What Is Psychedelic Therapy
Hallucinogenic substances have been used in holistic medicine and for spiritual practices by various cultures for thousands of years. The use of psychedelics with a trained provider is a re-emerging practice for treating conditions like severe depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Psychedelic-assisted therapy is a transformative approach that combines the use of substances like MDMA and psilocybin with skilled therapeutic support to help individuals process trauma, deepen self-awareness, and foster emotional healing.
When guided by a trained therapist in a safe, intentional setting, these medicines can enhance access to non-ordinary states of conciousness, promote compassion for self and others, and reduce fear-based responses—often allowing for breakthroughs that traditional talk therapy alone may not reach.
Preparation and integration sessions are essential parts of this process, supporting you before, during, and after the experience to make meaning of insights and create lasting change grounded in your values and goals.
Stephanie is an associate member of Therapsil Canada https://therapsil.ca/directory/stephanie-mccune/
Preparation
There are many terms that may be new or unfamiliar as you embark on psychedelic assisted healing and wholeness.
Intentions, Set and Setting, micro-dose, macro-dose, subjective effects, and more. This list is long, and getting into the right relationship with the preparation process is an important undertaking.
Stephanie works to support your work to prepare for medicine experiences and psychedelic journeys by offering psycho-education, breath work, expressive art therapies, somatic exercises, talk therapy, and other resources that allow you to experience your intentions as you engage in psychedelic practices.
Integration
In order to facilitate the lasting personal and habitual changes psychedelic therapy can provide, integration is an essential component of that process.
Transformational experiences —psychedelic-assisted or otherwise— wouldn’t be possible without the deep work that follows them. Integration is a vital, necessary, and important part of long-lasting growth and development.
Integration involves taking the gained insights, emotions, or attitudes from your experience, and processing them into desired areas of your life. Integration as a general definition means “bringing parts together to make a whole.” Psychedelic integration helps to achieve a sense of “wholeness” people seek through their set intentions. Integration can be explored using expressive mediums such as art and writing, psycho-social and emotional work. We offer comprehensive integration resources and hope to further your healing through an enduring and partnered therapeutic relationship.
Learn more about Integration by visiting the MAPS Psychedelic Integration Station
Additional Resources
Interested in Microdosing: Watch the following Podcast with Dr. Fadman and Dr. Gruber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7zNoWXGNBQ