Dr Nigel Strauss has worked in Melbourne as a Clinical Psychiatrist for many years with a special interest in non-ordinary states of consciousness as a potential treatment for a range of existential and psychological maladies. He has co-authored a number of articles about medicinal cannabis and psychedelic medicines and is a keen advocate of the use of such substances as adjuncts to effective psychotherapy.

Currently, Dr Strauss is both an investigator and therapist in trials in Melbourne using psilocybin assisted psychotherapy in the treatment of mood disorders.