DC Position
Holly was born in Dublin, Ireland, and grew up between Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, training at the New Zealand School of Dance before university.
She earned her Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology from Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, and went on to complete a Master of Science by thesis in Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience at the same institution.
She is currently pursuing her PhD at University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen (RUG), focusing on the subjective phenomenology of challenging experiences in psychedelic therapy.
In her free time, she enjoys live music, reading, and time in the sun with her cat.
Joost Breeksema,
Principal Investigator
Joost Breeksema is an interdisciplinary researcher whose work bridges the boundaries of psychiatry, psychology, philosophy, and public health. At the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), he uses qualitative methods to investigate subjective experiences and non‑pharmacological variables in psychedelic therapy. Within INTEGRATE, he coordinates training, communication & dissemination, and the consortium itself.
As executive director of the OPEN Foundation, he advances interdisciplinary research through conferences like ICPR; spearheads therapeutic formation through a comprehensive therapist training program called ADEPT; and drives policy work uniting patients, clinicians, researchers, and policy makers. A connector at heart, he is convinced that therapeutic use of psychedelics can only be advanced through critical reflection, rigorous research, interdisciplinarity and collaboration. Underlying all his work is a deep-seated belief in the scientifically grounded, responsible, inclusive, ethical and plurality of psychedelic use in healthcare and society. He very reluctantly writes about himself in the third person.
