meet our team

The Full Circle Team is here to guide you with compassion and expertise. Rooted in the principles of empathy, integrity and continuous growth, our team embodies the spirit of true accompaniment alongside you on your journey. We are dedicated to fostering a supportive community that embraces diverse experiences and perspectives. We are multilingual and can support you in English, Spanish and Italian.

Discover the unique skills and background each member of the team brings to support your experience.

Heather Busch

Heather Busch

Integrative Behavior Analyst
& ACT Practitioner

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Heather blends evidence-based practices and mindful approaches to empower you to make changes that last.

Vanessa Maier

Registered Psychologist
& Psychotherapist

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Vanessa’s holistic approach to psychology and wellbeing creates a safe space for you to be curious and bold.

Pier-Davide Angelini, PhD

Emotional and Spiritual Coach
& Medicine Musician

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Davide integrates Eastern spirituality, Western science and medicine music to help you deepen your self-awareness.

Irene Sales Pardo

Irene Sales Pardo, PhD

Emotional and Spiritual Coach
& Medicine Musician

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Irene combines biology, meditation and music to help you achieve emotional balance, self-awareness and spiritual growth.

Shawn Katz

Shawn Katz, PhD

Registered Psychologist
& Relationship Specialist

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Shawn offers a compassionate, evidence-based approach to healing, helping you to navigate trauma and personal growth.

Fintan Murphy

Logistics, Operations
& Support

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Fintan combines entrepreneurial  leadership with holistic insight to help our team grow, thrive, and make a meaningful impact.

Noura Aljaber

Noura Aljaber

Kundalini Yoga Teacher

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Noura’s soulful gatherings combine yoga and music to help you to reconnect and build heart-centered connections.

Heather Busch
Integrative Behavior Analyst
ACT Practitioner READ BIO
With over 20 years in behavioral science, Heather’s blend of evidence-based practices and mindful approaches empower you to make meaningful changes that last.
Vanessa Maier
Registered Psychologist
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Guided by her passion for holistic approaches to psychology, health and wellbeing, Vanessa creates safe spaces for you to be curious and bold.
Pier-Davide Angelini, Phd
Emotional and Spiritual Coach
Medicine Musician READ BIO
Davide’s methods integrate Eastern spirituality and Western science, helping you deepen self-awareness and build authentic relationships through conscious communication.
Irene Sales Pardo, PhD
Emotional and Spiritual Coach
Medicine Musician READ BIO
Irene’s holistic approach combines biology, meditation, and music to help you achieve self-awareness, emotional balance, and spiritual growth.
Shawn Katz, PhD
Registered Psychologist
& Relationship Specialist READ BIO
Shawn offers a compassionate, evidence-based approach to help you navigate trauma and personal growth, integrating various therapeutic modalities for healing.
Fintan Murphy
Logistics, Operations
& Support READ BIO
Fintan combines entrepreneurial  leadership with holistic insight to help our team grow, thrive, and make a meaningful impact.
Heather Busch

Heather Busch

Integrative Behavior Analyst

I’m Heather, a Clinical Behavior Analyst and ACT practitioner with over two decades of experience guiding individuals through personal transformation using the principles of behavioral science. My approach combines the precision of evidence-based methods with the support of holistic, mindful modalities, helping individuals make meaningful changes and move forward in alignment with their values.  

Having worked across the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East, I’ve gained a deep appreciation for the diverse experiences and backgrounds of the people I support. These cross-cultural experiences have profoundly shaped how I practice, inspiring an integrative approach that honors both individuality and shared human connection. As a facilitator at Full Circle, I specialize in therapeutic and psychedelic journeys, offering preparation and integration sessions that support profound personal growth. By creating a safe, nurturing environment, I empower my clients to explore their inner landscapes and make meaningful, lasting adjustments that reflect their authentic selves. 

My passion is helping individuals on their paths to healing and self-discovery, fostering lives of authenticity, balance, and vitality.

