Online 'Introduction to Psychedelic Therapy' Training Programme

Our mission is to educate people on the safe use of psychedelics in a therapeutic setting, combining cutting edge science and psychotherapy with the ancestral wisdom of Ireland

We believe:

that psychedelic therapy, when done in a safe manner, has the potential to change the world for the better
that psychedelics such as psilocybin are the shared birthright of humanity, belong to no-one, and as such by educating others we would like to reach and help as many people as possible
that the core value of healing should always be service to others
that psychedelics are sacred medicines of the earth, and deserve our respect
that we are custodians of these sacred medicines, not their owners, and therefore have a duty to educate others in how to work responsibly with psychedelics in a safe and therapeutic way
that psychedelic healing practised in a safe way should be accessible to all, not just the privileged and wealthy. For this reason, we will offering a limited number of scholarships to those from disadvantaged socio-economic or ethnic backgrounds

Inwardbound are running a 11 week, online “Introduction to Psychedelic Therapy" training programme”, blending cutting edge psychotherapy and science, with the ancestral wisdom of Ireland.

The core Inwardbound team have been running psilocybin retreats in the Netherlands for three years, and are one of the pioneering psilocybin retreats in the world, with hundreds of people having come through our retreats.

Course Objectives

The aim of this programme is to provide a comprehensive overview of the field of psychedelic therapy from both a spiritual, shamanic and scientific, psychological perspective knowing that ultimately the two ways are one. We are bringing together world experts in the field, to offer a broad overview and introduction to psychedelic therapy.

Introduction to Psychedelic Therapy Modules* :

Course Introduction/ Opening
The science and healing power of psychedelics
Screening/ Risk Management/ Harm Reduction
Maps of Consciousness/ Finding meaning in the psychedelic experience
The Jungian Psyche
Introduction to Transpersonal Therapy/ Holiotropic States of Consciousness
Psilocybin Therapy from a psychiatric perspective
The challenges from a psychotherapeutic perspective
Trauma Informed Practice
The process of integration
Q & A/ Closing Ceremony*
* Please note that both course modules and course lecturers are subject to change

Programme Eligibility Requirements

This programme is suitable for therapists, psychotherapists, psychologists, practitioners or anyone who is interested in gaining a deeper understanding of psychedelic therapy from a scientific, psychotherapeutic and spiritual perspective. This course is for anyone with an interested in the healing power of psychedelics, all that is required of participants is an open and curious mind, and a willingness to embrace Inwardbound's multidisciplinary approach.

The training programme will consist of 11 modules, delivered over the course of 11 weekends from September – December 2021. The format will consist of a 2 hour lecture each Saturday, (approximately 25 hours contact time). We will also allowing time for process, meditation and circle work.

Course Logistics

the course will be delivered between 15.30-17.30 Irish Time GMT (=16.30-18.30 CEST/ 10.30- 12.30 EDT/ 07.30-9.30 PDT) each Saturday for the duration of the course (September 25th, 2021- December 5th, 2021)
lectures will be recorded so you can listen back in your own time
we will also including process and sharing circles, details of which will be shared nearer the time

Rob Ó Cobhthaigh - Course Director

The Inwardbound Introduction to Psychedelic Therapy Programme director is Inwardbound co-founder Rob Coffey. Rob is a fully accredited psychotherapist (MIACP/ MSc/ BA Hons) and transpersonal therapist. Prior to becoming a psychotherapist, he had many years experience co-ordinating eductional courses and lecturing in the field of higher education up to University Honors degree level (Level 8) .

He has a Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Integrative Psychotherapy (Level 9) from Dublin City University, and is a professional member of MIND- the European Foundation for Psychedelic Science. He is also a qualified Shamanic Counsellor in Celtic Shamanism, and has completed an 8 year training as a Transpersonal Therapist at the Irish Centre for Shamanic and Transpersonal Studies, in the tradition of Dr. Stan Grof.

He believes that only way to create change in the world is through inner psychological work, and his work had been around reconnecting people to themselves, to each other and to nature. He is deeply connected to the land and sacred sites of Ireland, and for the past few years has been connecting deeply to the ancestral wisdom of Ireland.

Rob has been a student of Amazonian curanderismo for a number of years, having done several dietas with the renowned Mahua lineage in Peru. He co-wrote a code of ethics for plant medicine facilitators "A guideline for navigating sexual trauma and harm prevention in psychedelic ceremony space" (www.saferceremony.com), as well as helping to draft the dutch Guild of Guides Code of Ethics.

Martin Duffy- Director of Shamanism Ireland/ Jungian and Transpersonal Psychotherapist

Martin is an accredited jungian psychotherapist, who trained as a transpersonal therapist in Dr Stan Grof's holiotropic states of consciousness. He is widely regarded as one of the world's leading experts on celtic shamanism. Martin also spent 30 years working in the Irish psychiatric services, including some pioneering collaborations with legendary Irish psychiatrist and psychedelic pioneer Dr Ivor Browne (pictured with Martin below), who was a contemporary and colleague of Dr Stan Grof.

