PROFESSIONAL PSYCHEDELIC CREDENTIALING
To be credentialed in our program means we vouch for your skill, commitment to a code of ethics, and community professional oversight. This requires completion of the credentialing steps and a signed commitment to our Psychedelic Guild Agreement. We believe these are minimum commitments to practice as an ethical psychedelic guide or psychedelic therapist and to charge for your services.
Graduates of our program have an opportunity to start their own psychedelic therapy practices, work as a professional in our psychedelic therapy center, and become trainers and mentors in our program. Through this process we have helped professionals across the United States and Canada start psychedelic private practices, and we are now collaborating with centers, clinics, and research programs to bring cannabis-assisted modalities to communities wherever we can.
Those who wish to join the program and only work with friends and family, or who wish to volunteer at festivals or in other communities, do not need to engage these professional credentialing requirements.
There are four levels of credentialing in the program. These are listed below with a brief description of the training involved.
The following Professional Psychedelic Credentials are available through Psychedelic Sitters School:
- Psychedelic Support & Integration Coach
- Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Guide
- Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapist
- Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Specialist
These titles are protected intellectual property of our program and can be used by credentialed and credentialing candidate students to denote their professional experience and differentiate their services from other psychedelic practitioners.
Students receive a certificate, and credentialing also provides some of the essential prerequisites for professional liability insurance (currently available for breathwork, cannabis and ketamine).
Requirements for Credentialing
Requirements for credentialing to ethically provide professional specialized services include:
- Education through lectures, reading assignments, experiential training, and continuing education (core electives)
- Supervised Practicums (monitored and reviewed practice sessions after each training intensive)
- A series of practice sessions with volunteer clients and peer trainees
- A series of solo sessions for personal development
- Group supervision and mentorship, participation in study groups or clubs
- Accountability and oversight through a shared code of ethic and review process (through MM Foundation)
- An assessment of competence at each stage of professional development
Specific Requirements for Each Credential
Psychedelic Support & Integration Coach
Complete Psychedelic Guide Training and our Integration Coaching elective to receive foundational education in psychedelic harm reduction, integration practices and guiding with psychedelic cannabis in a culturally appropriate protocol. (NOTE: This title is designed to fit new NMHA languaging requirements for supporting personal use of psychedelic medicines.)
Electives:
For New Practitioners
- Professional Webinars Guide Training
- 4 Mentorship Sessions
- Guide Credentialing 4 Classes
- Last Consult & Formal Review
- Up to 6 Peer Support & Study Groups or Clubs
- 4 Solo Journeys with psychedelic cannabis
- 4 Practice Sessions with psychedelic cannabis
Tuition: $1,775 (scholarship range: $1,065-$1,598)
For Experienced Practitioners
- Professional Webinars Guide Training
- 2 Mentorship Sessions (Beginning and end of series)
- Guide Credentialing 3 Classes
- Last Consult & Formal Review
- 3 Peer Support & Study Groups or Clubs
- 4 Solo Journeys with psychedelic cannabis
- 4 Practice Sessions with psychedelic cannabis
Tuition: $1,225 (scholarship range: $735-$1,103)
Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Guide
Complete an additional speciality in one of three areas: Psychedelic Therapy and Clinical Cannabis, Ketamine-Assisted Psychedelic Therapy or Psilocybin Mushroom support services, plus the required electives to begin practicing as a professional psychedelic guide.
Electives:
For New Practitioners
- Professional Webinars Guide Training
- Specialty Mentorship Sessions 6
- Guide Credentialing 6 Classes
- 4 Solo Cannabis Journeys
- 6 Cannabis Practice Sessions (can be paid)
- 9 Study Groups or Clubs
- 2 (CKP) Solo Journeys w/support
- 6 (CKP) Practice Sessions
- Last Consult & Formal Review
Tuition: $2,450 (scholarship range: $1,470-$2,205)
For Experienced Practitioners
- Professional Webinars Guide Training
- Specialty Mentorship Sessions 4
- Guide Credentialing 4 Classes
- 4 Solo Cannabis Journeys
- 4 Cannabis Practice Sessions (can be paid)
- 6 Study Groups or Clubs
- (CKP) Solo Journeys w/support
- 4 (CKP) Practice Sessions
- Last Consult & Formal Review
Tuition: $1,775 (scholarship range: $1,065-$1,598)
Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapist
Complete Psychedelic Mystery School or a few additional medicine specialities and begin working with psychedelic medicines in clinical settings. Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapy™ (MBPT), developed by Daniel McQueen, is a psychedelic therapy modality that integrates mindfulness practices, transpersonal psychotherapy and traditional guiding practices with somatically-informed psychotherapy and psychedelic medicines. The modality teaches that the presence of the therapist is central to the process and that “Awareness with Acceptance is the Healing Process.”
