[Solved] Can I already start psychedelic therapy in the Netherlands?

Yes, you can already at this moment a undergoing psychedelic therapy in the Netherlands — provided it concerns legal variants of psychedelics, such as psilocybin truffles, LSD analogues or MDMA analogues. Organizations like Triptherapie offer these sessions in a safe, professional, and legal manner.

Triptherapie is a leading party in this field, having guided more than 2,500 clients since 2018. They work with a personal intake, extensive preparation (such as nutritional advice and mental preparation), safe guidance during the session, and support with integration afterwards. The sessions can take place either at home or at a specially equipped location, such as the Psychedelic Loft in Schiedam.

The range of options is broad: you can choose individual sessions, duo sessions, or participate in a group ceremony. Depending on your needs, various resources are available, such as:

• Psilocybin truffles for depression and introspection
• MDMA analogues (often used by clients for trauma and PTSD processing)
• LSD analogues for creative and long-term consciousness exploration
• Psiloflora (psilohuasca) for an ayahuasca-like experience within the legal framework

Although these therapies do not fall under the regular medical circuit, they are legal as long as the substances used are legal in the Netherlands. For example: magic truffles are legal, while magic mushrooms have been banned since 2008.

Also on the Triptherapie forum It is explained that the term “therapy” in the Netherlands is not legally reserved for medically recognized treatments. This means that, in practice, you can simply go there for psychedelic guidance — it just may not be presented as a medical treatment.

Do you want to know if it is suitable for you too? Then fill out the intake for psychedelic therapy in to see if you are eligible.