Who Wants to Be a Psychedelic Therapist?
The field is moving fast. This is a place to slow down, ask real questions, and figure out what actually makes sense for you.
Interest is surging. Training programs are multiplying. But the honest conversation about what this work actually demands is still hard to find.
Clinically, ethically, personally — the real questions about psychedelic-assisted therapy aren't the ones most trainings are helping you ask.
Psychedelic-assisted therapy holds extraordinary promise. It also holds extraordinary risk — especially when practitioners enter the space without understanding what they're walking into.
The questions most trainings don't help you ask.
Modalities
Ketamine, psilocybin, MDMA — what's legal, what's emerging, and what's actually happening in clinical practice vs. ceremonial and underground contexts.
Practitioner Pathways
Full KAP facilitation vs. preparation and integration support. What each path demands clinically, financially, and personally. Honest cost-benefit analysis.
Training Evaluation
How to evaluate training programs and credentialing options with a critical eye. Rigorous formation vs. weekend certification models.
Ethical Terrain
The shadow nobody warns you about — harm in altered states, financial exploitation in training programs, spiritual bypassing, and scope of practice boundaries.
Self-Assessment
A guided discernment process. Where do you actually want to go? What does your next step look like? What's worth your investment — and what isn't?
Cost-Benefit Reality
The realistic time, financial, and emotional investment required. Not what training programs tell you — what practitioners who've been through it tell you.
Is this workshop right for you?
Answer a few honest questions. This is a discernment tool designed to help you decide before you spend anything.
Workshop + community + resources.
CEUs
Approved in Florida
CPC Membership
Peer forum & community
Resources
MAPS, Double Blind & more
Formats
In-person or live webinar
Is this for you?
You don't need to have it figured out. You just need to be willing to ask honest questions about whether this work fits your life and your practice. This is not a training or certification in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. It's a course to help you discern and make sense of the landscape before diving in.
This is for you if
- You're curious but want honest guidance before investing
- You're unsure which practitioner path fits your practice
- You want to understand the ethical landscape, not just the clinical one
- You're early-career or mid-career and exploring new directions
- You value discernment over hype
This is not for you if
- You're seeking a certification or credential
- You're already committed to a specific training program
- You want to be sold on psychedelic therapy
- You're looking for a shortcut into the field
- You've already made up your mind
Led by someone who's navigated the terrain.
Michael VanderWaal, LCSW
A licensed clinical social worker with multi-state licensure, active KAP practice, and a deep commitment to building ethical, relational infrastructure in the psychedelic therapy space.
With guest co-facilitators from within the Caring Practitioners Circle network.
in Florida
participants
live webinar
Two options. Same workshop.
- 4-hour workshop (in-person or webinar)
- 4 CEUs approved in Florida
- Certificate of completion
- 1 year Caring Practitioners Circle membership
- Curated resource guide
- 4-hour workshop (in-person or webinar)
- Same content, no CEU documentation
- 1 year Caring Practitioners Circle membership
- Curated resource guide
- Ideal for out-of-state or pre-licensed clinicians
Take the next step.
Register on circle.so to reserve your seat. In-person and webinar options available.
Register Now