Refuge Health
Responsible innovation in mental health.
Clinical Practice
Refuge Psychology
A Montreal-based practitioner membership platform supporting therapists and clinicians working at the intersection of psychotherapy, psychedelic medicine, and experiential healing.
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Refuge Health AI
Building clinically grounded, safe AI tools for mental health practitioners the clients they serve — designed to expand access without compromising care.
AI in Psychotherapy →Our Team
Dr. Joe Flanders
Co-Founder
Dr. Joe Flanders is a clinical psychologist and entrepreneur who has spent his career building clinical infrastructure at the intersection of psychotherapy, mindfulness, and psychedelic medicine. As founder of Refuge Psychology, he has developed the practitioner community, peer consultation model, and harm reduction frameworks that underpin Refuge Health AI. A MAPS-trained therapist with an affiliate appointment at McGill University, Joe is the author of the 2025 white paper AI in Psychotherapy: A Risk Reduction Approach to Human Flourishing — and brings a proven track record of building and scaling mental health ventures, including the acquisition of Mindspace Wellbeing by Numinus Wellness in 2020.
Andrew Rose
Co-Founder
Andrew Rose is a psychedelic integration coach, educator, and operator with 20+ years at the intersection of mental health, contemplative practice, and emerging therapeutics. He has held senior roles at Fluence, Numinus, and the Psychedelic Safety Institute, and brings deep expertise in practitioner education, clinical operations, and harm reduction to his work as co-founder of Refuge Health AI and Managing Partner of Refuge Psychology.