Peter H Addy

Chronic pain is real and physical. Being sent to a therapist for it can feel like an accusation. That is not what I am doing. I work on what the pain takes from your sleep, your mood, and your days, so daily life feels more manageable.

I live with fibromyalgia. That doesn’t make me an expert on your body, but I do understand how tiring it is to keep explaining yourself to people who think they already know what’s wrong.

Most of our work is practical. We look at what your days are really like, where pain takes more than it has to, and what is available to you. Therapy sits alongside medical care for a pain condition. It does not replace it, but it can help make daily life feel less dominated by pain.

I also help people prepare for a legal psychedelic experience, or make sense of one they’ve already had so that they can approach it with more clarity and support.

Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is a legal, prescribed treatment. Ketamine isn’t FDA-approved for pain or most mental health conditions, so this is considered off-label use. I’ll explain what the evidence does and doesn’t show before you make any decisions.

Preparation and integration for people using Oregon Psilocybin Services is different. I’m not a licensed psilocybin facilitator and don’t provide psilocybin services. I completed the facilitator training, which helps me support people before and after their experience. Oregon’s psilocybin program isn’t therapy or medical treatment. The preparation and integration are clinical work, and that’s what I offer.

Before starting my private practice, I spent seven years doing research at Yale and the VA in Connecticut, studying how people experience non-ordinary states of consciousness. I’ve been practicing since 2010. I’m licensed as a professional counselor in Oregon and as a mental health counselor in Washington, and I teach continuing education for other therapists.

What I do in a session isn’t flashy. I listen and ask questions. Together, we find where there’s room to make changes that support your day-to-day life. I don’t promise results I can’t deliver, and I’m wary of anyone who does.

Therapy costs money, and that alone keeps some people out. I’d rather be honest about that than pretend the system is fair.

The first step is a free 15-minute call, so you can decide whether to move forward with less pressure.

I am also the founder of Psychedelic Affirming Education, an NBCC-approved continuing education provider helping people prepare for guided psychedelic experiences.