Equipping you to guide transformational experiences with authenticity, purpose, and care. Unlike other programs that focus solely on clinical frameworks, we integrate the cultural, spiritual, and therapeutic aspects of psychedelic facilitation. Led by active practitioners deeply engaged in the community, our program isn’t just about learning techniques—it’s about becoming a facilitator who walks the talk, honors traditions, and creates spaces for profound healing.
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Our psychedelic assisted therapy certification program redefines how facilitators approach psychedelic therapy education. SoundMind’s training combines innovative techniques with immersive learning experiences to help you master the art of guiding meaningful healing journeys.
With an emphasis on ethical practice, cultural awareness, and hands-on application, this program prepares you to create safe and transformative spaces for those seeking profound change. Whether you’re new to the field or expanding your expertise, our training provides the depth and flexibility to meet your needs.
Our program is designed to provide a comprehensive, hands-on learning experience that prepares you for every aspect of psychedelic facilitation.
With a blend of live training, self-paced content, and expert mentorship, you’ll gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to excel in this transformative field. Here’s what’s included:
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Engage with experienced facilitators through live classes designed to deepen your understanding of psychedelic facilitation.
Gain real-world experience in facilitation through optional in-person practicum sessions for immersive, skill-based learning.
Join a vibrant network of peers and mentors dedicated to collaboration, sharing insights, and advancing the field of psychedelic therapy.
Upon finishing the program, earn a certificate that demonstrates your training with an accredited, state-approved organization.
Access comprehensive, on-demand content covering psychodynamic techniques, integration practices, and clinical protocols.
Dive into evidence-based approaches blending science, tradition, and ethics to build a well-rounded foundation for facilitation.
Learn directly from practitioners who bring years of clinical and ceremonial expertise to every session.
Review course content anytime during program to support your continued growth and application in the field.
Psychedelics and Intergenerational healing
The impact of psychedelics on family relationships.
How to navigate personal and collective healing.
The intersection between psychoanalysis and sacred rituals
How psychoanalysis informs ceremonial psychedelic work
Bridging clinial and spiritual approaches
Healing through sound and vibration
The role of sound in psychedelic-assisted healing
How to use instruments and vocal techniques for integration
Energetic and ritual-based cleansing practices
The role of ceremonial cleansing in psychedelic journeys
How to integrate cleansing practices into facilitation for clarity and protection
Equity and ethics in psychedelic access
Ethical frameworks for psychedelic facilitation
Navigating consent, boundries, and professional responsability
Screening and assessing clients for psychedelic therapy
How to create inclusive, trauma-informed spaces
Best practices for assessing and supporting diverse clients
Small, intimate cohorts for personalized learning and deeper connections
Large, impersonal classes; less individual focus
Our instructors are experts who actively work with psychedelics in therapy, research, and ceremonial settings. With decades of hands-on experience, they truly understand this work and know how to make it approachable and meaningful for you.
Our programs are state-approved, meeting the rigorous standards required for licensure in Colorado. This ensures that our training is not only credible but also aligned with the highest professional standards. Even if you’re an international student, this accreditation underscores the quality and reliability of the education you’ll receive with us.
There’s no substitute for real-world experience. With our supervised retreats, you’ll have the chance to work directly with these medicines in a safe, supportive environment. These hands-on practicums will help you build the confidence and skills you need to guide transformative journeys.
Our program goes well beyond basic science to offer you the most comprehensive facilitation education possible. You’ll learn psychodynamic techniques, ethical practices, and culturally respectful approaches to create healing spaces that are truly inclusive and impactful. It’s a holistic approach that prepares you for every aspect of this transformative work.
When you train with SoundMind, you’re not just enrolling in a program—you’re joining a community. From mentors to alumni to industry leaders, you’ll have a support network that’s with you long after you graduate. We’re here to help you grow and succeed in this exciting, meaningful field.
Our program is designed to make complex concepts simple and engaging, perfect for therapists and non-therapists alike. We break down the science without overloading you with medical jargon, ensuring anyone can grasp the knowledge and apply it meaningfully.
**Important Disclaimer: This training does not provide the ability to prescribe ketamine, psilocybin or administer them without proper medical licensure. It is designed for therapeutic and facilitative roles within a collaborative care framework.
