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Hear from Professor Sara Tai, Principle Investigator

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Preparation

In these first preparation sessions, an Albert Labs therapist will get to know you closely and form a trusting relationship.  The focus will be on establishing a therapeutic alliance between the therapist and participant.

During preparation, the therapist aims to build the participant’s capacity to navigate distressing experiences through self-directed enquiry and experiential processing. Practising this approach during preparation helps prepare the participant to engage with their experiences in the psilocybin session.

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Dosing session

During the psilocybin session, the focus is on facilitating a meaningful experience. Patients listen to crafted music playlists and wear an eye mask. This helps the participant to focus internally. The psilocybin experience typically lasts 6-8 hours, and the participant is encouraged to maintain a courageous, trusting and open attitude in order to move “in and through” the full range of internal experiences. Albert Labs’ therapists maintain the same attitudes of openness and interest toward participants.
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Integration

The therapeutic focus of integration is to reflect on the experience and generate insights following the psilocybin session. Participants are encouraged to describe and connect with the range of emotional, cognitive and physical experiences of the psilocybin session and relate them to their personal narratives. The integration process will generally unfold over time as the participant begins to implement changes in their life based on the experiences and insights of their psilocybin session.