Martin is the director of the OakTree Charitable Trust, a nonprofit organization that runs the Irish Centre for Shamanic Studies and The Transpersonal Institute at Dunderry Park.

The Centre is dedicated to promoting and preserving shamanic traditions from around the world, particularly those of the pre-Celtic and Celtic era. Contemporary Transpersonal approaches are also taught at the centre. Martin has worked as a mental health care professional since 1977. He has trained in various forms of consciousness raising methods including Holotropic Breathwork with Dr Stan Grof, Dreamwork, Trance dancing and Firewalking with Michael Harner

His grandfather and mother are traditional folk healers and he is following in their footsteps. His work is influenced by the Druid traditions of ancient Ireland.

He has done fieldwork with indigenous Shamans from Mongolia, Mexico, the Amazon, Andes, and Africa and also has trained in core Shamanism with the Foundation of Shamanic Studies (U.S.A.) and the Scandinavian Centre for Shamanic Studies.

Martin brings warmth and compassion to his shamanic practice. He has strong values with regards integrity, honesty and openness, in particular he believes in empowering the individual to find healing, knowledge and wisdom within themselves. More about Martin: https://www.shamanismireland.com/

Francoise Bourzat - author Consciousness Medicine/ Psychedelic Therapist

Francoise Bourzat is a counselor in the San Francisco Bay Area. In collaboration with a lineage of healers in Mexico, she has practiced and guided ceremonies with sacred mushrooms for the last 30 years. She is widely acknowleged as a world expert in the use of psychedelic mushrooms for healing

She has taught at California Institute for Integral Studies in San Francisco, and currently runs online courses and lectures in various institutions and training programs. She has collaborated with physicians on FDA approved research on psilocybin assisted therapy for Covid related grief at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Los Angeles and offers grief retreats in Jamaica for bereaved parents.

She trains psychedelic guides internationally and is the author of the book entitled Consciousness Medicine, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA. She is also the co-founder of CCM/Center for Consciousness Medicine, an organization that offers psycho-therapeutic training for work with expanded states.

For more info on the Grief Retreat, please visit www.reliefforgrief.org For more info on the psilocybin study, please visit https://www.pacificneuroscienceinstitute.org/brain-health/specialty-programs/treatment-research-in-psychedelics/

www.francoisebourzat.com Instagram: @francoise_bourzat (link: https://www.instagram.com/francoise_bourzat/) Twitter: @FBourzat2019 (https://twitter.com/FBourzat2019)

Atira Tan - Somatic trauma specialist/ TEDx Speaker/ Activist

A TEDx speaker, activist, somatic trauma specialist, #1 Best Selling Author, and yoga teacher & group facilitator, Atira Tan, is a powerful agent of transformation and change. She has touched the lives of thousands of women, men, and children around the world, supporting them through her 15 years of experience in various somatic and creative trauma recovery approaches.

Passionate about creating safer spaces for everybody, and bringing healing and awareness in the “shadowy” areas of life, Atira has worked as a trauma-informed integration specialist in ayahuasca retreat centers such as the Temple of the Way of Light in Peru and is currently the head of integration at AYA Healing Retreats.

Atira has mapped the trauma recovery of hundreds of plant medicine participants in her private practice as an integration trauma specialist. She co-facilitates Trauma-informed and Somatic Experiencing Plant Medicine retreats and ayahuasca dietas in Peru with AYA Healing Retreats. She is also the pioneer and founder of the Trauma-Informed Plant Medicine Program, which has over 150 graduates in 2 years.

Atira has also worked for over a decade internationally in community organizations and international development as a consultant, clinician, and supervisor, as well as an educator in non-for-profit settings. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the European Graduate School in Switzerland, researching the effectiveness of somatic and creative trauma recovery interventions for sex-trafficked survivors in Asia. Atira also has presented at numerous conferences alongside Dr. Peter Levine, Dr. Stephen Porges, Dr Pat Ogden, and Dr. Gabor Mate, just to name a few.

She co-wrote, along with Inwardbound co-founder Rob Ó Cobhthaigh, an international code of ethics: "Sexual Trauma- A guideline for navigating sexual trauma and harm prevention in psychedelic/ plant medicine ceremony spaces"

You can find out more about her work at www.atiratan.com

Sophie Adler- Psychologist and Psychedelic Therapist

Sophie-Charlotte Alice Adler, MSc, is a psychologist, hypnotherapist, researcher and author. She has specialised in working with altered states of consciousness since 2017 and has been supervising ketamine infusions at Instituto Dr. Scheib in Mallorca since 2018. In Autumn 2020 she built up a private practice for Dr. Scheib in Berlin where Ketamine Therapy is offered. Ketamine (off-label use) is currently the only legally available and approved psychedelic substance. With the support of Dr Mario Scheib and Prof Revenstorf, Sophie Adler developed an innovative therapy method, the "Ketamine Hypnosis Package" (KHP).

