Programs - Psychedelic-assisted therapy with psylocybin
Healing rooted in trust and integration.
A Relational Trauma-informed Path Toward Healing.
Led by Koelle Simpson
Psychedelic-assisted therapy is a deeply transformative approach to trauma healing that is legal in Colorado. As public interest grows, this work remains rooted not in trend but in responsibility, readiness, and relationship. With more than sixteen years of experience in ceremonial, therapeutic, and educational settings, Koelle brings humility, reverence, and careful discernment to this field. Her approach is grounded in trauma-informed care and nervous system awareness, recognizing that healing does not come from medicine alone but from the safety and integrity of the facilitator and the process.
When supported skillfully, psychedelic experiences can illuminate long-held patterns, bringing forward emotion, memory, insight, and embodied awareness. These openings can soften protective structures, restore connection to self, and renew a sense of meaning. The therapy is relational, presence-based work that unfolds through thoughtful preparation, careful screening, and intentional integration. Emphasizing pacing, consent, and safety, Koelle guides the practice as an ongoing journey of trust and integration, where transformation arises not from a single experience, but from steady, compassionate support.
Understanding
Psychedelics
The word psychedelic means “mind-manifesting.” These natural medicines can gently, and sometimes powerfully, bring into awareness what we hold beneath the surface. Perception may shift. Emotions may become more vivid. Long-standing patterns may come into clearer view.
Indigenous traditions have long understood that different plant
medicines open different access points within us:
Mind
The stories we tell and the meaning we make.
Heart
Our emotional landscape.
Body
Where memory and experience are stored.
Spirit
Our connection to something larger than ourselves.
What Working With
Koelle Looks Like
Psilocybin, sometimes called a teacher plant, often opens several of these channels at once. Insight, emotional release, embodied awareness, and spiritual connection may arise together.
Psychedelics do not suppress experience. The medicine often amplifies awareness. With thoughtful preparation, trauma-informed care, and skilled integration, that amplification can become a doorway to meaningful change.
Important Note
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy with Psilocybin is not a shortcut, and Koelle does not force breakthroughs. Most importantly, the therapy is not appropriate for everyone. Koelle conducts thorough screening, preparation, and integration to ensure she performs the work responsibly.
Step One – Screening & Conversation
Koelle begins with a thoughtful dialogue to explore your intentions, health history, current supports, and whether this work feels aligned with and safe for you. Safety and fit always come first.
Step Two – Foundational Preparation
Over three to five sessions (or more, if required), Koelle works with you to clarify your intentions, build trust, strengthen nervous system regulation, and gently prepare for what may rise.
Step Three – In-Person Medicine Session
Koelle facilitates a carefully supported six-hour medicine session in a comfortable, safe environment. Koelle’s approach is engaged and attuned, offering co-regulation, grounding presence, somatic support, and compassionate witnessing throughout. Each journey is unique. Some unfold with spaciousness and clarity. Others bring forth grief, fear, or long-held memories. With skillful support, even difficult passages can become gateways to integration and healing.
Step Four – Integration
Koelle conducts post-medicinal therapy sessions to help translate your experience into measurable, lasting changes in daily life, relationships, and self-understanding. During deeply insightful meetings, Koelle helps you weave new awareness into sustainable practices that support your well-being, because integration is where change becomes embodied within you.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is psilocybin?
Psilocybin is a naturally occurring compound found in certain mushrooms. In the body, it interacts with serotonin receptors, shifting perception, mood, and patterns of thought, often increasing emotional openness and introspection.
What does a journey feel like?
Each person’s psychedelic-assisted therapy session is unique. One may notice sensory changes, emotional release, an expanded perspective, or a deeper sense of connection to oneself, to nature, or to something greater. Challenging emotions can arise, and when held with care, they often yield profound insight.
What if I take medication?
Some medications may interact with psilocybin. Koelle reviews your medication regimen with you during screening and, when appropriate, recommends coordinating your intentions with your prescribing provider.
Can this support trauma healing?
Emerging research suggests that psilocybin may support emotional processing and enhance psychological flexibility. A trauma-informed approach emphasizes pacing, consent, and nervous system safety, allowing healing to unfold without forcing catharsis or breakthroughs.
Do I need prior experience?
No. Some individuals bring prior experience, while others are entirely new to the therapy. Koelle tailors each preparation to your background, comfort, and readiness.
Are You Ready to Learn More?
I invite you to schedule a complimentary 30-minute Zoom consultation to explore whether psychedelic-assisted therapy could help you. Healing always starts with a conversation.
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