What we’re about
May 2024: The CO Psychedelic Facilitator's Cohort is Hiring an Outreach Specialist: https://www.indeed.com/job/outreach-specialist-dc6d193edd8e87a1
This is a meetup group designed for current and aspiring Psychedelic Assisted Therapists and/or psychedelic facilitators/guides.
The psychedelic medicines that are legal in Colorado (namely THC, Psilocybin, DMT, Iboga, Mescaline, and Ketamine) represent a profound opportunity for expanding accessibility of mental health practices for the population of Colorado. However, the training required to optimize the impact of these medicines (and minimize risks) can be prohibitively expensive and inaccessible for some.
The Psychedelic Facilitator's Cohort was developed to expand the accessibility and affordability of training for Psychedelic Assisted Therapy and Psychedelic Facilitation. The Cohort is peer-led, meaning every member of the cohort can propose and host an event or training (organizer screening required) and our longer retreats generally include space for each participant to present.
Meetups will be a mix of virtual and in-person and will not only focus on psychedelics, but also on trauma-informed therapy, harm reduction, equity of access and other important aspects of Psychedelic Assisted Therapy and/or facilitating psychedelic experiences.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Supervised Psychedelic Assisted Therapy SessionsNeeds location$50.00
Each month, the Psychedelic Facilitator's Cohort hosts Supervised Psychedelic Assisted Therapy sessions, with opportunities for individuals (especially aspiring Psychedelic Assisted Therapists) to receive affordable, effective Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (PAT), as well as opportunities for current and aspiring therapists to receive supervision from more experienced PATs.
Each session begins with a 30 minute presentation for both observers and participants explaining the modalities that may be demonstrated (depending on what arises in the session) and some of the techniques to be employed. Then, participants pair up with an experienced therapist and an observer for a 2-hour session.
Because these sessions are often offered at the private homes of the Psychedelic Facilitators Cohort members, all participants are screened and the exact location is only given after a brief video chat/interview.
The cost is $50 for observers (observing the PAT) and $200 for participants (receiving the PAT). Though we do make exceptions, we want the majority of participants themselves to be members of the Cohort and thus aspiring psychedelic facilitators or PATs.
Reach out to the organizer with specific questions.
For more information on the main modalities employed, see:
IFS/Parts Work/Coherence Therapy
Somatic Experiencing
Memory Reconsolidation - DMT & Ayahuasca Extraction/Preparation Class (In-Person or LiveStream)Needs location
This is a hybrid in-person/ live stream where members can learn or practice DMT extraction & Ayahuasca Preparation (where legal).
If joining in-person, you can acquire your own materials (I'll provide a list) or I can provide a kit for a fee, depending on what you're wanting to learn. Alternatively you are welcome to just help other participants with their extraction/preparation (its great to have an extra set of hands).
For those extracting DMT, we will teach a 100gram extraction, yielding 1-2 grams. Each participant will complete the extraction within about 2 hours. Then, their materials will be taken home and freeze-precipitated overnight with the final steps of the process being done at home over the next few days. Several kits will be prepared ahead of time so participants can get experience with each step and know exactly what to do for the final step once they get home and the material settles overnight in their freezer.
For those joining remotely, you should have your own materials and be completing your own extraction. The stream is boring for participants who aren't actually extracting, so they would have been better off watching an edited video. There will be experts joining that stream to support those participating remotely (while my attention is mostly directed at the in-person participants). This event is primarily designed for in-person and be warned that the livestream is of limited value unless you're doing an extraction and interacting with the experts on Discord. If you just want to watch video of people doing an extraction, use Google/YouTube. It will be a far better use of your time.
The Discord link is https://discord.gg/hbHep3Rn6U and requires a discord account, but if you don't have one, I highly recommend it as the best resource for those learning DMT extraction.
There will be screening for in-person attendees of this event, so the organizers will reach out to you once you've registered in the days leading up to the event. To make that process easier, please send a message to the organizer with your preferred way to be reached (mobile #, email, WhatsApp, Signal, etc).