Overview Thank you for your interest in our Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy  Certificate Program!  We welcome your interest and are glad you are considering joining us for this innovative and experientially oriented training program. This program is intended for trained clinical professionals who are interested in learning advanced, cutting-edge techniques in how to effectively work with psychedelic altered states in clinical settings.  Growing as a psychedelic therapist is best done in community and through trusted mentoring relationships.  Each training starts with an exclusive cohort that has been individually selected after having met our admissions criteria.  With close mentoring and supervision, your cohort will move through the process together, supporting each other through this intensive learning process and practice. We believe direct experience with this medicine is an essential foundation from which to build a practice in psychedelic medicine. The intent is for you to not only learn how to effectively use ketamine, but also to experience first-hand the powerful effects of the medicine.  Therefore, each training cohort will participate in seven to eight individual and group ketamine journeys to develop a felt sense of the different methods of administration and dose ranges.  Guided by our experienced staff, the processing of these personal experiences will further inform your ongoing training and supervision.  In terms of direct client care, you will progress to recieveing guidance and supervision doing altered state work with clients in our outpatient clinic.  As you progress through the program, you will become increasingly autonomous in this work.  One-on-one supervision by an expert therapist is available throughout.  This allows us to meet you where you are at with your existing skills, while also supporting you in developing your own unique skill sets and ability to work with increasing independence.  Our goal is that by the time you have graduated from our program, you will have already worked autonomously in multiple psychedelic sessions.   You will graduate this certificate program confident, fully prepared, and ready to immediately begin your practice in psychedelic assisted psychotherapy.  You will know you have had more training time in altered state work than graduates from any other training program, and you will have benefitted from direct supervision from some of the most experienced clinical professionals in the country.  This will allow you to quickly develop your own unique niche at the cutting edge of this rapidly growing field.Click Here to Learn More

Expert-driven courses and certificate programs in psychedelic-assisted therapy and integration for licensed clinical professionals and advanced graduate students. Certificates available in: Psychedelic Harm Reduction & IntegrationPsilocybin-Assisted TherapyKetamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Click Here to Learn More

Description from IPI Website: Get Certified as a Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Provider (PATP)* *Optional in-person ketamine experiential retreat Year-Long ProgramJuly 2023 - May 2024 The fifth-wave of psychotherapy has arrived, and there's no better time than now to get involved with psychedelic therapy. This program will get you trained to get involved with ketamine-assisted therapy right away, and get you prepared for the anticipated approvals of MDMA and Psilocybin in the near future. Over 1,300 Students Trained 250 hours learning 90% live virtual learningResearch-backed lectures and materials 30+ faculty members comprised of world-renowned leaders & top-tier experts Optional in-person ketamine-assisted psychotherapy retreatSupportive community of like-minded peers Take your practice to a new frontier with the incredible power of psychedelic therapy.Click Here to Learn More

"The Naropa Center for Psychedelic Studies is an innovative center of excellence for psychedelic-assisted care and sacred encounter. NCPS is rooted in an ecologically-based mission to relieve suffering and enhance the human experience. Our psychedelic studies offerings are grounded in contemplative training and compassion practices-an orientation we believe is essential for ethical and engaged psychedelic therapists. The Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies reflects a deep regard for justice, equity, diversity and inclusion across the program and curriculum. Through cultivating meaningful relationships with our Indigenous partners, and inviting authentic conversations with faculty from diverse communities, we seek to address the ongoing impacts of colonization and systems of oppression in the field of psychedelic-assisted therapy. Through collaborating with partners who share our values and our commitment to equity in the field of psychedelic care, our training embodies values that Naropa brings to all of our academic and non-degree curricular offerings." Click Here to Learn More

"Consistent with the holistic ideals of CIIS, this certificate strives to encompass all aspects of learning: intellectual/didactic, personal/experiential, and applied.  The research and therapy training is conducted with learning processes embedded in self-reflection, community-building, embodied ways of knowing, and mentoring. Trainees learn a wide variety of necessary skills and knowledge bases, ranging from pharmacology of psychedelics to research design to psychedelic therapist competencies to the history of use of psychoactive plants across the globe to cultural competencies for working with diverse clients.   The program thoroughly covers clinical work with MDMA and psilocybin (the two medicines furthest along in the FDA drug development process) with additional coursework on ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (FDA-approved for specific clinical syndromes). In order to accomplish such a holistic enterprise, the program values and implements the deconstruction of various perspectives and cultural viewpoints, along with didactic and experiential learning with teachers representing diverse specializations. The global wisdom traditions related to alterations of consciousness (meditation, yoga, fasting, solo wilderness retreats, healing methods, etc.) play a role in the theoretical underpinnings of the curriculum, as well as being directly enacted as part of the personal/experiential aspect of the training.   Two core elements for our classes are diversity, inclusion, and belonging as well as navigating the challenges of non-profit and corporate influences in the field. We co-create a culture of belonging throughout the program for all trainees in order to foster safety, empathy, connection, and risk-taking. With special attention given to skill development as a psychedelic-assisted therapist, trainees will increase their cultural competencies and cultural humility, including the capacity for addressing microaggressions and implicit biases. Due to our robust commitment to an inclusive program environment, we conduct focus groups with under-represented recent graduates to assess progress regarding all aspects of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our program." Click Here to Learn More

"Compelling research with psychedelics demonstrates promising benefits for improving mental health and spiritual well-being across a variety of clinical populations as well as those seeking personal growth. The results of these studies, as well as state-by-state policy changes, have highlighted the potential use of psychedelics for healing purposes. There is a growing need for professionally trained facilitators to provide safe, legal, sensitive, and effective psychedelic care. To address this need, BCSP's Certificate Program in Psychedelic Facilitation provides interdisciplinary training for advanced professionals, with an emphasis on spiritual care." Click Here to Read the Full Article

Description from the Mind Medicine Australia website: "The Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies (CPAT) by Mind Medicine Australia (MMA) has been developed primarily to meet the anticipated demand for trained therapists to provide regulatory-approved and research-backed psychedelic-assisted therapies for the treatment of mental ill-health in Australia. It is also expected that trained clinicians will be needed to work in research trials as they expand in Australia. The training certificate follows world best practice following review of current practices including protocols developed by MAPS and the REBUS model developed at Imperial College London." Click Here to Learn More