There is nothing stronger than a woman who has rebuilt herself.

Samantha Lau
PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC

I am a licensed, dual board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, ketamine psychedelic therapist, and CEO of ELEVATEHER®, LLC, a concierge mental health care practice that provides result-driven psychiatric care and transformation for women who are ready to unveil their vulnerable-badass selves to feel better, work better, and love better.

With more than 14 years of experience in psychiatry, I serve as Steering Committee Member and key opinion leader to Psych Congress, Psych Congress Elevate and Psych Congress NP Institute – nationally renowned medical conferences, providing cutting-edge research and clinical application to mental health professionals across the country. I am proud to be part these important conferences, as we collectively work to improve patient care and build world-class mental health care systems in the United States.

I worked as West Coast manager and psychiatric nurse practitioner at Landmark Health, enhancing collaboration between physical and behavioral healthcare. I earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of California, Los Angeles and completed my post-graduate psychiatric nurse practitioner program and psychotherapy training at Johns Hopkins University. I am certified in family medicine and psychiatry, and received a full scope of rigorous ketamine psychedelic assisted psychotherapy training at the Polaris Insight Center.  I have completed the year-long MDMA and psilocybin assisted psychotherapy certification training at Integrative Psychiatric Institute in collaboration with MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies).

Early in my career, I worked to influence health policy, with the goal of integrating psychiatric care into primary care. Prior to Landmark Health, I was an accomplished mental health care specialist, a manager of nurse practitioners, and a mentor at CareMore Health, Anthem Inc. I developed the guide for psychopharmacology and disease management, and a tool for primary care practitioners to support patients with mental health needs. It gives me as much satisfaction to educate the public and help the future workforce in psychiatry as it does to help each and every one of my inspiring patients.