Psychedelic Practitioner Core Training 0625 - Pay in Full
June 21, 2025 - June 21, 2026
As Increased Access to Psychedelics Are Poised to Change How We Approach Debilitating Mental Health and Treatment-Resistant Conditions, the Need for Professionally Trained Practitioners Is Growing
ARE YOU READY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS BURGEONING FIELD BY BECOMING A
WELL-EDUCATED PSYCHEDELIC PRACTITIONER?
Psychedelics are making significant progress on their path to legalization.
After decades of actively prohibiting these substances, which involved legal bans and misinformation about their mind-altering effects, resulting in limited scientific research, the tide is turning on government policy and public opinion.
Extensive research and professional literature have demonstrated the efficacy of psychedelics in promoting emotional, psychological, and spiritual growth. Groundbreaking milestones achieved through clinical trials conducted by prominent research institutions have validated the therapeutic effectiveness of these compounds, paving the way for a promising future in psychedelics.
In 2018, the U.S. FDA designated psilocybin as a “breakthrough therapy” for severe depression, surpassing existing treatments with substantial improvement.
Oregon took a pioneering step in 2020 by passing the Psilocybin Services Act, allowing the therapeutic administration of psilocybin starting in 2023. Colorado followed suit in 2022, legalizing psilocybin and allowing for the establishment of state-regulated consumption centers. This forward momentum is further evidenced by the growing shift in attitudes across multiple U.S. states, where decriminalization bills are being considered.
The global impact of this momentum is undeniable. Earlier this year, Australia approved the use of psilocybin in treating treatment-resistant depression. In the UK, the Parliament is actively engaged in discussions regarding the medical rescheduling of psilocybin. Simultaneously, the European Parliament has taken proactive measures by establishing the Action Group for Medical Use of Psychedelics, to position the European Union as a frontrunner in psychedelic regulation. These developments underscore the widespread recognition and the global opportunity that lies ahead in the field of psychedelics.
Yet, psychedelics are not a panacea. Alongside increased access, education on the rewards and risks associated with these substances is crucial.
The demand for highly skilled and professionally trained psychedelic facilitators is experiencing rapid growth.
Recognizing this need, the Synthesis Institute, drawing upon its pioneering history of offering legal psychedelic experiences to over 1,000 individuals, has developed the the Psychedelic Practitioner Core Training,
A 13-month educational journey designed for those eager to work in the psychedelic space, seeking a research-backed, wisdom-rich, somatically-informed, heart-centered approach to facilitation.
Join Healing Practitioners, Researchers, Coaches, Yoga Teachers, Nurses, Psychotherapists, Psychologists, Counselors, Chaplains, and Others Who Have Decided to Integrate Elements of Psychedelic Care Into Their Practice.
The Synthesis Institute’s Psychedelic Practitioner Core Training:
- Includes nine (9) modules of coursework, each building upon the last, to develop the essential foundational competencies required for legal, professional, and ethical psychedelic facilitation
- Ensures a cohesive, highly focused, and personalized educational experience by assigning all participants to small group pods of approximately eight to 10 participants under the guidance of an experienced learning facilitator, allowing for the deep self-exploration and personal reflection required to embody the education, experience, and values of a psychedelic facilitator
- Welcomes professionals from various backgrounds and industries who have a proven track record of maturity, commitment, and focus
- Offers experiential-based learning with an interdisciplinary approach that includes the study of scientific models and wisdom traditions as well as the development of personal practices and professional skills
- Connects you to current and future psychedelic professionals and Synthesis’ global network of psychedelic thought leaders who together are shaping this emerging field
- Provides you with exclusive access to professional development opportunities within Synthesis’ extensive global network of plant medicine centers.
Since 2018, the Synthesis Institute has guided more than 1,000 people in legal, professionally guided group, and individual psychedelic journeys. The Psychedelic Practitioner Core Training reflects our best practices, cultivated through diligent focus and with supervision from some of the world’s most experienced psychedelic experts, and we are eager to share our unique approach with those ready to further this important work.
Our curriculum design acknowledges there is no “one-size-fits-all” method for facilitating psychedelic experiences. With that understanding, we offer you the foundational skills critical to building the capacity to hold space for many ways of knowing. Your journey to becoming a knowledgeable, embodied, and intuitive practitioner is rooted in deep personal exploration, and this spaciousness allows you to develop an authentic, personalized, and multi-faceted approach to the work while ensuring adherence to the highest ethical and safety standards.
Join us for a unique professional training experience that will challenge, inspire, educate, and ultimately change you. It will make a positive impact on the lives of your clients while also co-creating the future of health and wellness.
Training With The Synthesis Institute Offers More Than Earning A Credential
The Personal Changes You Will Make During the Training Will Allow You to Develop the Embodied Traits of a Skilled, Compassionate, Ethical Psychedelic Facilitator
At the Synthesis Institute, we believe that to have full integrity and complete confidence in the safety and effectiveness of your work as a facilitator, your commitment to your own practice and inner transformation must be an ongoing priority.
What will differentiate you from graduates of other psychedelic training programs is that you will understand the science and current best practices, AND you will develop personal practices and professional support networks that will help you grow into a flexible, compassionate, collaborative, effective, co-creative facilitator.
In addition, our small group learning approach of no larger than 10 participants per learning facilitator allows you to be held with the level of compassion, care, and courage that the world needs you, as a practitioner, to embody.
This journey is not just about professional development. It also answers the call for an integrated, comprehensive approach to working with psychedelics, one that awakens your potential so you can serve others and catalyze the greater awakening the psychedelic renaissance offers.
In the Psychedelic Practitioner Core Training you will:
- Develop a foundational understanding of the fundamentals of guiding a safe and ethical psychedelic journey—from screening to integration
- Gain an awareness of relevant clinical research and evidence-based best practices
- Broaden your understanding of well-established and emerging wisdom / traditional approaches
- Become aware of your capacity to hold space for the wide range of experiences that can present themselves on a psychedelic journey, including identifying the limits of your current capabilities and the opportunities for further personal and professional growth
- Establish a consistent personal practice and commitment to self-care and self-reflection
- Assemble a toolkit of professional skills that allow you to hold space for others to grow and change
- Build a support network of peers as well as connection to The Synthesis Institute and our international professional community
- Recognize your own internal prejudices and unconscious biases and learn to create culturally sensitive and trauma-informed containers
- Deepen your understanding of the ethical questions around cultural appropriation, extractivism, restorative justice, and generative reciprocity