Psychedelic Therapy Training

Psychedelic Therapy Training is a program that teaches mental health professionals how to safely and effectively use psychedelic substances in conjunction with psychotherapy.

  • 100 Enrolled
  • Professional
  • Last updated Aug '24
  • English
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Psychedelic Somatic Institute
Course Description

Psychedelic Therapy Training is a program that teaches mental health professionals how to safely and effectively use psychedelic substances in conjunction with psychotherapy. The program is based on the Psychedelic Somatic Interactional (PSI) model, which integrates somatic psychology, trauma theory, neuroscience, and pharmacology.

The program consists of three levels: Level 1 (Foundations), Level 2 (Advanced Skills), and Level 3 (Supervision). Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to conduct psychedelic-assisted therapy sessions with clients who suffer from various mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, and existential distress.

The course offers a psychedelic training program through which mental health professionals can provide fully legal psychedelic therapy to their clients in their private practice. PSI developed a psychedelic-specific therapy modality, Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapy (PSIP), that uncovers and amplifies the psychedelic properties of easily accessible, legal substances such as cannabis and ketamine.

You will learn:

  • What is Bwiti?
  • Roles in Bwiti initiation/treatment
  • Instruments in Bwiti: ngombe, mogongo
  • What is an Nganga
    • Maboundi/Yombo
    • Maboundi/Yombo
  • Sustainability/reciprocity

You will learn:

  • History of the Fang tradition
  • Dissumba vs. Dissumba Fang
  • Ombwiri/Mbumbayano Fang
  • The kambo
  • State of Fang Bwiti in Gabon
  • Impact of Westerners coming to work with the sacred wood

You will learn:

  • History of the Missoko tradition
  • Various branches of Missoko initiation:
    • Miobe/Mioba
    • Ngonde Na Dipuma
    • Sengedia
  • The impact of logging on the tradition
  • What the future of Bwiti could look like in Gabon

You will learn:

  • History of Dissumba
  • Various branches of Dissumba initiation:
    • Abanji/Mabanji
    • Ilombo
    • Ombwiri
    • Ombudi
    • Loro
  • The ngombe (sacred harp)
  • Healing rituals involved in her tradition
  • Training to serve the wood
    • What does it involve?
    • How long does it take?

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Tatayo

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About Instructor

Tatayo (“Fruit of the Wind”) first arrived in Gabon in 1971 at the age of 21 and became a Gabonese citizen. In 1979, he became the first white person to be initiated into the Bwiti Fang tradition in Gabon. In 1994, he was initiated into the Misokko tradition. As a guide for numerous expeditions and missions, including those of National Geographic, the BBC, and others, Tatayo is considered to have “opened the door” to westerners in Gabon.

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Please see below for start and finish dates/times. This course is currently being offered live and dates/times will change throughout the year.

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This course includes

  • Modules 4
  • Duration 6 Months
  • Skills Professional
  • Language English
  • Availability Cohort
  • Certificate CE

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