Dr. Hannah McLane, MD, MA, MPH, is a trailblazer in the psychedelic field, an accomplished entrepreneur, and the visionary founder of SoundMind Institute. SoundMind is recognized for its rigorous training programs and cutting-edge research, setting new standards in ethical psychedelic facilitation and fostering equity and innovation within the ecosystem. Dr. McLane and her groundbreaking work have been spotlighted by prominent outlets such as National Geographic, Al Jazeera, PBS, NBC, the Today Show, The New York Times, and others.
Dr. McLane’s educational journey includes studies at McGill University and advanced degrees from Temple University (MA in Communication Sciences and Spanish Language), Brown University (MD with a focus in Contemplative Studies), and Harvard School of Public Health (MPH in Global Health and Bioethics). She completed medical residencies in Neurology and Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and a fellowship in Patient Safety at the Philadelphia VA Hospital. Additionally, she trained extensively in relational psychoanalysis through a five-year program, reflecting her dedication to understanding the human psyche.
Her research and professional interests are diverse, spanning psychedelics’ applications in neurodiversity and ADHD, ethical considerations surrounding psychedelics and touch, Buddhist meditation’s intersection with psychedelic therapy, and the exploration of power dynamics in psychedelic communities, including cult behavior and narcissism. Dr. McLane has shared her insights at conferences worldwide and has actively contributed to these fields since 2019.
Raised in rural New Hampshire, Dr. McLane’s worldview has been shaped by her years spent living in South America and East Asia. As a neurodiverse individual (dyslexia and ADHD), a queer woman, and a proud mother to a six-year-old son, she brings a deeply personal and inclusive perspective to her work in advancing the transformative potential of psychedelics.
looking to expand their practice with ketamine and psychedelic therapies.
eager to incorporate psilocybin facilitation and other natural medicine approaches into their work.
seeking foundational knowledge and real-world skills.
passionate about shaping the future of psychedelic medicine and policy.
The class begins with a required-reading list and 16 weeks of asynchronous curriculum that includes optional weekly office hours that complement prerecorded lecture modules, assigned content review, and homework released every two weeks. Starting in September, the class meets for 2 hours weekly for 8 months. These are live Zoom sessions with guest lecturers present, which allows you to ask questions directly. This is a special part of our curriculum and unique in the psychedelic education space. Each student also attends weekly, hour-long small groups where they can get to know their classmates, ask questions, and practice skills.
Yes, we have accountability groups each week that are required. They are hour-long sessions with other members of your class, supervised by two teaching assistants, in which students can discuss course material, practice skills, and have an open forum for questions.
Readings and other activities typically take 8 to 10 hours outside of class each week. Each week, there are short-response homework questions assigned, as well as periodic short quizzes to assess comprehension of the material. If students get behind on readings, they can request an extension and be granted up to 6 months from the completion of the course to finish and turn in all assignments. To earn the class certificate, you need to have completed all readings, homework assignments, and quizzes, as well as pass a final written, comprehensive exam and attend an approved hands-on experiential retreat (required for those seeking Oregon certification, but strongly encourage for all others). All classes are recorded, and you have access to those videos after each class and also beyond completion of the course.
Not a problem! Classes will be recorded for you to catch up on what was covered that week. If you need to miss more than 5 lectures across the 8 months of the core curriculum, and wish to be certified in Oregon as a psilocybin provider, you may need to arrange for make-up classes to ensure you meet the curriculum requirements. Students are allowed five absences from lectures throughout the duration of the course, and must alert instructors via email in advance of missed class.
Yes! We open the application to everyone who is interested in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy facilitation. About 30% of the students in previous cohorts were not clinicians yet, but had interest in pursuing that path or learning what ways they could get involved even without graduate school. If you are not a clinician, please keep in mind this course is designed for people who have some background in psychotherapy or clinical work. If you are still interested and have none of this background, please apply and if accepted we have some preparation homework to get you up-to-speed. We've also recently added our prerequisite “Psychodynamic Techniques for Psychedelic Facilitators" curriculum, which will focus on providing all students with a strong foundation in psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapy skills.
