Psychedelic Integration
Psychedelics have shown to be a powerful tool in trauma healing, neuroplasticity, creating meaning, and shifting patterns we feel trapped in.
Therapists do not and can not provide psychedelic substances. We will support you in seeking a ketamine prescriber if you would like to explore ketamine while receiving integration therapy.
“Psychedelic integration is a holistic, client-driven process centered on each individual’s innate desire for wholeness. The psychedelic experience is a catalyst for a deeper transformative process that continues to unfold for weeks, months, or longer. A psychedelic experience is not always positive, and may be disorienting, confusing, or overwhelming to any or all areas of a person’s life. It can sometimes feel isolating or not make sense, and for this reason, support for integration within a community to be with and through the change process is so important.
Psychedelic integration occurs after an experience and involves a variety of practices to anchor new insights, support changes in behavior, personality, emotional patterns, and relationships, as well as harnesses the burst of creative energy, inspiration, and enthusiasm following a psychedelic experience to maximize its potential benefits for change.” – Portland Integration Network.
Psychedelic Integration Therapy typically includes:
- Psychoeducation: understanding benefits and risk, and research in order to support making educated decisions.
- Preparation: Safety planning, plan development, and intention setting,
- Integration: Integrating meaning and experiences into sustained change and everyday life.
- Support around any negative, difficult, or disorienting psychedelic experiences.