Entering the Psychedelic Field An 8-week continuing-education course — supporting clients in a shifting psychedelic landscape. Register View the curriculum As psychedelic use grows across clinical, underground, and personal contexts, mental-health professionals are increasingly called upon to support clients in ways that are safe, ethical, and transformative — even when they are not facilitating journeys themselves. At a glance 8 live sessions · 90 minutes eachFridays, 12:30–2:00 PM ETOctober 23 – December 11, 2026Online via Zoom · replays includedOPQ-accredited · CE credits $695 CAD Early bird: $595 with code EARLYBIRD Save $100 · ends Sept 7 Register Refuge members save 20–40%. Become a member → Entering the Psychedelic Field is an 8-week online course for therapists, guides, and curious professionals who want to develop a practice in the emerging world of psychedelic therapy — grounded in current research, clinical best practices, and a supportive professional community. It equips you to support preparation and integration across clinical, ceremonial, supervised, and personal-use settings, with practical tools alongside theoretical frameworks. Whether you’re curious or already engaged in this work, you’ll move forward with clarity, humility, and skill. The course is delivered primarily in English. French speakers are warmly welcome — discussion can be bilingual depending on the cohort’s needs, and French translations of course materials (e.g. slides) can be provided. What you’ll learn A working grasp of today’s psychedelic-therapy landscape — clinical models, legal access points (SAP, ketamine clinics), and underground or informal use. How to support clients through preparation and integration, even when you’re not present for the experience itself. Key harm-reduction principles, applied skilfully across diverse contexts. Practical tools for assessing readiness, identifying risk, ensuring safety, and knowing when to involve medical and psychiatric systems. Greater clarity on your own ethical responsibilities, scope of practice, and boundaries. Strategies for self-reflection and sustainable engagement in this evolving field. The 8-week curriculum Eight live sessions, building from foundations to a sustainable practice. Week 1 · Oct 23 — The Psychedelic Landscape: Then, Now, & Next The cultural, clinical, and political currents shaping today’s psychedelic movement — from Indigenous roots to clinical trials and contemporary access models. Week 2 · Oct 30 — The Harm Reduction Framework How harm reduction applies to psychedelic work, and how to ethically support clients using substances outside of regulated systems. Week 3 · Nov 6 — Trauma-Informed Screening and Assessment Client screening and assessment through a trauma-informed lens — contraindications, risk mapping, and readiness. Week 4 · Nov 13 — Preparation Managing expectations, psychological and somatic preparation, informed consent, and setting the therapist’s role. Week 5 · Nov 20 — Mechanisms of Psychedelic Healing Experiential avoidance, the foundations of the trauma paradigm, and embodied inquiry as a way of working with both. Week 6 · Nov 27 — Psychedelic Integration, part 1 Core tools and approaches for supporting post-journey meaning-making and psychological integration. Week 7 · Dec 4 — Psychedelic Integration, part 2 Deepening integration practice — working with difficult material, somatic integration, and supporting longer-term change. Week 8 · Dec 11 — Cultivating a Sustainable Practice Professional pathways, ethics and scope, and what it takes to sustain this work — for your clients and for yourself — over the long term. What’s included 8 live sessions, plus replays of every one Guided practices and case reflections Downloadable tools and resources A supportive cohort and professional community OPQ-accredited Accredited by the Ordre des psychologues du Québec (OPQ) — completing it earns continuing-education credits for Quebec psychologists. A certificate of completion is provided. Who this course is for Therapists, coaches, and mental-health professionals Psychedelic guides and facilitators Mindfulness and meditation teachers Peer-support providers and integration specialists Anyone beginning to support psychedelic work in a professional context Your facilitators Dr. Joe Flanders Founder, Refuge Psychology Joe is a clinical psychologist (PhD, McGill) and the founder of Refuge. He founded Mindspace and served as VP of Practitioner Training at Numinus, is MAPS-trained in psychedelic-assisted therapy, and specializes in Internal Family Systems (IFS). Andrew Rose Managing Partner, Refuge Psychology Andrew is Managing Partner at Refuge and a psychedelic integration coach, educator, and certified mindfulness teacher with 20+ years working with psychedelics and contemplative practice. He has held leadership roles at Numinus, Fluence, and the Psychedelic Safety Institute. Ready to join the Fall 2026 cohort? Eight live sessions, starting October 23. Register