Ground Up
Psychotherapy
Ground Up Psychotherapy supports individuals and mental health professionals in deepening psychedelic preparation and psychedelic integration for psilocybin, MDMA, ayahuasca, and other plant medicine experiences.
We offer workshops for individuals and Psychedelic Therapy Training for practitioners through our distinctive model of Psychedelic Informed Psychotherapy (PIP), which complements traditional Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy (PAP).
Training ~
Psychedelic Informed Psychotherapy (PIP)
This training is designed for mental health practitioners who are:
Supporting clients through psychedelic preparation and psychedelic integration.
Currently working in Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies-style Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy (PAP) models and looking to deepen their relational and experiential skillset.
Seeking to better understand and support the healing movements that emerge through psychedelic medicine experiences.
Helping clients repair, process, and integrate difficult or overwhelming psychedelic experiences.
Looking to expand their clinical practice into the growing field of psychedelic therapy support.
In some instances, this training may also be suitable for those currently training to become mental health practitioners.
The program includes two experiential modules with a strong focus on practical application, embodiment, and integrating the skills and frameworks taught.
Workshops ~
Psychedelic Preparation & Integration
Experiential workshops for individuals preparing for or integrating psilocybin, MDMA, ayahuasca, and other plant medicine experiences.
Through grounded psychotherapeutic processes, participants develop greater emotional readiness, nervous system regulation, relational capacity, and psychological support before and after psychedelic experiences.
Designed to build inner resource, reduce risk of harm and deepen integration, these workshops help people meet psychedelic experiences with greater safety, clarity, and trust in what emerges.
Testimonial
“I would like to offer my deepest thanks for the sacred space you held and the profound journey you guided us through during this training. This experience touched something ancient and tender within me. It opened my heart space in ways I hadn’t anticipated — softening old armour, awakening new breath, and allowing the deeper wisdom in me to rise gently to the surface. Your presence, your teachings, and the way you held space with such integrity and compassion created a field where I felt both deeply seen and safely unseen — free to explore, release, and remember.
This training has not only been valuable for me professionally, it has also imprinted something lasting on my personal path. It reminded me that learning doesn’t only happen through the mind — but through the body, and the quiet between the words.
I have used some of the teachings in sessions with my clients, which was a profound experience, not only for me but noticeably for my client too – thank you !”
CR – Psychologist