Your therapist might be able to provide you with further help regarding your guided psychedelic trip even though having a professional guide with knowledge of the history and expertise of the particular psychedelic drug is essential.

Providing More Extensive Preparation

A therapist can provide extra prep meetings, insights, and skills, such as setting clear intentions and techniques for managing pre-trip anxiety, in addition to the preparation sessions that are usual with psychedelic facilitators.

Therapists can assist in getting ready by

• By probing deeply into the “why” underlying an event, inquiries can help travelers stay anchored in their aims. 
• Giving advice and instruments on how to maintain composure and handle any arising mental and emotional material encouraging, empowering, and understanding travelers who wish to take care of their mental health

Additionally, a therapist could give journaling exercises and ask you a range of questions to help you frame the medicine, comprehend your goals, and define how you want the experience to be.

Bringing History into the Experience 

Similar to how having a history with a particular therapist who is familiar with your ambitions, goals, traumas, and mental and emotional health can assist you and your psychedelic facilitator co-create the best strategy.

Therapists can assist with:

• Important information about the traveler’s life, persona, and mental condition that could otherwise be forgotten, as long as it’s necessary for setting the scene and taking the appropriate approach 
• a feeling of security and assurance for the traveler before they decide to use consciousness-expanding substances

You gain another perspective on your personal history when you have access to a supportive therapist who is not your psychedelic facilitator; this perspective aids in making connections and prevents you from overlooking crucial information while preparing. 

allowing for outside assistance and input

Having many viewpoints on this process might offer a more comprehensive, well-rounded vantage point for problem solving or acquiring more understanding. 

Psychedelic Guides provide harm reduction, insider knowledge, and practical advice for the psychedelic world. Counselors provide insight into the journeyer’s particular mental, emotional, and life history. As a result, a supportive network that is varied and multifaceted becomes a delectable recipe for transformation.

Deeper Integration and Processing is provided

They are frequently challenging yet vital when it comes to “bad trips,” nevertheless. There is a lot of information to be absorbed, whether you had a mind-blowing, ecstatic journey or a contractive, uncomfortable one.

Having assistance for integration is essential for bringing all of that wisdom into the realm of daily life and action because, in a sense, psychedelics eliminate a portion of the mental filter. While post-trip integration and support sessions are provided by psychedelic facilitators, many people would benefit from longer-term integrative support through conventional talk therapy.