What is the program if I book a psychedelics session?
When you a psychedelics session When you book with us, you go through a carefully guided process that begins with registration and continues through to integration in the weeks that follow. Here is what the full program looks like:
1. Registration and intake
The process begins with filling out the intake for trip therapy. In this form, you provide information about your physical and mental health, medication use, and goals. Based on this, we assess whether participation is safe and which psychedelic substance (such as psilocybin or MDMA analogue) is suitable. Within 24 hours, you will receive a response with advice and the option to book a session or ceremony. If you have questions beforehand or would like to speak with a therapist from our team before completing the intake form, that is possible.
2. Preparation: lifestyle advice and contact with your supervisor
After your intake is approved, you can reserve a day and pay the deposit. Following this, you will receive personalized lifestyle advice based on the information provided during the intake. This includes dietary guidelines, supplement recommendations, sleep tips, and exercise recommendations. These recommendations are tailored to your neurochemical balance and help optimize the effects of the psychedelics. In the weeks leading up to your session, your therapist or tripsitter will contact you for a preparatory meeting. During this meeting, you will discuss your intentions, expectations, and any concerns, and learn relaxation techniques such as mindfulness or breathing exercises.
3. The psychedelic session itself
On the day of the session, the facilitator welcomes you in a safe setting — this can be at your home or at a location such as the Psychedelic Loft in Schiedam. You discuss your intentions once again and receive an explanation of the session's flow. After taking the psychedelics, we guide you with music, aromatherapy, light, and, if necessary, coaching interventions. You do not have to do anything: you journey inward, and we watch over your process. The session lasts an average of 6 hours. A healthy meal is included with a ceremony at our location, followed by an overnight stay, breakfast, and a sharing round of the experience.
4. Integration and aftercare
The day following the session is often dedicated to rest and reflection. For multi-day ceremonies, we offer an integration circle the morning after. A few days later, an integration conversation follows by telephone. During this call, you discuss your insights with the therapist and receive advice on how to apply them in your daily life. If necessary, you will receive additional reading material, meditations, or assignments to deepen the effect of the session.
This holistic approach — from intake to integration — makes the difference between 'a trip' and an actual therapeutic breakthrough. Want to get started right away? Then fill out the intake or view the available sessions and facilitators.
5. Additional integration
For those who want to go deeper, we offer special group sessions for integration. These sessions make use of psychodrama and Internal Family Systems (IFS), with which you work in an active and experiential way with the inner parts that emerged during your session. It is a powerful way to break patterns and anchor new behaviors.
In addition, there are also live integration days with psycholytic dosing, in which, under the guidance of therapists such as Ronald and Ina, you can use a low dose of psychedelics to remain conscious while simultaneously going deep. These sessions offer a unique blend of emotional safety, creative expression, and therapeutic deepening.