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In 2022, Colorado passed the Natural Medicine Health Act (Proposition 122), making psilocybin legal for personal use. Colorado became the second state in the country to do so, with more expected to follow. Pliable Pathways operates under the personal use provisions of this act. Your fee covers preparation, support, and integration services. Any psilocybin is provided separately as a gift, which is explicitly permitted under Colorado law. I share all of this openly because I believe you deserve to understand exactly what you're stepping into. Psilocybin remains illegal under U.S. federal law. These services exist entirely within Colorado's state law framework.

People find their way here for all kinds of reasons and from all kinds of lives. There is no right background, no qualifying experience, and no single version of what "ready" looks like.

I welcome clients of every age, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, belief system, and background. I welcome people of faith. I welcome skeptics. I welcome people who have never spoken the word "psychedelic" out loud. I welcome anyone who has been othered. Who you are. All of who you are, is welcome here.

I work with individuals, couples, close friends, siblings, parents, and adult children. The relationship doesn't need a label.

If you're on medication, that's a conversation, not a disqualifier. If something in your history needs extra care, we'll figure that out together during screening. If you've already had a psychedelic experience elsewhere and need support making sense of it, integration sessions are available. You don't have to journey with me to work with me.

The only things I ask for are honesty and a willingness to do the work. If you're reading this and wondering whether you belong here, you do.

While psilocybin is well tolerated by most people and is generally considered safe, everyone is different and we will work together to determine if psilocybin is right for you. Your psychological and physical safety are my first priority. Before anything is scheduled, there's a thorough screening process. This isn't meant to turn you away, but to make sure I can provide the right level of support for exactly where you are. If something in your history gives me pause, it's not necessarily a no, it might just be a not right now. In some cases I may suggest starting with a different natural medicine to build up to psilocybin, or I may refer you to someone better suited to support you. Being open and honest about where you are is the most important part of ensuring your safety.

Most medications don't prevent us from working together. They may affect how the experience feels, and we'll discuss that honestly during screening. Psilocybin works primarily through serotonin receptors, so many antidepressants and similar medications can dull its effects. This is something we can often work around through dosing, and it's a conversation worth having rather than a reason to stop here.

The two medications that are hard stops are lithium and antipsychotics. If you are currently taking either of these, I'm not able to work with you at this time. This isn't a judgment, it's a safety boundary. I'd rather be honest with you upfront than have you find out after we've already connected.

If you're in this situation, ketamine-assisted therapy through a licensed clinic may be worth exploring with your prescribing provider. I want you to have options, even if psilocybin isn't the right one right now.

Antidepressants, anti-anxiety, or similar medications are a conversation, not a disqualifier. We'll talk through what you're taking during our consultation call and figure out together what the right path forward looks like.

Please do not stop or adjust any medications without first speaking to your prescribing provider. That decision should always be made with the support of your doctor.

If you'd like a detailed, personalized evaluation of how your medications may interact with psilocybin, Spirit Pharmacist offers individual consultations with a psychiatric pharmacist who specializes in psychedelic drug interactions. If you complete a consultation with video summary and share it with me, $100 will be applied toward your service package.

If you're unsure whether your situation is workable, reach out. That's exactly what the consultation call is for.

My training is rooted in Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapy (MBPT), a guiding protocol developed by Daniel and Allison McQueen at Medicinal Mindfulness in Boulder, Colorado. At its core, MBPT is a collaborative mindfulness practice. Both the guide and the journeyer are active participants in the process. The modality is guided by the belief that awareness with acceptance is the healing. Through Medicinal Mindfulness I have trained primarily in psilocybin, with additional training in psychedelic cannabis and ketamine. My practice draws on four orientations: mindfulness and expanded awareness, somatic and trauma-informed care, evidence-based harm reduction, and consent-based practice. My approach is client-centered. I believe you are the expert on yourself, and I treat the psilocybin as an equally important guide in the room. Psilocybin does not always take you where you planned to go, and I have learned to honor that. Intentions are a valuable starting point, but they're not a guarantee.

My training comes from Medicinal Mindfulness in Boulder, Colorado, where I completed coursework in Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapy. That training spans multiple natural medicines and four core orientations: mindfulness and expanded awareness, somatic and trauma-informed care, evidence-based harm reduction, and consent-based practice. I am also currently completing a degree in psychology and sociology, with plans to transition into a graduate counseling program.

Colorado's licensing pathway for psychedelic facilitators is real, but it is also new. The regulatory framework is still actively evolving. Many experienced and ethical guides are currently operating outside of it, as I do, under the personal use provisions of Proposition 122. What I can offer you is a careful preparation process, a safe and thoughtfully held space, and a genuine commitment to your wellbeing before, during, and after your experience.

