Psychotherapy for Integrating Psychedelic Experiences

Psychedelics have been used for millennia for personal growth, healing, and spiritual exploration. Today, scientific research has demonstrated that psychedelics have the power to treat mental health challenges such as PTSD, addiction, depression, and anxiety.

Our registered and trained psychotherapists offer Psychedelic Integration Therapy to support individuals who have experienced or are planning to experience the use of psychedelics such as Psilocybin (Magic Mushrooms), LSD (Acid), DMT, Ayahuasca, 5-MeO-DMT, Peyote, MDMA, Cannabis, and Ketamine.

Our approach helps you make sense of these profound experiences, integrating the insights gained into your everyday life for lasting positive change.

Please note:
In general, the possession, production, sale, and use of psychedelics is illegal in Canada. We do not provide any psychedelic substances or offer in-person trip sitting services to clients.

Understanding Psychedelic Integration Therapy

Psychedelic Integration Therapy is a process that helps individuals process and incorporate the insights and experiences from psychedelic journeys into their daily lives.

Whether you’ve had a challenging trip, a transformative experience, or are curious about the potential of psychedelics, our therapy sessions provide a safe and supportive space to explore and understand these experiences.

Through talk therapy, we follow a harm reduction approach. Our harm reduction strategies include providing education on safe practices, exploring clients' intentions and expectations, discussing potential risks and benefits, and developing strategies to minimize harm.

By fostering an open and non-judgmental space, we aim to support clients in making informed decisions and integrating their psychedelic experiences into their broader therapeutic process.

Who Can Benefit from Psychedelic Integration Therapy?

Psychedelic Integration Therapy can benefit individuals in a variety of circumstances, including:

• Challenging or Overwhelming Experiences: Those who have experienced difficult or confusing trips and need support in processing these events.

• Maximizing Benefits: Individuals who have had transformative psychedelic experiences and want to ensure the insights are grounded and applied in their daily lives.

• Curiosity: Those who are interested in using psychedelics therapeutically and want guidance on how to approach the experience safely and intentionally.

• Spiritual or Mystical Experiences: Individuals who have undergone profound spiritual awakenings and wish to integrate these experiences into their personal and spiritual development.

“Bad Trips” and How We Can Help

What some people refer to as “bad trips” can be challenging, but with the right support, these difficult experiences can be transformed into valuable opportunities for growth.

If you’ve had a frightening or overwhelming psychedelic experience, our therapists can help you process these events, make sense of what happened, and turn distress into insight.

By exploring and integrating these experiences in therapy, you can gain clarity, find peace, and grow from even the most challenging moments of your journey.

How Our Therapy Works

Our Psychedelic Integration Therapy includes:

• Integration Support: We support clients by covering intention setting, grounding, precautions, considerations, and proper safety planning to ensure a safe and meaningful experience. We offer integration support that includes discussing your experiences in a safe space, grounding tools, emotional processing, making sense of your experiences, and coming up with ways to incorporate the insights into your life in a balanced way.

• Tools and Techniques: We provide various tools and techniques to help you to prepare for and integrate your experiences.

Can We Discuss More Than the Psychedelic Experience?

Absolutely! While psychedelic integration is the focus, the therapy sessions we offer allow for exploring any aspects of your life, including emotional challenges, mental health issues, past traumas, addictions, personal growth, or spiritual exploration.

The goal is to support your overall well-being, not just the psychedelic experience. We are here to help you process whatever arises, whether it’s directly related to your journey or other aspects of your personal and emotional life.

Our Integrative Approach

Our Psychedelic Integration Therapy approach is comprehensive, blending mindfulness practices, internal family systems/parts work (IFS), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) techniques with established, evidence-based methods like client-centered therapy. We focus on supporting the entire person—mind, body, and spirit—while customizing our sessions to fit your specific needs and objectives.

• Mindfulness Practices: These techniques help you stay grounded and present, allowing you to navigate your psychedelic experiences with heightened awareness and clarity.

• Internal Family Systems (IFS): IFS helps you explore and understand the different parts of yourself that may have emerged during your psychedelic journey. By fostering self-compassion and inner harmony, this approach allows you to integrate challenging or insightful experiences with greater clarity and emotional balance.

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): CBT helps us examine and reshape thought patterns that may have surfaced during your psychedelic journey, facilitating the integration of insights to promote mental well-being.

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT): DBT provides strategies for managing emotions, coping with distress, and improving interpersonal interactions, which are crucial when processing intense or challenging psychedelic experiences.

• Client-Centered Therapy: We emphasize creating a nurturing, empathetic space where you feel respected and understood. This approach empowers you to guide the therapeutic process, ensuring that your integration aligns with your unique experiences and goals.

As registered and trained psychotherapists with personal experiences in these areas, we provide a compassionate, non-judgmental, and confidential environment for exploring your psychedelic experiences.

Confidentiality and Safety

Your privacy and safety are our top priorities. All sessions are conducted in a secure and confidential manner, ensuring you can explore your experiences without fear of judgment or disclosure. Our therapists are trained and experienced in providing a safe space for discussing sensitive and potentially vulnerable topics.