Our Team
Cole Crawford Millette
Cole Crawford Millette, Founder and Managing Partner of The Work, has been deep on her path of transformation for more than a decade, supporting hundreds of seekers worldwide from Emmy award winners, entrepreneurs, celebrities, athletes, & philanthropists; to our veterans and those recovering from addiction, eating disorders, trauma and depression.
A committed champion of plant medicines and the healing power of altered states of consciousness, Cole’s methodology focuses on a holistic approach, bringing education, coaching and a variety of psycho-spiritual & shamanic practices together to support the full spectrum of each client’s self-elected transformational journey with entheogens and other alternative healing modalities.
Having dedicated her career to this path, Cole is a certified psychedelic integration and transformational recovery coach, certified Reiki healer, and studied shamanic practitioner. Guided by the deep believe that the most valiant of all human pursuits is the return to our own wholeness, she feels immensely honored to facilitate preparation & integration; the pivotal and often missing links between the therapeutic arts and lasting transformational results.
Cole serves as the subject matter expert on psychedelic & alternative treatment for Recovery Consultants, a national case management & treatment placement firm serving the clinical mental health sector. She is the co-founder and managing partner of a global medicine community, curating retreats internationally and leading a supporter base of hundreds. She continues to collaborate with some of the most gifted carriers of alternative healing modalities and personal mastery knowledge while working to expand safe & approachable access to healing with entheogens worldwide.
Cole is committed to bringing the full spectrum of her experience, humanity, and spirit to magnify purpose-driven contribution in our time. She currently resides in Tulum with her dog Yogi Bear, traveling internationally to spread The Work.
Shirley Wantland
Shirley Wantland serves as a Managing Partner for The Work. Shirley’s personal journey into the world of plant medicine started 4 years ago. The miraculous healing and continued transformation has been so profound, that she is committed to bridging the gap of traditional mental health with a psycho-spiritual-shamanic perspective. She strongly believes that plant medicines and psychedelics should be a viable option for those who are suffering and feel called to the work.
Shirley is also the Co-founder & Principal of Recovery Consultants, LLC, which provides a full continuum of recovery services to individuals & families struggling with substance use disorder, mental and behavioral health issues. She graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas with a Bachelors of Science in Biology and Psychology. She has been in the healthcare industry for the past 18 years with experience in the pharmaceutical & behavioral health industries. Prior to co-founding Recovery Consultants, Shirley worked at a large national behavioral health company as a Regional Outreach Specialist in Northern California, which ignited her passion for working with people in crisis.
She is dedicated to serving and advocating for those who feel shamed and stigmatized by addiction or mental health issues. She believes in compassionate, non-judgmental care for all who are seeking help. Shirley has served on the Board of Directors of Center for Open Recovery & Sky’s the Limit Fund, two nonprofit organizations where the aim is to end the stigma of addiction and helps families in crisis gain access to wilderness therapy programs for their adolescents & young adults, respectively.
Originally from Oklahoma, she has enjoyed her relocation to the San Francisco Bay Area. She resides in Marin County with her husband and 2 daughters and dog, Mochi. She enjoys cooking, entertaining, hiking, yoga, traveling, all things fashion and beauty-related, and spending quality time with friends and family. She consistently strives to operate from love and abundance—to create the space to experience the awe, wonder, joy, love, humility and hilarity this wild ride called life has to offer.