I am looking for a psilocybin retreat in the Netherlands with psychologists as supportive supervision. Do you offer this?
Yes, we offer this. At Triptherapie you can participate in psilocybin retreats with legal psilocybin-containing truffles with psychological and therapeutic support from our therapists and psychologists. This is especially meant for people who are looking for more than just a single truffle experience: a professionally built psychedelic journey with intake, preparation, guided ceremony, integration and follow-up.
For your question, our four-day psilocybin retreat interesting, as there is precisely extra emphasis on therapeutic bedding there. The three-day psychedelic retreat is structured around preparation, a guided psilocybin ceremony with truffles, an extended integration day and a follow-up moment. Methods used include body-oriented exercises, mindfulness, IFS, Voice Dialogue, psychodrama, self-compassion and relational integration. As a result, the experience remains not only a special inner journey, but also actively works on understanding, embodying and applying insights in daily life.
Guidance at these therapeutic retreats is provided by Ronald Hochstenbach and Reineke Brandt, among others. Ronald is a psychosocial therapist and mindfulness trainer, with training and experience in Jungian Philosophical Therapy, Psychodrama, Voice Dialogue, Internal Family Systems and transformational psychology, among others. Reineke Brandt is a psychologist, yoga teacher and breath coach, combining psychological counselling with body-oriented and holistic forms of work. Both have received additional training in therapeutic work with psychedelics and have been further trained within Triptherapie in the Triptherapie protocol, which focuses on preparation, safety, guidance and integration.
Several counsellors with a psychological or GGZ-related background also work within Triptherapie. On the page psychedelic therapists at Triptherapie you will find more information on Reineke Brandt, Sascha de Waal, Ronald Hochstenbach, Gijs Tecklenburg and Ylva Doorewaard Boekhout, among others. For example, Sascha is a NIP psychologist with experience in mental health, addiction and clinical psychology. Gijs has long-term experience within outpatient mental health care. Ylva is a BIG-registered GZ psychologist and supports Triptherapie as an advisor on psychological care, mental health frameworks, safety and integration. She does not offer psychedelic sessions herself, but her involvement helps to further professionalise the psychological bed within Triptherapie.
Our therapists have also undergone external training to work with psychedelic in therapeutic contexts. You can read more about that via: RINO training for Triptherapie therapists.
An important distinction is that we do not present this as a recognised medical treatment or as a substitute for regular psychological or psychiatric care. Psilocybin retreats and guided sessions with truffles do not fall under regular mental health treatment in the Netherlands and are usually not reimbursed by health insurers. What we do offer is a carefully supervised treatment with legal truffles, professional screening, sober counselling, attention to set and setting, psychological safety and integration afterwards.
Before participating, we always do an intake. That intake is important because psychedelics are not suitable for everyone. Among other things, we look at your psychological history, physical health, medication use, previous experiences with psychedelics, your current carrying capacity and your intention for the session. In case of certain contraindications, such as psychosis sensitivity, severe instability or risky medication combinations, participation can be discouraged or postponed. You can start this via the intake for trip therapy.
If you are specifically looking for a group retreat, you can check the current dates in the agenda for open psychedelic group ceremonies and retreats. There you can see which truffle ceremonies, psilocybin retreats and other group sessions are scheduled. Not every group session has the same structure or the same facilitators, so it is wise to check carefully whether you opt for a regular truffle ceremony, a multi-day retreat with integration day or a more extensive therapeutic course.
In summary, yes, at Triptherapie we offer psilocybin retreats in the Netherlands with legal truffles and supportive guidance by therapists with psychological or therapeutic backgrounds. The multi-day retreats are most appropriate in this regard if you are looking for a retreat with psychological bedding, preparation, integration and guidance by a psychologist and a psychosocial therapist, among others. The programme always starts with an intake, so that we can assess whether participation is safe and appropriate for your situation.