and allow yourself to trust it, tapping into our intuition can be transformative. One of the easiest ways to strengthen this connection is by asking your body a question and observing the responses. Does your body constrict, relax, or expand? When we are regulated, our bodies become excellent sources of both insight and guidance. Intuition can become one of the clearest, most aligned guides we can possibly have!

Mediumship is one of the most joyful areas for me! Mediumship is the practice of connecting with guidance beyond the physical plane. For me, this ability was a bit louder than the average person’s, but it is not unique or reserved for the few. You can cultivate this skill too. Mediumship allows us to connect with our deepest selves and with something bigger, bringing hope, light, resilience, and motivation.

Part of understanding and practicing mediumship is learning how we receive guidance. This is where the Clares come in. The Clares are different ways that psychic or spiritual information can manifest. By recognizing and tuning into these channels, we can deepen our connection. Here is a quick guide:

• Clairvoyance – “clear seeing.” The ability to perceive images, symbols, or visions in your mind’s eye, or perceiving these visions physically.
• Clairsentience – “clear feeling.” The ability to sense emotions, energies, or physical sensations in your body.
• Clairaudience – “clear hearing.” The ability to hear messages, sounds, or words that are not audible to others.
• Claircognizance – “clear knowing.” The ability to know something directly, without reasoning or evidence, often as an intuitive insight or sudden understanding.
• Clairalience – “clear smelling.” The ability to notice scents that carry messages, memories, or cues. For example, you might suddenly smell a flower, perfume, or smoke, and it triggers insight, guidance, or a meaningful connection. These scents often appear spontaneously and can feel surprisingly vivid.

• Clairgustance – “clear tasting.” The ability to experience tastes that hold information or guidance. You might taste something sweet, bitter, or unusual. And it can communicate an idea, emotion, or a knowing. These experiences often feel immediate and undeniable.

Not everyone experiences all of the Clares. And each person experiences them differently. Cultivating these abilities is another way to connect and to receive guidance, clarity, hope, and motivation.

Your recent book, Waking Up, explores grief, awakening, and remembrance — what core insight or message do you hope readers take with them after finishing it?
Thank you for this question. Shoutout to Waking Up! The book’s first anniversary is coming up May 2nd, 2026!

I hope readers take away the core insight that you can make your way through anything. You are never beyond hope, never “too late,” and there is no such point of no return. There is always, always hope. And always, always something worth moving forward for!

Even subtle shifts matter. I hope readers feel something move. Like something clicks back into place. A new vantage point. A remembrance of what they once knew but may have forgotten. That spark, that shift, … a reminder that if you’re still breathing, still here, there’s more to your story. And that meaning shows up in endless ways. Maybe it’s diving into another book that calls to you. Maybe it’s visiting your favorite spot in nature with your best friend and feeling the wind kiss your skin. Or maybe it’s taking steps to change the world in your own unique way. Your blueprint is yours to embody fully, here and now. Personally, I’m so glad you’re here. (:

As you step further into authorship, speaking, and education, what do you feel is most important for people to understand about healing, consciousness, and remembering who they are beneath conditioning?
Beneath conditioning, you are free. Conditioning is simply a fog. It is not who you are or are meant to be. Healing is non-linear. And that can feel exhausting and defeating sometimes. But that does not mean you’re doing it wrong. Or that this part is endless. It always gets better. And you do not have to do it alone. Every human needs other humans. This is not a “want.” It is a need.

You are everything that has come before you, everything you have experienced, and the entire Universe wrapped in skin. Humans are living embodiments of polarity. We contain light and shadow, joy and pain, creation and destruction, … all at once. We are both everything and nothing. Our internal experience mirrors the world around us. And the world around us reflects our inner landscape. Consciousness is forever expanding, experiencing, and re-experiencing itself. And you are an active participant in that flow.

And. You get to choose where to look. This is your free will. You define love, success, … your own meaning, your own wholeness, your dharma. These are your meanings of life. Your reasons for living.

Healing and awakening are deeply intertwined processes of remembering who you truly are. Trust your intuition. Step into your life as the fullest expression of yourself.

Choose joy. Choose laughter. Extend kindness to others. Your life is part of the divine design. And your impact is entirely unique. Every day, you have the opportunity to live and to remember your purpose. Your calling will keep calling. And in simply being here, you change the world every single day. So. What do you want your impact to look like? And what do you want it to mean?