My Goal As FaCilitator
conduct Preparation and Screening
- I will conduct thorough pre-screening interview to assess your mental health and medical history.
- Clearly communicate expectations and guidelines for your psilocybin therapy session, ensuring you are well-informed.
Establish trust and rapport
- I will work with you to build a strong therapeutic alliance with the goal of creating a foundation of trust.
- Foster open communication, encouraging you to express your intentions and concerns in a safe and confidential environment.
Prepare physical environment
- I will create a comfortable and aesthetically pleasing space with attention to lighting, colors, and furnishings enhancing your psychedelic therapy experience.
- Ensure a quiet and secluded setting to minimize external distractions and disturbances.
Include ceremonial Elements
- I will Integrate ceremonial rituals or practices to set a sacred and intentional atmosphere for psilocybin journey.
- Incorporate elements like smudging, calming music, or guided meditations to enhance the spiritual aspect of psychedelic assisted therapy.
provide Emotional Support
- I will be emotionally available and sensitive to your needs throughout psilocybin therapy process.
- Provide reassurance and guidance when challenging experiences arise, helping you navigate any memories, emotions, or thoughts that surface.
- My role is to listen, encourage, advocate, mentor, and support.
assure Safety Measures
- I will create a plan for emergencies and ensure there's access to medical assistance if needed.
- Clearly communicate safety protocols and guidelines to you before your psilocybin administration session.
administer Integration support
- I will prepare you for the integration phase by discussing ways to process and incorporate insights gained during psilocybin assisted therapy into your daily life.
- Offer post-session integration sessions or resources to support ongoing personal growth..
review Legal and Ethical Considerations
- I will ensure compliance with legal regulations regarding the use of psilocybin assisted therapy.
- Uphold ethical standards, respecting your well-being and autonomy.
Licensed Psilocybin Facilitator
Hello!
My name is Taylor and I have a strong personal and professional belief in our capacity for self-healing if we can reconnect to our inner-healer wisdom. I believe psilocybin can rehabilitate this self-regenerative process allowing the body to step in and unleash natural healing. Psilocybin allows for healing at the root cause of our ailment, be it physical, emotional, cognitive, spiritual, or a combination. Psilocybin helps to confront blocks, constrictions, dysfunctions, and mental distortions that accumulate over time and allows for release of the blockage.
Born into the backdrop of generational dysfunction, I found solace in a life of escapism reinforced by maladaptive cognitive and behavioral patterns, mirroring the same ones in my broken family system. It wasn’t until my mid-20’s that a shamanic journey with a psychedelic medicine shook the foundation of my reality. Is a non-ordinary state, I remembered the sacredness of my life and realized it held more than the superficial one I had created. My mystical experience sparked a deep curiosity that opened a path of self-discovery and psychic transformation inspiring me to channel this transformational process into becoming a licensed psilocybin facilitator allowing me to hold this sacred space for others. My goal as a facilitator is to provide an empathic container that promotes safety, security, and transparency.
I am a graduate of Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. I currently hold a Master of Clinical Counseling degree with an Emphasis in Depth Psychology (LMFT). I am a trauma-informed clinician working from a depth psychological approach that invites curiosity and open exploration of subtle, unconscious, and transpersonal aspects of human experience. I have experience working with individuals processing symptoms resulting from trauma including, Complex PTSD, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety, Grief/Loss, and Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders. I provide individual, couples, and family counseling.
Education and Training
Education
- Master of Clinical Counseling with Emphasis in Depth Psychology
Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, California
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
California State University, Long Beach, California
Certification
- EMDR Therapy Certification
The Institute for Creative Mindfulness
- MDMA-Assisted Therapist Training Certification
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies -MAPS
- Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy Facilitator Certification
Fluence
Specialized Training
- Ketamine Assisted Therapy Training
Polaris Insight Center
- Core Shamanism Training
The Foundation for Shamanic Studies
Licensure
- LMFT California #120638 Oregon #T1880
- Psilocybin Facilitator FL: 38cf1e3b
The Journey
Preparation Session
Administration Session
Administration Session
We will meet twice in the days or weeks prior to your administration session either in person or on Zoom. Here you will reflect on your goals, expectations, experience, and intentions for your psilocybin administration session. It is also a great time for us to get to know each other, creating a level of safety and trust.
