Credit: Mikhail Nilov from Pexels Coloradans will soon have legal access to psychedelic-assisted therapy with the first licensed psilocybin businesses expected to open this spring. This novel type of mental health treatment involves ingesting large doses of "magic mushrooms" under the supervision of a licensed guide.
People who are interested in trying a therapeutic dose in Colorado will need to go to licensed businesses known as healing centers and connect with accredited guides called facilitators.
In Oregon, the only other state where psychedelic -assisted therapy is legal, patients typically take a large dose of mushrooms before putting on an eye mask and headphones and lying down to experience the trip—which can take up to six or eight hours. The facilitators are there to help their patients navigate intense or challenging emotions and to assist should they need to move around while under the influence.
Sessions can be costly since individuals pay for a facilitator’s time and the drugs provided onsite. In Oregon, a psilocybin session costs upward of $1,000.
But some of Colorado’s prospective healing center owners have ideas about other ways to offer their services. That includes one who hopes to build a space for microdosing, as well as others seeking to pair psychedelic-assisted therapy with other wellness techniques like yoga.
We spoke with seven people who have applied for healing center licensure so locals can understand the variety of approaches coming to Colorado’s psychedelic therapy landscape. Private practices
Psychedelic therapy is billed as a medical treatment , so it’s no surprise that existing mental health professionals plan to add it to their practices.
Alison Lee, co-owner of Reset LLC in Centennial, has been a licensed counselor for about 15 years, working with both kids and parents. During the pandemic, however, she decided to switch her focus and explore how psychedelics could help heal trauma, specifically generational trauma that gets passed down through families.
Lee is working on obtaining her facilitator license so she can guide clients through large-dose trips, as well as provide preparation and integration sessions to book-end those experiences. She and her husband, Josh, purchased the condo now home to Reset LLC […]
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