Psychedelic therapy

What is it and how does it work?

Psychedelic therapy (or psychedelic-assisted therapy) is a form of psychotherapy that combines talk therapy with psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin, LSD or MDMA. I can help you through the process, but cannot provide the medication. Possession for personal use is usually punishable by a fine in Norway .

Preparation

We build trust and prepare for the experience together. The focus is on how to work through the experience and what to expect afterwards.

Psychedelic experience

The client ingests the psychedelic substance and is guided through the experience in a safe environment.

Integration

The insights gained from the experience are interpreted together and one works to make the insights facilitate desirable changes in life.

Quotes

When I saw the results of the psilocybin study, a red light started flashing. This is incredibly interesting. The human capacity for change is incredible.

Roland GriffithsNeuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University

These connections can help treat difficult conditions that affect tens of millions of people, and they can help us better understand the nature of consciousness.

Tim FerrissEntrepreneur and author

The potential importance of LSD and other psychedelics for psychiatry and psychology is comparable to the importance of the microscope for biology or the importance of the telescope for astronomy.

Stanislav GrofPsychiatrist and psychedelic researcher

Research

What does the research say so far?

Research on psychedelics is starting to progress to the point where one can dare to predict what the end result will be. The results from modern trials are also similar to the results from the 50s and 60s, which has not been a surprise to those who worked actively with this during the period when it was legal. There are indications that psychedelics will be effective against several disorders such as anxiety , depression , addiction , use in couples therapy and personal development . Both TripSafe and MAPS have good overviews of current research. Listen to me on the podcast here.

My model

My desire has been to find the intersection between cost and benefit. That is, I work as close to the clinical model as possible, but in a compressed format so that the costs are not too high. Therefore, I set up two hours for preparation, eight hours for the actual day of the experience, a short phone call a few days after the experience and then one hour for integration support.

The total price for such a therapeutic process the first time is 11,000 NOK. Subsequent treatments cost 9,000 NOK.