More and more often, clients bring psychedelic experiences straight into ongoing psychotherapy – from clinical trials, from clinics abroad, but also from solo use, outside any supervision. The question is no longer just "what happened", but "what to do with it in the course of our work". This is the moment where well-conducted integration can turn a chaotic, sometimes overwhelming experience into real change.
This is an advanced training. It does not teach "running psychedelic sessions" or administering substances. It goes deeper into what happens afterwards – how to understand the material, how to weave integration into the therapeutic process and what to draw on in your own toolkit, so that integration is a coherent part of therapy rather than a thread "on the side".
We work with people who use psychotherapy or psychiatric treatment, and we approach the topic with openness, without judgement. In the spirit of harm reduction, we teach how to understand motivations, risks and the experience itself, and how to fold the material a client brings into the work within the limits of your role and as a complement to ongoing treatment. At the same time, plainly – classic psychedelics remain illegal in Poland, and the training is educational in nature and does not encourage anything.
What psychedelic integration is
Integration is the process of making meaning of an experience and translating it into everyday life. In the context of psychedelics, it is therapeutic work with the material that surfaced during the experience – emotions, images, insights, but also fear or disorientation. Integration is not "trip" analysis and it is not encouragement to take more. It is ordinary psychological work, conducted with particular attention to the specifics of these states – and, at an advanced level, woven into the whole psychotherapeutic process.
Who this training is for
- Psychologists and psychotherapists who already have a grounding in the topic of psychedelics (for example after the introductory training, or from their own experience) and want to work with integration during therapy.
- Clinicians whose clients bring psychedelic experiences into ongoing psychotherapy – and who want to understand them and fold them into the process, rather than treat them as a thread "on the side".
- Therapists of various modalities who want to see how their own toolkit (psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural, somatic, parts work, existential) contributes to integration work.
- People working with trauma, addiction and existential crisis who meet the topic of psychedelics and want to go deeper, rather than merely "handle" it in the consulting room.
Just starting out and have not yet come across the topic? Begin with the introductory training "Psychedelics in the consulting room for psychologists and psychotherapists".
Programme
Seven modules spread over three days – from the phenomenology of experiences, through integration in the course of psychotherapy and work with your own toolkit, to live supervision. The programme is a working draft and may still change slightly before the date is announced.
- 01
What integration is – and what it is not
- Models of integration and their limits
- The line – integration versus "trip" analysis, integration versus encouraging further experiences
- What integration does not solve – realistic expectations
- 02
The phenomenology of psychedelic experiences
- Types of material – mystical, anxious ("bad trip"), biographical, disorganising, somatic
- How to understand and order what a client brings to the consulting room
- What research says about the durability and meaning of these experiences
- 03
Integration in the course of psychotherapy
- Weaving integration into an ongoing therapeutic process – not alongside it
- Contract, frame, pace; when integration becomes the axis of therapy and when it stays an episode
- The client planning an experience, and the client who already has one behind them
- 04
What to draw on in your own toolkit
- How modalities contribute to integration – psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural, somatic, parts work (IFS), existential-humanistic
- How to search your own toolkit methodically for tools to understand and to work with the experience
- Matching tools to the material and to the client
- The limits of your own modality – what not to over-interpret
- Time to reflect – what in your own therapeutic training tends to be a resource, and what makes it harder to include a psychedelic experience in therapy
- Room for shared reflection and an exchange of good practice among participants
- 05
Working with difficult material
- Stabilisation and regulation – anxiety, disorganisation, content overloaded with meaning
- Making meaning and translating insight into life – without "spiritual bypass"
- Relapses, idealising the experience, the trap of chasing "breakthroughs"
- 06
Risk, boundaries and ethics – advanced level
- Red flags and differential diagnosis (psychosis, mania, dissociation, PTSD)
- Legal status in Poland and clearly communicating your own role
- Supervision and self-care for the therapist working with this topic
- 07
Case study and live supervision
- Analysis of real (anonymised) integration processes
- Working on participants' own cases
- A live question-and-answer session
What you will learn
- You will lead integration as a coherent part of the psychotherapeutic process, not a detached "talk about the trip".
- You will recognise the types of psychedelic experience and match them with appropriate tools from your own toolkit.
- You will work with difficult material (anxiety, disorganisation, mystical content) in a stabilising way, without naivety and without "spiritual bypass".
- You will recognise when a psychiatric consultation or referral is needed – and hold the limits of your role.
Format and logistics
- Format
- In person in Bydgoszcz (lectures + workshop + supervision)
- Duration
- 3 training days
- Level
- Advanced (requires a grounding)
- Materials
- Handbook and reading list
- Certificate
- Yes, for participants
- Date and price
- To be confirmed – sign up to be the first to know
Your instructor
Łukasz Warchoł – psychologist, neuropsychologist and psychodynamic psychotherapist. He runs a psychology practice and a clinical research centre in Bydgoszcz. For several years he has been training therapists in psychedelic-assisted therapy and working in international clinical trials with psilocybin and other substances. As a consultant for Compass Pathways and a trainer at Fluence, he helps recruit and train therapists for clinical trials. He brings together a researcher's perspective and day-to-day clinical work – and a cautious, non-evangelical stance on the topic of psychedelics.
Note – the training is held in Polish.
Frequently asked questions
Are psychedelic substances administered during the training?
No. This training is solely about psychological work – the integration of experiences a client shares in the consulting room. It does not involve administering, obtaining or using any substances. Classic psychedelics remain illegal in Poland, and the training fully respects the law in force.
Do I need prior preparation?
Yes – this is an advanced level. We assume a grounding in working with the topic of psychedelics, whether from the introductory training "Psychedelics in the consulting room for psychologists and psychotherapists" or from equivalent clinical experience. A background in psychology or psychotherapy is also needed.
Where and how long is the training?
In person in Bydgoszcz, over 3 training days. The exact address and schedule will be given when the date is announced.
Will I receive a certificate?
Yes – participants receive a certificate of completion. Details on credits and accreditation will be given when the date is announced.
When will the training run and how much does it cost?
Leave your details in the sign-up form and I will let you know first when registration opens, and send the full programme.
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Dates and the full programme are still being finalised. Leave your details and I'll get back to you with the specifics – date, agenda and how to take part. Signing up is not a commitment.
Have a question, or want to book this training for your team? Send me a message through the contact form or email me directly at kontakt@lukaszwarchol.com.