Dr. Stephanie Michael Stewart is a psychiatrist specializing in ecological medicine, weaving together nature-based healing, psychedelic therapies, and social and environmental justice in her practice. With a strong emphasis on women’s mental health, she is dedicated to community-driven care and the belief that mental, ecological, and collective well-being are deeply interconnected.
After serving as Chief Resident of Psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles Dr. Stewart pioneered innovative programs in south central LA that integrated evidence-based psychiatry with complementary therapies like, meditation, yoga, nutrition and ecological healing, with a dedicated focus on serving communities of color.
She later founded Worldwide Wellness, expanding her practice to incorporate wellness adventure travel as therapy. Through ketamine-assisted therapy, place-based wisdom, and immersive ecological healing practices, she facilitates deep connection, belonging, and reciprocity amongst people and with the natural world, recognizing that personal and collective liberation is intrinsically tied to our relationship with both human and non-human relatives.
Dr. Stewart is a Board Member at the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines, where she advocates for racial equity, Indigenous reciprocity, and accessible psychedelic therapies. She is also involved with UCLA’s Ecological Medicine and Psychedelic Studies Initiative, bridging environmental healing with psychedelic research. As a strong advocate for women’s health, she speaks in the US and Canada on the role of psychedelics in childbirth, perinatal care, and reproductive mental health. She is developing culturally congruent psychedelic training for psychiatry residents at historically black medical schools.
Her training includes certification in MDMA-assisted psychotherapy through MAPS and psychedelic therapies and research through the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). She holds a BS in Biology from Spelman College and an MD from Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Stewart has been deeply engaged in psychedelic healing and research since the late 1980s, bringing a multidisciplinary, justice-oriented, and deeply integrative approach to mental health care.
Healing the mind depends on healing our connection to nature, community, and ourselves.