Working with me follows a three-part arc, from preparation through journey to integration. Each part is intentional, and none of them can be skipped. Your prep session takes place in the same space where your journey will happen. We will spend that time going through any questions you have about the process, set an intention for your journey, and discuss dosing together so you feel informed and in control of that decision before the day arrives.

Your journey takes place in a dedicated space in my home, a room used exclusively for this work. When you arrive, we will check in about how you are feeling and revisit your intention and dosing to make sure both still feel right. To make the dose precise and easier on your stomach, I prepare the psilocybin as a tea. I will be with you for the entire experience. I will also take notes throughout so that details you might not remember are there for you afterward.

Integration takes place within two to three days of your journey and runs about an hour. This is where the real work begins. It's a supported space to reflect on what came up, share any insights, and begin to make meaning of the experience.

Journeys can be intense or quiet. The experience matters, but what it makes possible after matters more. Psilocybin softens neural pathways and opens space for new patterns to take root. Integration is where that change begins. Either way, you won't be processing it alone.

Personal use support is not something I offer as a standalone session. This is an intentional decision I have made for both safety and healing purposes. In order to support you safely, I need to understand who you are and where you are coming from. The preparation process is where that happens. It is not a formality, it is the foundation. Healing extends beyond the journey day. It starts in preparation and continues through integration. The three parts are not separate offerings. They are a single arc, and each one depends on the others.

For your journey day, plan to keep it completely open. I block eight hours for us together, but the experience winds down on its own timeline. You won't leave until you feel grounded and ready to go. A ride home is required. You'll confirm this in the paperwork you sign before your journey. For a two-day journey, each day follows the same approach. For the rest of the day, plan on taking it easy. Drink plenty of water, rest, and give yourself space to reflect. The experience often continues to unfold quietly after you leave. That's part of the process.

For preparation and integration, both sessions run about an hour. Preparation occurs a few days before your experience. Integration happens within two to three days afterward. For both, give yourself a little breathing room on either side. These aren't conversations you want to rush into or out of.

The first thing I want to name is that difficult experiences during a journey are not the same as something going wrong. Fear, grief, confusion, and intensity are often exactly where the most meaningful work happens. My role in those moments is not to stop the experience, but to help you move through it. I will draw on mindfulness-based techniques like breathwork, visualization, and pendulation (a gentle back-and-forth between the difficult feeling and a calmer one). The space we create together is designed to hold difficulty, not avoid it.

Some people feel nausea in the earlier part of the journey. For those who do, I keep a few natural anti-nausea remedies on hand. Shaking, trembling, tension in the body, and temperature shifts are all common too. None of them are signs that something is wrong.

If a genuine emergency arises, I have a clear process in place. I'll contact a mentor, your therapist if you have one, a psychedelic support line, your emergency contact, or if necessary, 911. Whatever the situation calls for, you will not face it alone.

Physical boundaries are something we talk through carefully before you're ever in an altered state. Consent for touch is covered in your intake paperwork, revisited during your preparation session, and confirmed again on the day of your journey. We'll go over what areas of your body are okay to be touched and what areas to avoid. That conversation happens while you're fully present and able to make that decision clearly.

During your journey, touch might look like a hand on your shoulder, a blanket adjustment, or holding your hand. You might ask for it, or if I feel it might be helpful, I'll offer it verbally. I might say something like "would it help if I put a hand on your shoulder?" You always have the option to say no.

Before the journey begins, we will also establish non-verbal cues you can use if speaking becomes difficult during the experience. Something like opening a hand or placing two fingers on an area where you'd like to feel physically supported. If you give a non-verbal cue, I'll tell you what I'm doing before and as I do it, so nothing happens without you knowing what's coming.

Consent can only be given in an unaltered state. It can be taken away at any point, for any reason, no explanation needed. And no touch, including self-touch, is ever sexual. That's a boundary I name explicitly because I believe it should be stated, not assumed.

During our work together, two kinds of notes exist. The first set of notes are yours. These are the things you ask me to write down or things I think you may want to remember from your journey. Psilocybin can make it hard to hold onto details in the moment, so part of my role is to hold them for you. Those notes go home with you at the end of your experience.

The second set of notes, I keep for myself. These include dosing, timing, and anything I want to carry into our integration conversation. These are for my eyes only, similar to the notes a therapist keeps between sessions. They are never shared.

Your information stays between us. If a genuine emergency arises, I will share only what is necessary to keep you safe. Nothing more. Outside of that, nothing is shared without your explicit permission.

If you have had a psychedelic experience elsewhere and are looking for support in making sense of it, standalone integration sessions are available. You do not have to journey with me to work with me. Reach out to start the conversation.