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Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy: Legal, Safe & Trauma-Informed Facilitation in Denver, Colorado

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Navigating Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy with Compassion & Clarity

The day is finally here! Dr. Laurel is now a Natural Medicine Licensed Facilitator in Colorado and will be offering this service for individual journey’s out of Rose Healing Center just south of Denver, Colorado and group journey’s out of ETC Hospitality in Golden, Colorado. She is taking on new clients who are interested in psilocybin-assisted therapy now. If you are interested or you would like to learn more, please schedule a free 15-min connection call.

Note: we are currently offering Ketamine-Assisted Therapy.

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Before beginning mushroom / psilocybin-assisted therapy, an initial screening is required by the State of Colorado to ensure that this therapeutic approach is a safe and appropriate option for you. This screening typically involves a thorough assessment of your mental and physical health, as well as a review of your personal history and any previous experiences with therapy or psychedelics. The goal is to understand your current needs, identify any potential risks, and ensure that you can undergo the experience safely. The screening may also include discussions about your motivations for seeking this therapy and any concerns or questions you might have. This step is essential to create a personalized plan that aligns with your goals and ensures that you receive the highest standard of care.

Ideally, we would begin working together prior to embarking on a psilocybin mushroom experience. Typically, there are a series of preparation sessions to build trust and relationship. A minimum of 2 prep sessions are required. We would work on intention setting and preparation. This can help to support your experience and bring more meaning into it. These intentions frequently come through organically in our work together. Often people say they want to let go of the control a past trauma has over them, they want to surrender, find their voice, step into their power, connect to parts of themselves that they have turned away from, or even connect to their ancestors. I frequently bring meditation, ritual and intuitive practices into this stage of therapy.

A psilocybin mushroom session is an experience where you’ll journey inward with the support of mushrooms. The psilocybin is a natural psychedelic found in certain mushrooms. In a safe and supportive environment, you’ll take a carefully measured dose and you will be invited to open up to new perspectives and connect with your inner world. Guided by Dr. Laurel, who is a Licensed Facilitator, the session invites you to explore your thoughts, emotions, and consciousness. The overall experience lasts several hours, we often ask people to plan on 5-6 hours and to ensure they have a ride home. For most individuals, the effects of the mushrooms begin to reduce after 4 hours or so. The facilitation sessions will occur at Rose Healing Center.

We will continue our work together after your mushroom experience by processing any important insights or learnings that came through. In this stage of work together, you are integrating the lessons that came up. You are moving the insights into the reality of changed behavior. You may also identify key themes to explore in our work together. For example, you may find that you have been choosing how to live your life based on what other people think you should do, instead of what your heart and soul are calling for. Sometimes in integration, the learnings are more tangible, such as, “I need to connect in nature more often”. One integration session is mandatory and included in the prices of the Mushroom Journey.

  • Total estimated cost: $2250 – $3450 (some may be covered by insurance)
  • Total group journey costs: $2250 + $200 for cost of medicine
  • Depending on your insurance, this may be as low as $1450 out of pocket
  • Breakdown of costs:
  • Approximately 8-11 hours of therapy / facilitation
  • 2 preparation sessions (2 x $200)
  • Mushroom Journey (5-8 hours)
  • Facility rental and mushrooms
  • 1 integration session (included)
  • Subsequent Integration sessions: $200 per session
  • If choosing a group journey, the prep and integration will also be offered in a group. A breakdown of group price structure is found here.

Insurances accepted for preparation and integration sessions: Aetna, Cigna, United, Kaiser (Denver & Boulder area only)

We are constantly working on finding ways to reduce cost, however due to the new and novel nature of psilocybin mushroom facilitation, these fees are simply covering costs of medicine, facilities, licensing fee, extra insurance and of course people’s time.

All prep and integration policies canceled within 24 hours of the appointment will be changed in full ($200 per session). For the journey day (administration of the medicine day): if you need to cancel after booking for any reason with any amount of notice, there is a $250 cancelation fee. So please ensure that you prioritize your schedule accordingly. A 50% deposit is required one month in advance of the journey day and the remaining 50% payment is required one week in advance. The journey day payments will be collected in cash.

Group Psilocybin Journey for Therapists & Healers

Friday February 6th (journey day)
Location: ETC Hospitality
Cost: $2250 + $200 for medicine
A sacred, skillfully guided psilocybin ceremony designed specifically for therapists, healers, and space-holders. This immersive group journey offers a rare opportunity to step out of the caregiver role and into your own deep healing—restoring intuition, releasing emotional weight, and reconnecting with purpose. Through intentional preparation, ceremonial ritual, and compassionate integration, participants are supported in accessing profound insight, nervous system restoration, and expanded states of awareness. This experience nourishes the healer within, strengthens your capacity to serve, and honors the transformational power of the mushroom with reverence and ethical care.
Natural Medicine Facilitators: Laurel Hicks, PhD, LCSW & Tali Werthiemer, LPCC

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Group psilocybin journey for postpartum parents

Saturday April 18 2026
Location: ETC Hospitality
Cost: $2250 + $200 for medicine
A nurturing, trauma-informed psilocybin ceremony created specifically for postpartum parents who may be navigating emotional overwhelm, identity shifts, birth trauma, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, exhaustion, or a sense of disconnection from themselves or their partners. This supportive group journey offers a grounded space to gently unwind the layers of the postpartum experience—tending to grief, ambivalence, joy, fear, love, and everything in between.

With experienced guides, including Dr. Laurel Hicks who specialize in perinatal mental health, participants are held through intentional preparation, a safe and reverent ceremony, and thoughtful integration. The journey invites deep nervous system restoration, reconnection to intuition, healing of birth-related wounds, and renewed capacity to show up with presence and compassion—for yourself and for your baby.
Natural Medicine Facilitators: Laurel Hicks, PhD, LCSW, PMH-C & Tali Werthiemer, LPCC.

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Psychedelic Therapy Workbook

$17.99

  • 103 pages
  • Fillable PDF or printable
  • Guides you through the different types of medicine, preparation, the journey and integration
  • Created with love and intention
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“In every walk with nature one receives far more than she seeks.” ~ John Muir

Legality

In 2022, the State of Colorado passed the Natural Medicine Health Act which allows Licensed Natural Medicine Healing Centers to administer psilocybin mushrooms and Licensed Facilitators to sit with people during a psychedelic mushroom experience. As a Licensed Natural Medicine Facilitator, Dr. Laurel can support you in the preparation before, the mushroom session and the integration after a psychedelic experience. Our other therapists are all trained in psychedelic assisted therapy and can support you in preparation and integration of psychedelics.

If you would like to learn more about the legalities of Natural Medicines, please read more here.

Colorado Natural Medicine Facilitator License: NMIT.0000053 and Colorado Natural Medicine Handlers License: NMH-00087

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