During this time
We will meet twice in the days or weeks prior to your administration session either in person or on Zoom. Here you will reflect on your goals, expectations, experience, and intentions for your psilocybin administration session. It is also a great time for us to get to know each other, creating a level of safety and trust.
During this time, I will explain the entire process, provide enhanced informed consent, and work to understand how I can best support you on your journey, including learning about resources you already utilize and exploring any I can contribute as grounding tools during your psilocybin experience.
I utilize the science-informed Polyvagal Theory to help my clients learn and understand their own nervous system survival responses to increase their ability to safely connect with themselves and others. Using evidence-based psycho education and mindfulness-based exercises clients can utilize these tools to help manage mood states during one's psilocybin journey.
Administration Session
Administration Session
Administration Session
When you arrive at the Psilocybin Service Center you will purchase Psilocybin from the service center. You will carry it with you into our session room and will hold it until you orally ingest the mushroom. Until then we will reflect on the intention you set during your preparation session. You might want to make an offering to the medici
When you arrive at the Psilocybin Service Center you will purchase Psilocybin from the service center. You will carry it with you into our session room and will hold it until you orally ingest the mushroom. Until then we will reflect on the intention you set during your preparation session. You might want to make an offering to the medicine or just sit with it before starting. My goal is to make sure you are centered in the space, grounded, comfortable, and ready to surrender to the experience. You will have chosen from a curated playlist, headset, and settled on some comfortable eyeshades with the goal of directing your focus inward. I will be with you every step of the way supporting all the psychological and emotional material that surfaces. I provide empathetic attunement and safety within a confidential container. I will take notes throughout your psychedelic journey to give to you at the end of your administration session. If you provide consent to touch, I will be available to hold your hand, shoulder, feet, and provide you with a hug. Our session will last, depending on your dose, between 4 to 8 hours.
Integration Session
Administration Session
Integration Session
After a psychedelic journey, it can be difficult for many people to make sense of their experience, whether it be magical, healing, or one of confusion, and integrate it into their daily lives. Psychedelic Integration is a critical piece of the healing journey that is far too often overlooked or ignored. Gaining awareness without moving i
After a psychedelic journey, it can be difficult for many people to make sense of their experience, whether it be magical, healing, or one of confusion, and integrate it into their daily lives. Psychedelic Integration is a critical piece of the healing journey that is far too often overlooked or ignored. Gaining awareness without moving it into action or change, is merely awareness that quickly submerges back into the subconscious mind.
After your administration session we will meet again in a day or two, either in person or through Zoom and explore your psychedelic journey. This session is about making meaning of your psilocybin journey. We will explore the insights and create strategies that implement change to create a more authentic self-expression leading to a healthier relationship to self and others. Our 2nd session will occur two to three weeks after your initial session to allow for continued unfolding to occur.
Additional Integration Session Are Available
Preparing The Body For A Psychedelic Journey
How to prepare for a psychedelic experience to reduce side effects and optimize beneficial effects
- To enhance your psychedelic experience, it’s crucial to adequately ready your body physically, mentally, and energetically to reduce possible risks and boost advantages. For newcomers to psychedelics, thorough research and education on the chosen substance are vital. Familiarizing yourself with its effects, suitable dosages, and potential risks is essential before embarking on a psychedelic journey. Given their potency, these substances require a cautious and respectful approach, prioritizing safety above all else.
Consult Your Doctor About Medications and Health Issues
- Consulting a healthcare professional is crucial if you have any medical conditions or are currently on medication before considering psychedelic substances. Certain medications and health issues can have adverse interactions with psychedelics, underscoring the importance of seeking expert guidance beforehand. Serious consequences can arise from such interactions, making professional consultation a necessary step.
Food to Prepare Your Body for Psychedelic Experiences
- Eating a healthy balanced diet before taking a psychedelic medicine affects your experience in several important ways. Aside from detoxifying the body from any number of harmful elements in our food system, a healthy diet, rich in amino acids and nutrients, such as calcium/magnesium and Vitamin D play key roles in hormone and neurotransmitter production, both key components of optimal psychedelic experiences.
- It is recommended you take your last meal 5-6 hours before we start on the day of the dosing session. Diet several days before should consist of whole unprocessed foods and drink plenty of water.
