REFUGE Experiential healing. Together. Refuge is a community of practitioners doing experiential and psychedelic therapy. Whether you’re looking for support on your own healing journey, or you’re a practitioner building an experiential practice, you’ll find your people here. Learn more about Refuge Where would you like to begin? For Clients Find experiential and psychedelic-assisted therapy through a network of practitioners you choose from — not a one-size-fits-all clinic. Understand the approaches, then find the right person for you. How Refuge works For Practitioners For therapists, physicians, nurses, and coaches: Refuge offers the infrastructure, community, and professional development to build an experiential practice — together. Learn more New to this work? Learn what experiential and psychedelic-assisted therapy actually involve — what is experiential healing? → Upcoming Courses & Events Course · Online · Winter 2027 IFS Foundations 8 Fridays · Jan 22 – Mar 19, 2027 · 12:30 PM ET with Dr. Joe Flanders An 8-week live course in Internal Family Systems for mental-health professionals: a short lecture, a live demonstration and guided practice every week. View details → Workshop · Online · Nov 23, 2026 Experiential Psychotherapy in Practice: An IFS Focus Mon, Nov 23, 2026 · 2:00–5:00 PM ET · 3-hour live workshop with Dr. Tori Olds Experiential work inside Internal Family Systems, with real clinical tape. Includes the recorded lecture from Tori’s September workshop. View details → See all Courses & Events → Latest from Refuge The brain (not the body) keeps the scoreMay 13, 2026For a decade, the dominant metaphor of trauma told us the body bears the scars of what the mind cannot face. New neuroscience suggests the metaphor, while compelling, is wrong in ways that matter. Memory Reconsolidation in Experiential TherapyMay 8, 2026Over the past two decades, research into a process called memory reconsolidation has begun to offer something the field of psychology has long needed: a […] Trauma, Memory, and Nervous System DysregulationApril 21, 2026Why traumatic memories feel different When someone experiences a traumatic event, the brain’s normal memory consolidation process is disrupted. Under ordinary circumstances, the hippocampus integrates […] Visit the blog → Not sure where to begin? Tell us what you’re looking for and we’ll point you in the right direction. Contact us