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Psychedelic Integration
Therapy at Wellspring
We are available to support physicians and nurse practitioners and psychiatrists who are interested in prescribing ketamine to patients but lack the ability to offer integration therapy services pre and post treatment.
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Mushrooms and MDMA
Harm reduction
Regardless of how people might feel about illegal substances in general, or psychedelics in particular, many people are buying magic mushrooms from dispensaries or foraging for them in the wild. Stigma surrounds this: should these substances be illegal or should we decriminalize nature? The emerging clinical research is showing much promise in the use of psychedelics for treatment resistant depression, anxiety and PTSD. Many sufferers who are desperate for psychological healing are making the decision to treat themselves with these substances. While we do not recommend this route, we certainly understand the motivation behind such a decision. It is vitally important, from a harm reduction standpoint, to support the people who use psychedelics. If you are struggling from a particularly challenging experience, we can help.
We know that taking psychedelics in a clinic or as a plant medicine can be therapeutic but can bring many things into focus for you including spiritual matters, past traumas and new insights into your life and relationships with others. These can be often leave you feeling confused or anxious, and unclear as to what they mean for your life. Luckily, integration therapy can help you make sense of them. During the integration process a skilled therapist will help you understand what you experienced, what it means for your life, and help you navigate any painful or traumatic memories that arose. While this area of study is still developing standardized harm reduction methods, we encourage you to please follow the links to learn more about the groundwork being done in developing harm reduction practices in psychedelic integration therapy by other early adopters.Mushrooms and MDMA.
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PSYCHEDELIC INTEGRATION THERAPY AT WELLSPRING
About our Integration
Therapists
Therapists
Louise McKissick, Wellspring’s Founder, is currently enrolled in the Psychedelic Science program at the University of Ottawa and is thrilled to begin bridging access to the field of psychedelic assisted psychotherapy through her work. Louise is also working with researchers at NOSM University to understand more about the use of psychedelics in therapy.
Louise has been conducting research on psychedelic integration and entheogens (plant medicines) for a number of years. She is currently working on several research projects
with Dr. Brian M. Ross, NOSM U (Northern Ontario School of Medicine University) specifically into entheogenic use of ayahuasca, and exploring new psychotherapeutic interventions for HPPD (Hallucinogen Perception Persistence Disorder). She is currently enrolled in the Psychedelic Science graduate program at the University of Ottawa, the
first of its kind in Canada, where she is studying the scientific foundations and clinical application of psychedelic medicine, and she is a member of the MAPS Canada special
access program.
with Dr. Brian M. Ross, NOSM U (Northern Ontario School of Medicine University) specifically into entheogenic use of ayahuasca, and exploring new psychotherapeutic interventions for HPPD (Hallucinogen Perception Persistence Disorder). She is currently enrolled in the Psychedelic Science graduate program at the University of Ottawa, the
first of its kind in Canada, where she is studying the scientific foundations and clinical application of psychedelic medicine, and she is a member of the MAPS Canada special
access program.
Supporting Physicians, Nurse
Practitioners, and Psychiatrists
Practitioners, and Psychiatrists
Wellspring is also available to support physicians, nurse practitioners and psychiatrists who are interested in prescribing ketamine for psychological reasons but lack the ability to offer integration therapy services pre and post treatment. We are available to support healthcare practitioners by offering integration therapy services pre and post treatment in person or via Telehealth (videoconference).
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What is Psychedelic
Assisted Psychotherapy?
Assisted Psychotherapy?
Something here about the basics of what psychedlic assisted psychotherapy is, how it came to be, where its going in Canada, etc.
While this area of study is still developing standardized harm reduction methods, we
encourage you to please follow the below link to learn more about the groundwork
being done in developing harm reduction practices in psychedelic integration therapy
by other early adopters.
encourage you to please follow the below link to learn more about the groundwork
being done in developing harm reduction practices in psychedelic integration therapy
by other early adopters.
LEARN MORE
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