Psychedelic Integration
Explore whether psychedelics may be safe and helpful for you
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
J. Krishnamurti
Could psychedelics help you move forward?
When used with respect and careful planning, psychedelic compounds can provide positive transformation. When used recklessly and for the wrong reasons however, they can worsen existing symptoms! It is our goal to help educate the public on safe practices of psychedelics in healing.
Possibly Recommended
- Willing to view healing as a process that takes time and patience
- Can commit to planning and followup counselling sessions
- Have a safe support network
- Can afford to invest in yourself
- Basic level of emotional stability
Not Recommended
- QPeople looking for a 'quick fix' that bypasses therapy
- QDesperation or last resort
- QPsychosis, Bipolar I or II or Cluster B diagnoses
- QCurrent use of antidepressants
- QBasing expectations off a book or TV
New research is helping us to know when and for whom psychedelics are safe and appropriate
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Ethical Caution
We observe that when used safely, psychedelics can be transformative. These days though, TV shows and news articles are suggesting mind altering substances are magic fixes for anxiety, depression and trauma.
We consider this irresponsible! Our goal is to help educate the public on a safer standard of psychedelic usage. Practice and research tell us the safest and most helpful results of psychedelics come from using them with the guidance of therapists, teachers and elders.
Thrive is not here to promote the use of psychedelics. The decision to include mind altering substances in healing is a deeply personal decision.
For those who undergo an assessment however—and who we see as in a safe and ready spot—we are here to assist you to minimize risks and explore best practices in using psychedelics as part of your healing journey.
If you are in an appropriately ready place, the well-planned use of psychedelics may help you forward in your healing
What is psychedelic integration?
The powerful experience of taking a psychedelic is often hard to translate to the real world. Over time the beauty and insight may fade until it feels like a half-forgotten dream.
Psychedelic Integration refers to the therapy that happens after a trip. It describes the process of turning psychedelic journeys into meaningful life change that lasts long after the experience itself.
We consider it irresponsible and ill-advised to take transformational doses of psychedelics without a plan for integration. Our therapists are here to help you ground your trips into practical change.
Three keys for
integration work
Body Experiencing
Emotional Processing
Making Sense Of The Trip
The insights, behaviour changes and lifestyle shifts that happen after a trip are where most of the actual change occurs
Exploring Psychedelics In Your Healing
If you are willing to commit to planning and integration sessions, if you understand that healing requires patience and learning to connect to your body, and you also get that we might recommend that you don’t take psychedelics (it’s not personal — we need to act in the best interest of your wellbeing!), we would love to hear from you.
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Psychedelic Integration FAQs
How are psychedelics used in therapy?
In reviewing Google searches, we see how commonly folks seek out “psychedelic therapy,” “psychedelic therapy Vancouver,” and “psychedelics therapy.” Clearly there is great curiosity in the area. We are seeing a growing trend for counsellors to offer long therapy sessions during which time clients have chosen to ingest a psychedelic compound. During this process, it is common for therapists to observe as a type of ‘insurance’ to help clients to navigate and gain healing during otherwise difficult moments that may have overwhelmed them if they had tripped alone. Therapies like this also put great emphasis on safe, trauma-informed planning and integrating the trip afterwords—even more important than the experience itself.