Your Trip Consultant
Psychedelic Coaching & Consulting
I help people suffer less and flourish more through their careful and intentional use of psychedelic substances. These medicines can catalyze the process of healing and approaching wholeness within ourselves.
Who am I?
My name is Brendan. I hold a masters degree in Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling Program from Naropa University. I currently work as a Psychedelic-Assisted Therapist at the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness.
Before starting at Naropa, I worked in a neuroimaging lab for 5 years. I have published neuroscience research on addiction and empathy. I have also spent many years volunteering for harm reduction organizations at music festivals – providing substance testing, information, and psychedelic peer support.
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What I Can Offer My Clients:
Psychedelic Coaching is intended to provide clients with support (physical, mental, emotional, energetic, spiritual) as they work to improve their lives with the assistance of psychedelics. Coaching services include preparation for psychedelic journeys, psychedelic sitter support, and integration sessions intended to help solidify long-term change.
Preparation Sessions include discussions around mindset, environment, and skills for psychedelic journeying. All three are crucial for maximizing the benefits of psychedelic medicine work. Setting intentions, creating a sacred space, selecting music, ensuring physical safety, and thoroughly discussing boundaries, are all important pieces of the preparation process.
Integration Sessions focus on making meaning of psychedelic experiences and learning how we may incorporate those lessons into real life change. For even the most profound experiences, it is far too easy to go back to our 9-5 lives and never really grow or change in the long-term. Integration strategies, customized to each person, help us to get the most out of our extraordinary states of consciousness.
Psychedelic Consultation provides the opportunity to benefit from my expertise without the need for one-on-one coaching. It can be immensely difficult to find reliable answers to important questions people have about psychedelics. I am a practiced researcher with many years of experience in harm reduction. Utilizing my own experience, along with scientific journals and online anecdotal reports, I provide customized answers to any and all questions about psychoactive substances. My reports include citations and suggestions for further reading. I take care to inform my clients about the limitations of my knowledge and to bring up important safety considerations you may not be aware of.
It is my belief that the desire for altered states of consciousness is a natural part of a healthy human being. I strive never to shame someone about what drug they use or what there relationship is to using that drug. All inquiries are welcome.
**I cannot help you obtain a controlled substance or commit an illegal act in your locality. You have every right to alter your consciousness as you see fit, but that right is not widely recognized. Harm reduction services, including complimentary drug checking, are available upon request.**