FIVE ELEMENTS LODGE
ECOTHERAPY RETREAT
Bed and Breakfast
(Self Serve Continental)

 

PSYCHEDELIC INTEGRATION THERAPY

*Michael Coupland offers a harm reduction or referral to legal pathways approach. Michael does not provide guide experience, does not provide access to controlled psychedelic medicines.

Trauma\PTSD, depression, anxiety, addiction, traumatic brain injury, and end of life anxiety symptoms can persist for patients in traditional treatment.

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The insights from a psilocybin-induced psychedelic experience can be powerful when integrated with  evidenced based psychotherapy for the condition.

In a harm reduction approach, the therapist does not advocate for or against the use of psychedelics, but instead focuses on the client’s goals and welfare and attempts to help the client determine for themselves what behaviors will lead them toward the life they desire. Consistent with this aim, the therapist often begins with helping the client clarify reasons for seeking a psychedelic experience and may suggest alternative pathways for achieving desired goals, such as suggesting that a client seeking relief from depression first consider more established approaches such as psychotherapy,
antidepressants, Health Canada approved psychedelic clinical trials or special access programs, or ketamine treatment. From a harm reduction standpoint, these options would be presented to facilitate an informed choice.