Integration and preparation psychotherapy
Therapy for what comes after a psilocybin experience.
Online psychotherapy for making sense of what happened and deciding what to do with it. If you're still weighing up an experience you'd arrange yourself, we can help you think it through first. The same therapist, before and after.
P.A.T.H. provides psychotherapy only. We do not sell, supply, prescribe, administer, dose or supervise psilocybin or any other psychedelic. Any psychedelic experience is arranged independently by the client and is not part of our service.
$175 per session ($220 in Alberta). No fixed package. Free 20-minute consultation.
Everyone talks about the journey. Almost nobody helps with the landing.
Something happens, and then Monday happens.
Most of us have well-worn ways of seeing ourselves, other people and the problems in our lives. We can understand a pattern for years and still find ourselves travelling down the same path.
Something that has always looked one way can suddenly look different. You might come away seeing someone you love differently, and wanting to tell them something you've never quite managed to say. You might feel compassion toward yourself that has been difficult to access for years. Or you might see an old pattern, something you've understood intellectually for a long time, from an entirely different angle. Some people come back less sure anything much happened, and wonder what that means.
Then ordinary life resumes.
The inbox is the same inbox. The self-criticism can find its way back. You understand the pattern, and then it appears in the middle of a Tuesday argument and you respond the way you always have.
A different perspective can be powerful. Living differently because of it takes practice.
That's where integration comes in.
What we work on:
- making sense of what you saw, felt or remembered
- difficult or unsettling experiences, and the anxiety that can follow
- turning a few big ideas into small, real changes
- relationships, work and the rest of your life, which kept going the whole time
$175 per session ($220 in Alberta). No fixed package. Free 20-minute consultation.
Book a free 20-minute consultationPreparation
Preparation is psychotherapy too.
Some people come to us before an experience they've arranged on their own. Preparation sessions are talk therapy. We help you think clearly about the decision and get ready emotionally.
What we talk about
- why you're considering this, and what you hope to understand
- your fears and expectations
- your mental health history and medications, which you should also discuss with your doctor
- grounding and coping skills you can use when emotions run high
- who you can lean on, and the support you'll want afterward
- the days afterwards: rest, support, and booking time to talk it through
- the legal status of psilocybin in Canada, and the legal routes that exist
What we don't do
We don't tell you where to get anything, how much to take, how or when to take it, or which retreat or facilitator to use. We're not there during the experience and we're not on call. If after talking it through you decide not to go ahead, that's a good outcome too.
Afterward
Support after, not supervision during.
Your therapist can help you plan who you'll lean on and what you'll need in the days that follow. P.A.T.H. provides psychotherapy before and after an experience. We never supervise one.
Integration therapy gives you somewhere to work with what came up while it still matters to you. To ask what you want to carry forward and what, if anything, you want to begin doing differently.
Maybe there’s something you want to say to someone you love.
Maybe there’s a habit you’re ready to approach differently.
Maybe you experienced a way of relating to yourself that you’d like to make more familiar.
Integration is where you work out what, if anything, you want to do with it.
You do that work with the same P.A.T.H. therapist who helped you prepare.
They already know what was happening in your life before the experience, what you were hoping for and what you had begun exploring together. You don’t have to start your story again.
You pick up the thread and keep going.
Working with P.A.T.H.
Psychotherapy that fits into the life you already have.
P.A.T.H. isn’t a program or a retreat. It’s individual preparation and integration psychotherapy, online, with a therapist you can continue seeing when you’re back at work, back with your family and living the life where the work actually matters. (If you’re attending a retreat, we also offer therapy before you go and after you come home.)
There’s no residential program and no fixed package of sessions.
- Free 20-minute consultation
- No fixed package
- Same therapist before and after
- Online across Canada
You choose a qualified therapist who practises in your province.
If you continue after your experience, the relationship is already there. You can keep working on what has emerged rather than starting again with somebody new or trying to fit integration into a predetermined number of appointments.
P.A.T.H. provides detailed receipts for extended health benefits. Reimbursement depends on your individual plan and your therapist’s professional designation.
How to begin
Choose your therapist
Find a qualified therapist who practises in your province and whose approach feels right for you.
Have a free conversation
Book a free 20-minute consultation. Talk about what has brought you here, what you’re considering and any questions you have.
Begin the work
If you decide to continue, you and your therapist can begin preparation together.
After your experience, you return to the same person for integration and, when useful, ongoing psychotherapy.
A few things you may be wondering
Do I need to have made a decision before I book?
No. You can begin by talking through why you’re considering it, what you hope for and what questions you have. Some people decide to proceed and others don’t. Either way, the therapeutic work can still be useful.
Can I come to P.A.T.H. if I’ve already had a psilocybin experience?
Yes. You don’t need to have prepared with P.A.T.H. to begin integration therapy. A consultation is a good place to start.
What if I take prescription medication?
If you take prescription medication, check with the clinician who prescribes it before a psilocybin experience. A pharmacist can also help answer questions about possible drug interactions.
Don’t stop or change prescribed medication on your own.
Will a therapist be with me during a psychedelic experience?
No. P.A.T.H. therapists are never present for, on call during, or supervising a psychedelic experience. Our work happens in scheduled therapy sessions before and after.
Will extended health benefits cover my sessions?
We provide detailed receipts. Whether sessions are reimbursed depends on your benefits plan and your therapist’s professional designation, so check your individual coverage.
Start with a conversation.
You don’t need to arrive with everything figured out.
Choose a therapist who practises in your province and book a free 20-minute consultation.
Book your free 20-minute consultation
Online therapy across Canada. Integration, preparation and everyday support. P.A.T.H. provides psychotherapy only and does not supply, administer or supervise psychedelics. Not a crisis service: call or text 9-8-8 in an emergency.