Psychedelic Preparation & Integration Support

Aside from my guiding service, I also offer psychedelic preparation and integration coaching and support - either preparing for an upcoming psychedelic experience, or integrating one that you’ve already had.

If you are looking to have an intentional psychedelic experience without me as a guide, then we can cover the following topics:

Preparation

Health screening (using the same questionnaire as used in my guiding service)

Medical contraindications

Cost/benefit of various dose amounts

How to prepare your mind, body, and space

Potential physical and psychological symptoms

How psychedelics work, and their safety profile

Understanding if it’s the right time for you

Expectation setting

How to brief your ‘sitter’ and, if you have one, therapist or coach

How the archetypal Hero’s Journey story is relevant to you

What intentions are in this context, and how to set yours

What trauma actually is, and how it can be stored in, and released from, the body

What to eat during the time leading up to your journey

How to be embodied, and why it’s important

What defences are, and how to work through them

Tips for staying out of your head

What ‘ego dissolution’, the ‘shadow’, and the ‘peak experience’ are

What to do immediately after your journey

What integration is, and why it’s an essential part of the process

Integration

If you are seeking support for a psychedelic journey that you’ve already had, then we can explore the experience in detail. I appreciate that psychedelic experiences can sometimes be overwhelming or challenging for those that are not sufficiently prepared and supported (and speaks to the importance of careful preparation and having a competent guide/sitter present). I can work with you to help you find meaning from the experience in a way that makes sense for you, and can help you to embed the lessons so that they become a lasting and positive part of your life. We can cover the following topics:

Different ways to integrate your journey based on the experience you had (mental, emotional, physical, spiritual/mystical, relational, and/or environmental)

How to integrate your journey in a way that is compatible with your own cultural framework and beliefs

The difference between ‘challenging’ and ‘bad’ experiences (and how some argue there are no bad experiences)

Reassurances of the physiological safety of psychedelics

How the work of Carl Jung and Stanislav Grof may be relevant for understanding the experience

How to find meaning from the experience

How to mine the experience for lessons

How to share the experience with others

Where to find communities of fellow journeyers

How to embody the experience

How to make the experience a lasting positive part of your life

Please note that I will never offer any information about where to source psychedelics where it is illegal to possess/consume them. Please only take psychedelics where it is safe and legal to do so.