Vanessa Maier

Registered Psychologist

I’m Vanessa, a HCPC Registered Psychologist* and Psychotherapist aspiring to foster growth, love and discovery in myself and others. I’ve practiced across Australia, the UK and Europe, and bring to Full Circle 15 years of formal experience in psychotherapy. In recent years my focus has turned to the therapeutic potential of psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) and the integration of non-ordinary states of consciousness. To deepen this work, I have completed specialised training in integration with ICEERS, learnt ACT-, IFS- and FAP-consistent applications of PAT with Mindfulness Training Ltd, and am currently completing a Certificate in Psychedelic Assisted Therapies focused on psilocybin, ketamine and MDMA with Mind Medicine Australia.

I believe in blending science with heart. As such, my work is grounded in evidence-based practice and informed by traditional wisdoms and ritual, alongside a deep trust in each person’s innate capacity to heal. My goal is to offer you a safe and uncomplicated space for preparation and integration, helping you make sense of your experiences, navigate challenges, learn new skills, and move towards a more vibrant and fulfilling life.

As an ambassador of the Global Coherence Initiative, I’m interested in the gut–heart–brain relationship and how emerging research into heart and body intelligence can enhance wellbeing, self-efficacy and connection.

Outside of my professional practice, I’m an animal lover and a student of yoga nidra, pranayama, naturopathy and botanicals. I enjoy exploring herbs, flower essences and essential oils as part of a lifelong curiosity about holistic wellness – a reminder that I’m always learning, and walking this path of discovery alongside those I work with and accompany.

*Full Circle team members who are licensed health professionals do not serve in a formal medical capacity on our retreats. 

Pier-Davide Angelini

Pier-Davide Angelini

Emotional and Spiritual Coach

Hi there! I am Davide. I help people from different countries and various social and professional environments discover how to improve their overall life experience. To this aim, I teach how to deepen body awareness, uncover and heal unconscious emotional patterns, progressively release self-limiting and self-damaging habits and beliefs, and cultivate more open and honest communication to create more balanced, loving, and authentic relationships.


This work has taken me to private homes, holistic centers, schools, universities, city governments, private companies, and even prisons. I’ve accompanied individuals and groups across Europe and the Americas, and I always look forward to discovering new places where to share these valuable tools and teachings.


Music is also an important part of my practice and what I offer. At the end of each event, when possible together with Irene, I offer an acoustic performance, sharing original songs that invite participants into a reflective and heartfelt space.


I began my professional journey as a molecular biologist, immersed in the intricate world of cancer research, where I deposited two patents and unraveled some of the molecular pathways contributing to cancer recurrence. Despite these studies earning me a PhD and some academic recognition, over time, I was powerfully drawn toward a more holistic approach to health and wellbeing.


I left academic science and certified in kinesiology, emotional integration, coaching, and Mind-Body medicine, disciplines that opened the doors of my heart and mind to spirituality. After dwelling in Hinduism, Vajrayana Buddhism, and Kabbalah, I became very fond of the deep personal growth that a good spiritual practice can promote, especially when combined with other science-informed practices like Breathwork, Conscious Relaxation, Conscious Emotional Interoception, and Cognitive-Behavioral Contemplation.
Integrating these approaches from Eastern spirituality and Western science, I do my best to help others navigate life’s challenges and phases of inner transformation with resilience and peace, finding a deeper sense of presence, purpose, meaning, and direction.

Irene Sales Pardo

Irene Sales Pardo

Emotional and Spiritual Coach

I am Irene, an Emotional Awareness and Spiritual Coach, Kinesiologist, and Medicine Musician. My journey began with a degree in Biology and a PhD in Biomedicine, where I dedicated 18 years to cancer research.

Alongside this scientific path, I felt called to explore the inner world, leading me nearly 15 years ago to India, where I trained as an Advanced Spiritual Guide and later as an Acharya within Vajrayana Buddhism. These experiences laid the foundation for a life devoted to meditation, emotional awareness, and conscious evolution.

Over the past five years, I have facilitated and held space in hundreds of expanded states of awareness retreats worldwide, sharing my medicine music and supporting deep processes of transformation. I am also trained by ICEERS in Safety in Expanded State of Awareness Experiences, ensuring that the spaces I hold are rooted in care, responsibility, and integrity.

Today, my work bridges science and spirituality, integrating kinesiology, therapeutic meditation focused on emotional understanding, professional life coaching (ICF certified), and Mind-Body Medicine. I guide individuals seeking deeper self-awareness, emotional integration, self-esteem, and the release of repetitive patterns, helping them harmonize their feminine and masculine energies and nurture authentic relationships.

