About Me

Dr. Lisa Batten is a clinical scientist, consultant, medical writer, and copywriter. She has a master’s degree in clinical psychology and a PhD in developmental psychology with over 20 years of clinical and research experience. She is an active consultant and liaison in the sleep space, working with brands, virtual health platforms, and digital start ups to create effective sleep interventions. As a person living with ADHD, Dr. Batten is also especially passionate about advocating for individuals seeking first-time diagnosis and effective treatment of Adult ADHD. 

Lisa began her career in neuropsychiatric assessment before transitioning to neuropsychopharmacology research. Over the last 20 years, Dr. Batten has worked extensively in clinical trial research investigating pharmacotherapy for depression, PTSD as well as risk factors for pediatric psychiatric disorders. In addition to groundbreaking research on familial depression with Columbia University, she was also the coordinator of the first trial in Canada using ketamine for treatment-resistant depression. More recently, Dr. Batten acted as clinical director for the first trial in Canada using psilocybin for treatment-resistant PTSD

In addition to her research work, Dr. Batten is trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, rational emotive behavioral therapy, sleep therapy, and mindfulness. As a bonus, she is a certified personal trainer and precision nutrition coach.

Expertise
•Consulting for healthcare start-ups (therapy, sleep, personality assessment, LMS, content, marketing)
•Regulatory specialist (CTAs, INDs, IBs, etc)
•Clinical trial design
•Adult ADHD
•Personality assessment
•Neuropsychometric assessment
•Psychological and psychiatric research
•Medicinal mushrooms
•Psychedelic medicine, entheogens
•Sleep, CBT-i
•CBD, THC
•Nootropics
•Health, nutrition and wellness
•Fasting, bio-hacks
•Making long lists