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Psychedelic Affirming Education

Psychedelic Affirming Education

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We are an NBCC-approved continuing education provider (ACEP No. 7579) offering professional development for licensed mental health counselors, therapists, and Oregon Psilocybin Services facilitators.

About

We are an NBCC-approved continuing education provider (ACEP No. 7579) offering professional development for licensed mental health counselors, therapists, and Oregon Psilocybin Services facilitators.

What We Offer

Psychedelic Affirming Education courses are designed to meet you where practice is actually heading — at the intersection of psychedelic-assisted therapy, harm reduction, and integrative mental health care. Our curriculum is grounded in clinical evidence, regulatory awareness, and the realities of Oregon's pioneering legal landscape.

Who We Serve

Our courses are developed for licensed mental health professionals — LPCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, psychologists, and counseling interns — as well as OPS facilitators seeking quality CE that reflects the specificity of psychedelic-assisted work. All NBCC-approved courses qualify for home-study CE credit toward Oregon license renewal.

About the Founder

Psychedelic Affirming Education was founded by Peter H. Addy, PhD, LPC, a Portland-based licensed psychotherapist with research experience in psychedelic science at Yale School of Medicine. He brings clinical depth, regulatory fluency, and a commitment to accessible, affirming education for practitioners working at the frontier of mental health care.

Articles by Psychedelic Affirming Education

What to Do After Your Client Uses Psychedelics

Most clinicians were never trained for this moment. Now it’s happening in session. A client mentions a recent psilocybin experience through Oregon’s legal services. Another discloses they’ve been using ketamine recreationally, and something shifted. A third describes a profound, disorienting experience from years ago…

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Apps and tools by Psychedelic

Workshop Surrender to Transform: Preparing for Your Psychedelic Experience Working with fear and the need for control before a legal, guided psychedelic experience Workshop Connect With Breath for Your Psychedelic Journeys Diaphragmatic breathing to use before, during and after a guided psychedelic experience Workshop Craft Powerful Intentions for Your Psychedelic Journey A 60-minute workshop for adults preparing for a legal, guided psychedelic experience Workshop Psychedelic Pathways to Creativity: Unlocking Your Creative Potential A self-paced course on what research suggests about psychedelics, insight and creativity CEU / Course Psychedelics and the Therapeutic Frame 3 CE hours for clinicians whose clients already use psychedelics: pharmacology, law, scope CEU / Course Ethical Guidelines for Ketamine Clinicians 2 CE hours on boundaries, consent and power dynamics in ketamine-assisted therapy CEU / Course KAP Suicide Assessment 1 CE hour on assessing suicide risk with clients seeking or receiving ketamine-assisted treatment CEU / Course KAP Clinical Assessment: Part 2 Psychological Assessment 1 CE hour on psychological readiness and informed consent for ketamine-assisted psychotherapy CEU / Course KAP Clinical Assessment: Part 1 Medical Assessment 1 CE hour on medical eligibility, contraindications and dosing for ketamine-assisted psychotherapy CEU / Course Foundations of Ketamine Addiction: Neurobiology, Risk Factors, and Assessment 2.5 CE hours on assessing client ketamine use: neurobiology, risk and scope-appropriate response