My intention is to inspire presence, simplicity, and intuitive wisdom, fostering a life aligned with respect, humility, passion, and clarity of action for the common good. Through the fusion of transcendental meditation, emotional integration, and soul-nurturing music, I create a bridge between heaven and earth, guiding others on their path toward wholeness and connection.

Shawn Katz

Shawn Katz

Registered Psychologist

I’m Shawn, I am originally from Canada, and currently work as a Registered Consultant Psychologist*, Certified Integrative Psychotherapist, Certified Couples Therapist, and Accredited EMDR Consultant and Supervisor. I specialize in treating trauma, complex trauma and dissociative disorders. I worked in the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom for 9 years and have been working in private practice as well as providing clinical supervision to other therapists in Brighton, UK for the past 25 years.
 
My academic journey began in California, with earning a M.A. in East-West Psychology, which integrated Eastern Philosophy with Western Psychology. I went on to get a second M.A. in Counselling Psychology and then a Ph.D. in Transpersonal Psychology. Over the years I have integrated EMDR trauma therapy, mindfulness, somatic focusing, couples therapy, and in-depth relational therapy.
 
I have a passion and keen interest in the benefits and value of psychedelics in support of increasing awareness of maladaptive coping strategies and providing some healing and a strong catalyst for positive change. I have the utmost respect for the potency of psychedelic therapeutic spaces and rituals. What draws me to this work is not just the psychedelic itself, as it is not a magic bullet, but combined with an integrative approach of compassionate community, proper preparation, focused intention setting, safety and supported integration, this work has the potential to support and foster growth and healing in your life.
 
*Full Circle team members who are licensed health professionals do not serve in a formal medical capacity on our retreats. 

Fintan Murphy

Logistics & Operations

I’m Fintan, an entrepreneurial leader with a diverse educational and professional background spanning multiple countries and sectors. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, I hold a BA in Economics and Politics from University College Dublin. My career began in London, where I gained experience in Business Banking and Commercial Sales.

After relocating to Kuwait, I managed a regional automotive sales team before founding my first business — the first ABA treatment center in Kuwait dedicated to supporting children with Autism and their families. As a Director, I continue to guide the organization’s evolution in a rapidly changing environment, with a focus on increasing accessibility to this essential service across all economic backgrounds.

I earned an MBA from the University of Manchester, and became a certified Scrum Master, enriching my leadership capabilities. My experience in the blockchain industry involved managing decentralized communities, where I developed a keen interest in governance structures and effective decision-making within decentralized groups.

My shift toward holistic wellness was inspired by my personal development journey, beginning with meditation and breath-work practices. I now integrate holistic modalities, such as Holosomatic Bodywork (I am a certified facilitator), to help individuals release stress and overcome negative beliefs.

Throughout my career, leadership has been a guiding force—whether in steering organizations through change, managing diverse teams, or supporting individuals in their personal growth. I am passionate about empowering others and creating meaningful, positive impact through community engagement and holistic practices.

Noura Aljaber

Noura Aljaber

Kundalini Yoga Teacher and Community Builder

Hi, I’m Nora, an alternative holistic coach, retreat leader, and community builder with a deep passion for guiding others on their journey of self-discovery. I specialize in weaving together yoga, plant medicine, meditation, and other transformative modalities to create soulful spaces for healing and growth. My work is rooted in the belief that by reconnecting with ourselves and nature, we can find balance, authenticity, and joy in life.
Over the past year, I’ve organized spiritual events and built a vibrant community where like-minded souls come together to share, grow, and create meaningful connections. I’m also a mother, raising a strong, talented daughter who competes in horse show jumping, and 2 boys with whom we all share a love for animals, including our wonderful dog, Stella.
My journey has been one of transformation, from navigating life’s challenges to discovering the beauty of embracing my passions. Today, I dream of a life surrounded by nature, music, and a supportive community, living by the sea, riding horses on the beach, and sharing meals and experiences with others.
Through my programs, workshops, and retreats, I aim to inspire others to rediscover their “why” and live with purpose, heart, and alignment. Whether it’s through cacao ceremonies, singing circles, or yoga, my goal is to create spaces where people feel seen, heard, and empowered to embrace their truest selves.

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