Dietary suggestions
- No red meat, pork, processed food, added salt, added sugar, spice, fermented foods, caffeine, yeast, or dairy. It’s not that these are all bad for your health but by narrowing our diet, we are preparing daily to be clear and grounded. You may be surprised at how different you feel after discontinuing caffeine or sugar. And in some cases, not adhering to the “dieta” (word used by traditional ceremonial cultures) can in some cases cause adverse and very unpleasant reactions such as headaches or nausea.
What should you eat before taking a psychedelic substance?
- Lots of nourishing, wholesome foods that are easy to digest and provide the body with crucial vitamins and minerals to function optimally. Fill your plate with lots of fresh fruits and vegetables (ideally organic), beans and legumes, whole grains, nuts and seeds, wild-caught fish, and organic chicken. Psychedelics demand a lot of energy and can make you feel depleted. Eating well beforehand will create an optimal physiologic state for the medicines to work through and help to minimize uncomfortable side effects.
Plenty Of Water and Rest
- In the days leading up to your psychedelic experience, pay special attention to staying hydrated and getting plenty of rest. Both water and rest are core elements of a healthy cellular function and impact your body, mind, and your energetic systems. Psychedelic experiences can be challenging and taxing. It’s good to have a healthy foundation of nutrition, rest, and hydration brings the best you to the table when its time for your medicine experience.
Practices to Calm the Body and Mind
- Finally, there are several mindfulness-based practices that you can find useful as you prepare for your psychedelic experience. These practices can be used as key tools during the psychedelic journey, or as integration tools afterward. Everything from meditation and breathing exercises, to journaling, art, and yoga. There are a number of ways you can connect with your Higher Self and in the process open your heart and mind for all the potential your upcoming journey holds.
- Preparing your body for a psychedelic experience involves taking care of yourself physically, mentally and spiritually. Remember to always be safe, responsible, and respectful of the powerful effects of these plant medicines.
Not Everyone is a good candidate for psilocybin therapy
key exclusion criteria
Currently comorbid or previously diagnosed major depression with psychotic features, schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders, bipolar or related disorders, borderline personality disorder, a current substance use disorder, and suicidal ideation with intent.
Pricing
Introductory Call (45 minutes) $100.
I will set up a Zoom call to discuss Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy and answer any questions related to the process. It’s a good time for us to get to know each other and see if we are a good fit to take this sacred journey together.
Total Price: $1500.
Included in the cost are Two “Preparation Sessions" (120 minutes), One "Administration Session" (4-8 hours), Two "Integration Sessions" (120 minutes) = $1,500.
Preparation Session
Preparation session includes providing enhanced informed consent to explore risks and benefits and deep exploration of “Set” and “Setting”. Setting is pretty straight forward and involves the environment where you undergo your experience. Set can be divided into two categories including long range and immediate. Long range has to do with your established characteristics like the kind of person you are including your fears, desires, conflicts, secret passions and immediate has to do with your mind set and expectations about the journey itself. Well explore a breakdown of techniques for having a good experience including grounding and focus, surrender, curiosity, and intention.
Administration Session
You purchase psilocybin from Service Center. You carry Psilocybin into the room and hold it until it is time to ingest medicine. You lie down on a bed in a comfortable room, designed specifically for the session. During the session you listen to a playlist of specially designed music and wear an eye mask, to help keep an internal focus. The Psilocybin experience typically lasts for 6-8 hours. A Psilocybin Facilitator will be present throughout the session.
Integration Session
This session is a time to make meaning of ones psychedelic journey including being open to the unfolding potential for healing, change, and personal growth through the implementation of strategies to make changes based on insights during psychedelic session
Service Center & Psilocybin
I am currently working out of Pnw integrative center
Room rental at Service Center is paid separately.
Typical room charge is around $500. for 8hrs.
WEBSITE: https://www.pnwintegrativecenter.com
Product List
Golden Teacher 10mg and 25mg
Malabar. 10mg and 25mg
Purple Mystic. 10mg and 25mg
Special Pricing for Military Veterans
Get In Touch
"Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes". CG Jung
sacredwisdomjourney.com
Portland, Oregon
Telephone: (310) 210-9510 Website: sacredwisdomjourney.com Email: tayloralderson@me.com
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