Ayahuasca Integration done right
What are the potential benefits of Ayahuasca?
Experiences with Ayahuasca and other psychedelics can be intense and transformative. This can involve processing painful and intense emotions and recovering lost memories that were previously suppressed. Ayahuasca is not for the faint of art. It often involves facing realities that many people spend their entire lives avoiding.
Making sense of your Ayahuasca experience and integrating the insights into your daily life can be life changing and propel you toward greater joy and wellness. Without proper integration, Ayahuasca is at best a momentary escape from the mundane. At worst, Ayahuasca can cause more harm than good by reopening old wounds and creating mental confusion which might worsen preexisting feelings of anxiety depression or stress.
Working with a therapist to integrate your Ayahuasca experience is a necessary part of the journey. Therapy can help you align your life with the insights gleaned during the ayahuasca experience.
Integration of Ayahuasca with Therapy
The integration process involves working with a therapist to process and make sense of the psychedelic experience, address any confusion that arose and align your life with the new insights and ways of being.
Sometimes an integration process is offered to the participant of the plant medicine ceremony. Although this sharing circle might yield some benefit, this is at best a starting point toward integration. Much processing is needed to make sense of the experience and align your behavior with the new insights.
Therapy can help with Ayahuasca integration by providing a space for individuals to process their emotions and experiences in a non-judgmental and supportive environment. Perhaps the psychedelic experience was not what you expected. It might have left you feeling sad, isolated or misunderstood. Therapy can help you process these emotions and make sense of the Ayahuasca experience.
Therapy can also help individuals develop new coping strategies and behaviors that are consistent with the insights gained during their psychedelic journey. For example, someone who has struggled with self-love may have a new perspective on what it means to love themselves and may need support in developing new habits to practice self-love.
Therapy can help with psychedelic integration by addressing any lingering trauma or emotional wounds that may have been uncovered during the plant medicine experience. Plant medicine often bring up unresolved emotions and experiences that require further processing and healing.
Insights gained during the ayahuasca experience can provide a roadmap for growth and transformation. But it is up to you to continue the personal development and internal work. Therapy can help you integrate insights into your daily life.
If you have used or are considering using Ayahuasca or another psychedelic as part of your healing journey, be sure to work with a therapist who has experience with integration to maximize the benefits of this powerful tool.
How many therapy sessions do I need to integrate my Ayahuasca experience?
Do you administer Ayahusca or other plant medicine?
No. We do not administer, sell or provide Ayahusca, plant medicine or any other psychedelic. Be mindful, that some of these substances are not legal to consume everywhere and may carry legal risks. We do provide integration therapy in connection with all plant medicine and psychedelics, including Ayahusca.
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Marissa Davitt, MHC-LP
Marissa uses an empathetic, action-oriented approach grounded in CBT and DBT to guide clients through anxiety, substance abuse, relationship challenges, and life transitions, fostering clarity, growth, and meaningful change.
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