Since 2018, she has accompanied over 400 ketamine infusions as a psychologist and hypnotherapist. In 2020, her book ""Altered States of Consciousness - New Paths in Psychotherapy? The Potential of the Psychoactive Substance Psilocybin“" was published by Carl-Auer in Germany.

She is the founder of ACSMINDWORKS - a group of specialists working on healing and states of consciousness in a variety of ways (www.acsmindworks.com). Sophie-Charlotte Adler is a member of the MIND Foundation as well as the KRIYA- Consultation Group with Dr. Raquel Bennett and Dr. Jessica Katzman in California.

Declan Hammond- Harm Reduction

Declan Hammond will be joining us to deliver the harm reduction module on the Inwardbound Introduction to Psychedelic Therapy Training.

Declan Hammond is a homeopath, transpersonal therapist and shamanic practitioner, co-founder and former director of The Irish School of Homeopathy. His life and work has been a passionate search for the most effective healing tools for himself and his patients. This journey has taken him all over the globe studying Eastern and Western approaches to healing and traditional shamanic practices. Declan has developed a unique synthesis of these ancient and modern healing techniques and works with individuals and groups to empower deep personal growth and spiritual development.

He is passionate about working with the challenges of non-ordinary states of consciousness. He has a particular interest in drug harm reduction work and is part of the Kosmicare Medical Team at Boom Festival

https://declanhammond.com/

Dr Graham Campbell - Consultant Psychiatrist

Graham has been interested in the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs since the late 1990s. This naturally evolved from his early interest in the interpretation of dreams, hypnosis and psychoanalysis.

He qualified as a doctor in 2003 from the University of Birmingham and trained in psychiatry from 2006. In 2012, he was awarded an MSc in Neuroscience with distinction from Kings College London and focussed on the role of inflammation in the aetiology of depression. He worked as an NHS inpatient consultant psychiatrist from 2012 at Mill View Hospital in Hove and trained with Imperial College London in February 2018 to work as an assistant guide for the trial comparing psilocybin with escitalopram for depression.

In March 2019, he helped set up the Brighton Psychedelic Integration Circle and was instrumental in organising educational events around psychedelics at Brighton & Sussex Medical School later that year. In 2020, he decided to leave the NHS after 17 years to devote himself full-time to psychedelic therapy research.

He now works as the Study Psychiatrist for a trial investigating N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) as a treatment for depression. He is also a member of the advisory council for the Institute of Psychedelic Therapy

Professional Titles:

Trial Psychiatrist - DMT for Depression (Hammersmith Medicines Research)Previous NHS Consultant Psychiatrist (8 years)

Collaborator with Imperial College London Psychedelic Research Group

Director of Clinical Psychiatry - Small Pharma (fully seconded to HMR)

Advisory Council and Chair of Academic Circle - The Institute of Psychedelic Therapy

Booking Conditions

A deposit of €500 is required to secure your place.
Both course modules and course lecturers are subject to change without further notice
The balance of the course fees are due 4 weeks before the course starts, on the 28th August 2021.
A limited number of scholarships are available for low-wage and social causes, and those from disadvantaged socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds. To apply for a scholarship, please send a 500 word application on why you are a good candidate for a scholarship to: [email protected]
Deposits are non-refundable, if you cannot attend the course we will transfer you to a later course date
No illegal substances are consumed during this training course. We do not condone illegal activity in your jurisdiction, please abide by your local laws. This purpose of this training course is to introduce people to the field of Psychedelic Therapy from a variety of theoretical perspectives
We call this training course an Introduction to Psychedelic Therapy for a reason. We do not consider it sufficient training for participants to then begin acting as, or calling themselves, psychedelic therapists. Further training and education will most definitely be required. In most cases, this takes years of dedication and training. We ask that all participants respect the limitations of their competencies as an ethical requirement for partaking in this course, and to honour this condition.

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At InwardBound, our interdisciplinary team of psychotherapists, PhD scientists and holistic therapists believes in weaving together the threads of science and spirituality, knowing that the two ways are one. We work in the broad tradition of Dr Stan Grof - creating a safe container for people to access the wisdom of their own inner healer.
We come from a long tradition of psilocybin use in Ireland. Our Celtic ancestors used the wild mushrooms of Northern Europe (Psilocybe Semilanceata) and worked with the patterns of nature for healing and spiritual growth and we continue that land-based ancestral tradition to create a modern context for psilocybin ceremony and reconnection with nature.
Since 2018, hundreds of people have attended our retreats. We are one of the pioneering psilocybin retreats in the world.

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