Speaking & Consultation
Exploring the intersections of psychology, awe, human flourishing, nature, and our place in the cosmos.
Lisa Marie Persaud, LPC, NCC
Founder, Earthrise Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor & National Certified Counselor
M.S. Phil. Ed. in Professional Counseling
M.S. Ed. in Counseling and Mental Health Services
University of Pennsylvania
Available for
Conference Presentations • Keynotes • Panels & Roundtables • Podcast & Media Interviews • Professional Education • Workshops • Organizational Consultation • Community Conversations
Speaking Topics
The Overview Effect & Psychological Well-Being
How experiences of awe, expanded perspective, interconnectedness, and encounters with Earth as a whole may influence meaning, identity, values, and psychological well-being.
Mental Health in the Space Community
Exploring mental health and well-being within the unique cultural, interpersonal, and psychological contexts of the space and aerospace communities.
Psychological Well-Being in Human Spaceflight
An exploration of psychological well-being, relationships, identity, transition, resilience, and the human dimensions of preparing for and participating in spaceflight, including considerations relevant to astronauts, astronaut candidates and trainees, and their families.
Awe, Wonder & Human Flourishing
Exploring the psychological significance of awe, curiosity, transcendence, and experiences that expand our sense of self and connection to the world around us.
Ecopsychology & the Human–Nature Relationship
Exploring psychological well-being through our relationship with the natural world and the wider living environment.
Trauma, Meaning & Resilience
An existential and trauma-informed exploration of how people navigate disruption, meaning-making, adaptation, and growth.
Mindfulness & Contemplative Psychology
How contemplative practices can deepen awareness, presence, emotional regulation, compassion, and psychological flexibility.
Psychedelic Integration Through Visionary Art
Exploring visionary art as a means of reflection, meaning-making, and integration following psychedelic and other nonordinary experiences, with attention to psychology, consciousness, and the expressive arts.
Looking Beyond & Within With Wonder
An exploration of psychology, consciousness, awe, and the human search for meaning—from our inner landscapes to our place in the cosmos.
Professional Consultation
Earthrise Counseling offers professional consultation related to mental health and well-being, psychological perspectives on human space exploration, trauma-informed care, contemplative psychology, ecopsychology, awe, and human flourishing.
Consultation may include educational consultation, program development, subject-matter consultation, interdisciplinary collaboration, or guidance related to psychologically informed initiatives.
Selected Scholarship, Publications & Presentations
The Overview Effect and Well-Being
Springer, 2021 — Co-author
Integrating Psychedelic Experiences Through Visionary Art: A Personal Voyage and Implications for Consciousness Research in Psychology, Philosophy, and Psychotherapy
PhilaDelic Conference, University of Pennsylvania, 2023 — Presenter
In conversation at PhilaDelic 2023 following my presentation on visionary art and psychedelic integration.
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