Frequently Asked Questions

A facilitator or guide provides support to you before, during, and after your journey. A trained professional, experienced with psychedelics offers guidance so you maximize the benefits of the trip. You can read more about this topic in our blog article What is Psychedelic Facilitation? Why is it Important?.

We help clients decide if psychedelic therapy is right for them and provide facilitation through guided psychedelic journeys. You can visit our Psychedelic Therapy page to learn more.

We support individuals before, during, and after an experience on a timeline that works for them. Most people who seek a psychedelic journey work with us for five weeks.

Working with us is $150 per hour.

If finances are a barrier for you, please reach out to us to learn about how we can support people who are facing economic challenges.

You start the conversation by booking a complimentary Discovery Call with one of our team members.

We do not provide any illicit substances. Our services are rooted in harm reduction purposes so that people can make informed decisions about psychedelic therapy. Guided facilitation falls under this scope, but sourcing psychedelics does not. Please read our Disclaimer Page for more information.

Our team members posses their Master’s in Counseling Psychology and have completed psychedelic-therapy training, including training in psychedelic integration and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). Each guide has worked with psychedelics for a minimum of five years.

The benefits can be physical, psychological, and spiritual. Various cultures have used these plants for healing and ritual purposes. It’s only recently that Western medicine has begun studying them to treat mental health conditions, like anxiety and depression. Most clinical research with these substances has found that they are incredibly effective at addressing peoples’ symptoms, with 60-80% of participants experiencing profound benefits. This is twice as effective as talk-therapy and traditional pharmaceutical interventions, such as SSRIs.

Like many things in life, the answer to this question is “it depends.” Some medicines can have a dampening or weakening effect on the power of a psychedelic, such that the experience might be lessened as a result of taking both the medicine and the psychedelic. This is the case because both the pharmaceutical (e.g., SSRI, SNRI) and the psychedelic (e.g., psilocybin, LSD) are competing for the serotonin receptors. There are several other medicines that can interact with the psychedelic experience and one should conduct their due diligence in exploring these substance interactions.

We recommend you consult with a medical professional, such as your physician or psychiatrist, when making a decision about psychedelics, your health, and current medications.

In the US today, there are a few options for legally accessing psychedelics. Two states that have approved certain plant medicines (e.g., psilocybin) for therapeutic use are Oregon and Colorado. Other cities and jurisdictions have decriminalized certain plants. Some of these cities include Oakland and Santa Cruz, CA; Seattle, WA; Evanston, IL; Ann Arbor and Detroit, MI; Washington, D.C.; Cambridge and Somerville, MA. Note that Ketamine is also used in a similar fashion to other psychedelics for therapy and it is approved for off-label use in all 50 US states. Always consult with your local laws to understand the legality and risks of pursuing psychedelics.

Technically speaking, ketamine is not a psychedelic. Classic psychedelics, such as psilocybin (found in magic mushrooms), LSD, and mescaline, target the serotonin receptors, whereas ketamine targets the glutamine receptors. And while these compounds have distinct chemical makeups, the there are similarities in effects. When dosed correctly, ketamine can occasion an experience that is dream-like, dissociative, and hallucinatory. For this reason, it’s often lumped in with other psychedelics.

Our work together is done in a coaching capacity, not a psychotherapeutic one. During our initial call, we will discuss the scope and limits of our work together and agree to a set of boundaries so that expectations are clear for each of us. We do not currently offer psychotherapeutic services.