We have always believed that an equitable and thriving psychedelic ecosystem is not one that limits its training programs to those with pre-existing medical or mental health licensure. We have always accepted a blend of licensed and unlicensed trainees and focus instead on students’ capacity for ethical practice and commitment to self-reflection and growth throughout the training journey. We prioritize accepting students with experience in non-ordinary states as well as daily meditation practices. We also look for curiosity around scientific literature and folks with additional skills to add to their facilitation offerings (such as bodywork, somatic training, herbalism, or other skills).
We have an extensive roster of teachers who have taught in our program since its inception in 2019, who hold expertise across fields: psychedelic medicine, psychology, pharmacology, bioethics, and traditional medicine practice. We make a special effort to bring in providers who hold diverse expertise in therapeutic approaches, including somatic approaches, meditation, breathwork, hypnotherapy, internal family systems, and psychoanalytic methods. All our teachers must also be grounded in an anti-racist, anti-oppression framework.
The only psychedelic that is currently legal to use therapeutically in the United States is ketamine. In order to provide ketamine-assisted therapy, a facilitator must be affiliated with a physician who can prescribe ketamine. In the states of Oregon and Colorado, psilocybin has also been legalized for therapeutic use. Oregon’s Psilocybin Services program went live in January 2023, and Colorado is hard at work to formalize how and when this treatment will become available there.
MDMA is slated to be available legally in the United States within 2-3 years with a prescription. Currently, MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD is only legally provided through research studies and MAPS’ expanded access program. To provide MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in this context, additional training from MAPS is required.
Our program teaches students how psychedelics, especially ketamine, psilocybin, and MDMA, are used in conjunction with psychotherapy. We also teach students how ceremony, ritual, and traditional medicine practice have contributed to our understanding of psychedelic medicine and provide hands-on learning on ways to integrate these practices into psychedelic-assisted therapy modalities.
Outside of Oregon and Colorado’s psilocybin legislation, there is no standardization or credentialing board for psychedelic-assisted therapy at this time, which means no individual course or program can provide “accreditation” to practice with psychedelics. What this course will provide is the groundwork to build a career in psychedelics, including the ongoing community and support network of like-minded practitioners to help graduates succeed in this field as aboveground psychedelics emerge.
Please note that this course provides the foundations of training in psychedelic facilitation. Continued hands-on learning and ongoing clinical supervision is strongly recommended before becoming an independently practicing psychedelic facilitator. As with many therapeutic modalities, it is a lifelong learning and growth process!
You don't actually! This is why we have opened our classes to non-therapists, but we do expect a certain amount of background knowledge about psychotherapy. Again, if you are not already a therapist, we can send you pre-readings to get you up to speed about psychotherapy basics. If you do decide to go to graduate school, or are already a physician or clinician, you will likely have more options of roles within the psychedelic ecosystem, but there will be plenty of other possible roles as well. Part of the purpose of this course is to get us all connected so we can form teams including all the different roles of people — prescribers, therapists, breathwork practitioners, music therapists, overnight sitters, designers to create the physical setting, mycologists and chemists, pharmacists, nurses, bodyworkers, and more. These classes are dynamic and the community-building is amazing! You will not be disappointed.
The cost to take this program is $12,300, with Summer Special Discount it is $11,300. You have an option to pay all at once (for a $500 discount) or in 4 or 12 equal monthly installments. The optional in-person experiential is $2,500 to $6,000, depending on which location and medicine is chosen.
Yes, up until a week from the first lecture, you may receive a full refund, no questions asked. We respect that your life or choices may change and we want to make sure all students in the class have the time and space in their life to engage fully.
We pride ourselves in creating courses and trainings that have equity, social justice, and ethics as a centerpiece of all conversations. These therapies need to be made available to the most marginalized among us, and we need to start the conversation and any trainings there. We operate a Psychedelic Center in urban Philadelphia creating inclusive and innovative psychedelic protocols for populations in need, and your participation in our courses and trainings directly benefits our nonprofit. Many other trainings you find online are for-profit and not community driven - having investors mean they have to prioritize profit with huge classes, fewer access to live speakers, and less individualized mentorship. Profit is not our motive, and we are excited to include you in the psychedelic revolution that starts with our communities and inclusivity. Welcome aboard!