Electives: Psychedelic First Aid
Each additional Specialty has the credentialing requirements below.
Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Specialist
Complete all medicine specialities of the program and breathwork. Credentialed practitioners exhibit a strong capacity to work with difficult experiences for transformation and healing.
Electives: Additional Continuing Education TBD
Specialty Credentialing for New Practitioners – Each Specialty
- Specialty Mentorship Sessions 4
- Last Consult & Formal Review w/mentor
- 2 Solo Journeys
- 6 Practice Sessions (can be paid)
Tuition: $1,000 Per Psychedelic Speciality – (scholarship range: $600-$900)
Specialty Credentialing for Experienced Practitioners – Each Specialty
- Specialty Mentorship Sessions 2
- Last Consult & Formal Review w/mentor
- 2 Solo Journeys
- 4 Practice Sessions (can be paid)
Tuition: $600 Per Psychedelic Specialty – (scholarship range: $360-$540)
Advanced Specialties
- Cannabis-Assisted Psychedelic Therapy™ (CAPT)
- Ketamine-Assisted Psychedelic Therapy (KAPT)
- Psilocybin Mushroom Support Specialty
- DMT Guiding Speciality
Individual Mentorship
Part of the Credentialing requirements involve being paired with one of our psychedelic guide trainers who have professional experience in the field. We have found this to be incredibly helpful for those who wish to have support in becoming a professional guide. A lot comes up for guides in training and this is a great space to share and receive guidance and support.
After enrolling in the Credentialing Program, you will paired with one of the below mentors. We try to honor any student requests for specific mentors if possible.
Mentors:
- Alison McQueen, MA, LPC, ATR-BC Lead Mentor and Psychedelic Therapy Credentialing Coordinator
- Rebecca Morino, BSW, Lead Mentor and Psychedelic Guide Credentialing Coordinator
- Carol Benton, CHT, CPC
- Rev. Jay Waxenberg, MA
- Lani Lee, MA, LMFT, CAP
- Ron Camacho, MA
- Rev. Kristen Psaki, M.Div
- Javiera Kostner
- Sebastian Beca, MA, LMFT
Certificates of Completion
Electronic certificates of completion are awarded to students who complete Psychedelic Guide Training (PSS1-2) and Psychedelic Therapy Training Specialties (PSS 3-C, PSS3-K, PSS3-P, PSS4 and PSS4-D).
Credentialing Certificates
Students who complete all credentialing requirements receive a printed certificate for display.
Community Accountability
Professionals that are credentialed through Psychedelic Sitters School and the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness consent to follow the Medicinal Mindfulness Community Code of Ethics, and have agreed to practice in accordance with the The Psychedelic Guild Agreement of the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness: Psychedelic Training, Credentialing & Membership Requirements, found in our Student Handbook. Credentialed practitioners consent to community accountability through our Safe Community Council.
Credentialed practitioners are required to be active members of the Medicinal Mindfulness Foundation for accountability purposes.
Credentialed practitioners are required to include the following disclosure in their professional disclosure statement as part of their agreement with Medicinal Mindfulness Foundation, our professional association and non-profit. This agreement allows MMF to provide proper oversight and accountability of the credentialed practitioner, and to assist in resolving any concerns their clients and community members may have.
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Community Accountability – Medicinal Mindfulness Foundation
I am a credentialed practitioner in [Practitioner title as outlined in Appendix 1, example: Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapy and Cannabis-Assisted Psychedelic Therapy] through the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness Psychedelic Therapy training program. I am a member in good standing of the Medicinal Mindfulness Foundation non-profit organization.
In addition to complying with all relevant ethical standards of my profession, I comply with the professional code of ethics of Medicinal Mindfulness and other relevant psychedelic practitioner ethical standards. Since I take full responsibility of my professional practice, by signing this agreement, we both consent to hold MM harmless of the outcomes of my practice or any other services provided. The Medicinal Mindfulness Foundation has agreed to provide professional support and community oversight to my practice.
Any questions or concerns about me or my practice, requests for more information about my training, or the MM Community Code of Ethics, can be sent to the MM Foundation Non-Profit Safe Community Council for review by emailing: safecommunity@medicinalmindfulness.org.