Please fill out a contact form, and then I’ll suggest some dates and times for our consultation session. Once we set our appointment, I’ll send you a Zoom link.

I provide online sessions only, usually between 9am and 5pm Pacific time. 

All your questions and concerns are welcome! My goal is for you to leave the session feeling more equipped and confident in supporting your clients who are engaging with or considering ayahuasca. 

When it comes to the medicinal use of psychedelic compounds, including ayahuasca, ethics are an important consideration. While professional ethics codes may not explicitly address psychedelics, existing standards of practice often apply. Some professional associations, such as the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors, have adopted guidelines for psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.

To ensure ethical practice, consult your profession’s code of conduct, regulatory body, and relevant legislation to clarify your responsibilities to clients who are engaging with or considering ayahuasca.

Feel free to provide my website to your clients. They can fill out the contact form to see if we are a good fit for brief-model ayahuasca preparation and integration coaching. 

For reliable, concise information about ceremonial ayahuasca use and related support services, visit [here] where you’ll find FAQs covering topics such as:

• The difference between ayahuasca integration therapy and coaching
• Retreat safety and formats
• Ayahuasca’s mechanisms of action
• Common experiences after drinking ayahuasca
• Potential drawbacks of ayahuasca and ideas for mitigating them
• The role of purging during ceremonies
• Legal considerations

Visit [here] for a more comprehensive description of ayahuasca, its uses, and mechanisms of action, from the perspectives of the Indigenous traditions I’m most familiar with as well as Western science.

Visit [here] for external links to some credible ayahuasca-related resources.

Psychedelic harm reduction training offers knowledge and skills to help minimize risks and promote safety for people engaging with psychedelics. In the context of ceremonial ayahuasca use, harm reduction is critical and relies heavily on the education, training, and expertise of the ceremony leaders and their team.

Experienced ayahuasca practitioners establish safe ceremony environments by setting clear guidelines, discerning participant readiness, and providing emotional and physical support. Ceremony participants also contribute to harm reduction by engaging in preparation activities before ceremonies and integration practices afterward.

Harm reduction is often a core component of psychedelic facilitator training programs and psychedelic-assisted therapy training programs. Psychedelic courses – some offering academic credentials and others not – cover topics like safe psychedelic use, managing challenging experiences, and ethical considerations. The Psychedelic Association of Canada’s website lists several potential training options. To confirm whether a program includes ayahuasca education, including harm reduction training, contact the program directly. The Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Pant Medicines offers education and trainings that are ayahuasca-specific. 

If pursuing full psychedelic therapy training programs or an ayahuasca course isn’t feasible or desired, my “ask me anything” ayahuasca consultation service offers helping professionals immediate, tailored support to help you feel more confident in assisting your clients who are using or considering ayahuasca.

As a helping professional, you may have searched for a therapist handbook, psychedelics guide, or other resource to help you support clients engaging with ayahuasca. While psychedelic training programs often produce such materials, you can also find free online resources such as this guide. For ayahuasca-specific resources, this ayahuasca guide from ICEERS (International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service) contains reliable information.

Alternatively, if you have questions about ayahuasca and how to support clients attending ayahuasca ceremonies, the consultation service I offer may be a good fit.

As a helping professional, how you respond to a client’s disclosures about their ayahuasca experience is crucial, especially in the days following a ceremony. Emerging research from Gül Dölen’s lab suggests that psychedelics may reopen a “critical learning period” linked to neuroplasticity – particularly for socially rewarding experiences – making this a sensitive time, rich with potential for integrating journey experiences.

People may feel very vulnerable sharing their ceremony experiences, especially with someone who hasn’t drunk ayahuasca, even if they trust you deeply. Responding with active listening, non-judgment, and curiosity is a good start. Our research with ayahuasca ceremony leaders indicated that encouraging active engagement in supportive practices – such as journaling, meditation, or bodywork – can be very helpful for integration.

My ayahuasca consultation service can help you fill knowledge gaps and expand your repertoire of techniques to support your clients’ ayahuasca integration processes.