Psychedelic Integration

What is Psychedelic Integration Therapy?

This is a type of therapy designed for individuals who already source and use their own plant medicine or other psychedelic substances but would like to use this powerful medicine safely in a more intentional and therapeutic way to promote health, healing and transformation.  For many reasons, folks are not always able to talk to the people in their circles after such experiences; therefore, having a safe, non-judgemental space to unpack and explore can be extremely beneficial.

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Indigenous peoples have used sacred plant medicines for centuries and more contemporary research has shown it's effectiveness. There is a renaissance in psychedelic medicine and I was legally trained in a contemporary clinical model of psychedelic-assisted therapy in Canada through an organization called Therapsil.  Psychedelic journeys can be very powerful, confusing, mystical, magical, bizarre, and painful.  Folks may return from a journey with threads of significant somatic, visual, auditory and sensory experiences that need to be woven into their lives.  Sometimes it can be difficult to make sense of what you experienced and integrate that into your everyday life and way of being.  That is how a therapist can help you!  By providing a safe, non-judemental space to explore what happened on your psychedelic journey, many themes can be explored and processed.

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I often use Arts-based integration processes to help folks capture the salient and slippery aspects of a journey. Art can help us stay with the themes, explore the unconscious, contain the material, engage our creativity and sense of awe, regulate our emotions and maintain a relationship with the sacred experience.  You do not need any art skills to engage in integration in this way.

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: Psychedelic substances are illegal in both Aotearoa NZ and Canada.  Therefore, I do not provide information on how and where to access or purchase psychedelic substances. I can only offer supportive consultation and structured pre-ingestion conversations as well as post-ingestion experience management.

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