AMAPP Board

Sophia Kostava Treasurer 

Sophia Kostava is a passionate leader with extensive experience in business and finance operations transformations and strategic change management. Her diverse career spans sectors including banking, ASX-listed corporations, not-for-profits, startups, Associations, government, and the arts. With a polymathic approach to solving complex problems, Sophia believes deeply in supporting transformational change in the mental health sector. She is driven to champion those who pursue integrating holistic approaches to seeking healthy mental wealth and healing from consumer and multi-disciplinary practitioner perspectives. Her core strength includes finding connections in diverse concepts and perspectives to foster collaboration for creating and/or executing a shared vision.
Her personal passion project includes providing consulting services to art collectives, establishing and delivering strategy that stabilises income.

Dr Lani Roy Chair

Psychologist, Social Worker, Advocate.

Dr Alana (Lani) Roy is a Melbourne-based psychologist, social worker, and therapist with extensive experience in mental health, suicide prevention, trauma, sexual abuse, family violence, and the disability sector. Lani provides Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy (PAP) for clients accessing ketamine treatment in Australia and is actively engaged in research trials focusing on novel molecules. She is currently researching Australian community Ayahuasca and has a passion for co-production, co-design and harm reduction with people who have lived experience. Lani specialises in complex trauma, disabilities, and dual diagnosis, providing therapy in Auslan sign language for the Deaf community. She provides a range of psychedelic education programs in the community and is passionate about integrating science and the sacred.  She is a board-approved psychology supervisor. Lani coordinates the psychedelic and plant medicine Mental Health Professional Network (MHPN), is an advisor for Cyberdelics Virtual Reality technologies, and Chapter Lead for Psychedelic Medicine America. Furthermore, she has completed an Advanced Diploma in Nature Based Therapies and is committed to expanding PAT outside clinical rooms into more nature-based settings. Lani has cultivated an approach named EMAPTHS Integrative Psychedelic Integrative Somatic (EIPSP) approach focusing on the somatic, relational, transpersonal, and metacognitive domains.

Piers Warner Security & Lawyer

Piers Warner is a highly experienced lawyer with over 40 years of experience in commercial law, including providing legal services and guidance to other not-for-profit organisations. He is passionate about advancing ethical, safe, and legal practices in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (PAT). Piers is deeply committed to supporting AMAPP’s growth and ensuring legal compliance and helping to establish a strong foundation for multidisciplinary professionals in this transformative field.