EMPOWERING GUIDES IN THE SKILLS, SAFETY, AND ART OF PSYCHEDELIC SITTING
Discover the only self-paced, research-backed educational program designed to empower you to guide psychedelic experiences so you can transform lives while reducing harm—no license required.
Are you ready to start guiding psychedelic journeys —but unsure where to start?
Do you feel called to help others through transformative psychedelic experiences, but the “how” feels overwhelming?
Do you understand what people need in preparation, dosing, and integration to make the most out of their experience?
Do you know how to navigate guiding someone while respecting the legal, ethical, and emotional constraints of your role as a guide?
Holding space for someone on psychedelics is all about creating an atmosphere for transformation and helping psychedelic users reduce the harm that a lack of education can cause.
That’s where the Dosing Academy’s Psychedelic Guide Program comes in. It’s an educational platform that brings together all the information you need in one place in a step-by-step learning format.
THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHEDELIC GUIDE PROGRAM
Welcome to Dosing Academy
Guiding psychedelic experiences is a profound responsibility. The psychedelic user wants to explore psychedelics safely and often turns to a trusted individual to get the most out of the experience.
Doing it well requires more than intuition or personal experience—it demands education to gain the knowledge needed to serve effectively.
With 80+ hours of the Dosing Academy’s self-paced program, you’ll learn how to ethically and confidently guide others, ensuring their safety while honoring the transformative power of these experiences. From understanding different medicines to gaining confidence with the phases of psychedelic experiences, this program equips you with the tools you need to guide with purpose and care.
Led by experts and rooted in research, the Dosing Academy is your pathway to becoming a trusted and knowledgeable guide.
THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHEDELIC GUIDE PROGRAM
Welcome to Dosing Academy
Guiding psychedelic experiences is a profound responsibility. The psychedelic user wants to explore psychedelics safely and often turns to a trusted individual to get the most out of the experience.
Doing it well requires more than intuition or personal experience—it demands education to gain the knowledge needed to serve effectively.
With 80+ hours of the Dosing Academy’s self-paced program, you’ll learn how to ethically and confidently guide others, ensuring their safety while honoring the transformative power of these experiences. From understanding different medicines to gaining confidence with the phases of psychedelic experiences, this program equips you with the tools you need to guide with purpose and care.
Led by experts and rooted in research, the Dosing Academy is your pathway to becoming a trusted and knowledgeable guide.
DESIGNED PURPOSE-DRIVEN INDIVIDUALS, HEALERS & CAREGIVERS
If you feel called to help others navigate the profound and transformative world of psychedelics and reduce the harm that can often happen without knowledgeable guides, the Dosing Academy was created with you in mind. This program is curated for:
Purpose-Driven Individuals: For those who feel deeply called to guide and work in the harm-reduction space but don’t want to pursue providing psychedelic-assisted therapy that comes alongside a traditional license.
Healing Professionals: Expand your practice and amplify your impact as a massage therapist, acupuncturist, or energy worker by holding space for people requesting support.
Compassionate Caregivers & Families: Gain the tools to understand and support loved ones who plan on utilizing the psychedelics in their lives.
This is your moment to step confidently into the role of a trusted guide—creating safe, ethical, and transformative spaces for those you’re called to help.
DESIGNED PURPOSE-DRIVEN INDIVIDUALS, HEALERS & CAREGIVERS
If you feel called to help others navigate the profound and transformative world of psychedelics and reduce the harm that can often happen without knowledgeable guides, the Dosing Academy was created with you in mind. This program is curated for:
Purpose-Driven Individuals: For those who feel deeply called to guide and work in the harm-reduction space but don’t want to pursue providing psychedelic-assisted therapy that comes alongside a traditional license.
Healing Professionals: Expand your practice and amplify your impact as a massage therapist, acupuncturist, or energy worker by holding space for people requesting support.
Compassionate Caregivers & Families: Gain the tools to understand and support loved ones who plan on utilizing the psychedelics in their lives.
This is your moment to step confidently into the role of a trusted guide—creating safe, ethical, and transformative spaces for those you’re called to help.
WHAT MAKES THE DOSING ACADEMY UNIQUE
When it comes to psychedelic guidance, cutting corners isn’t an option. The Dosing Academy was built to set the gold standard of excellence, combining rigorous education with real-world experience. Our educators have worked in a variety of harm-reduction spaces as well as legal psychedelic therapy contexts. Here’s why people choose The Dosing Academy:
EXPERT-LED PROGRAMMING
Learn directly from experienced individuals who bring decades of expertise to every module.
RESEARCH-BACKED CURRICULUM
Grounded in the latest science, our training ensures you’re equipped with proven harm reduction techniques and trauma-informed practices.
COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING
Covering ethics, preparation, dosing, integration, and more, this program leaves no stone unturned.
TAILORED FOR NON-LICENSED PROFESSIONALS
Learn directly from experienced individuals who bring decades of expertise to every module.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
Demonstrate your dedication to safety and professionalism with a recognized credential highlighting your knowledge.
At the Dosing Academy, we don’t just explain a bunch of theories—we prepare you to do it responsibly, ethically, and with confidence.
HARM REDUCTION IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE TEACH
At the Dosing Academy, harm reduction isn’t just a concept – it’s the guiding principle behind every module.
Harm reduction focuses on providing the tools needed to minimize risks and prioritize safety throughout a psychedelic journey. Recognizing that psychedelics will be used regardless of their legal status— with studies showing nearly 20% of Americans have tried them—we believe it’s essential to have trained community guides. These guides can support individuals who plan to use psychedelics and help mitigate unnecessary harm.
Harm reduction is not about condoning or facilitating illegal activities, such as selling or distributing illicit substances. It’s about providing informed, evidence-based guidance for those seeking transformation, supporting their journey to be as safe and healing as possible.
The Dosing Academy is focused on empowering you to learn how to guide ethically, compassionately, and responsibly, creating the conditions for true healing and transformation.
5 MODULES. 80 HOURS.
A LIFETIME OF SKILLS.
With expert-led instruction, research-backed insights, and trauma-informed practices, you’ll gain a well-rounded foundation to support transformative journeys.
MODULE 1: Ethics, Screening, and Scope of Practice
Learn how to establish clear ethical boundaries and define your role as a guide. This module ensures you understand when to guide and when not to, setting the stage for safe and responsible practices.
MODULE 2: The Medicines
Dive deep into the unique properties, effects, and risks of various psychedelics, including psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, and more. This module also explores protocols and considerations for different substances, empowering you with the knowledge to guide responsibly.
MODULE 3: Preparation – Setting the Stage for Success
Master the art of creating safe, supportive environments for psychedelic journeys. Learn how to help individuals set intentions, manage expectations, and prepare emotionally and physically for their experience, ensuring a smoother and more impactful journey.
MODULE 4: Dosing Sessions – Tools for Managing Experiences in Real-Time
Discover how to guide individuals during their psychedelic journey with confidence and care. This module covers real-time tools for handling challenging experiences, maintaining safety, and providing the right balance of guidance and space for profound transformations.
MODULE 5: Integration Support, Aftercare, and Sitter Wellbeing
Discover how to guide individuals during their psychedelic journey with confidence and care. This module covers real-time tools for handling challenging experiences, maintaining safety, and providing the right balance of guidance and space for profound transformations.
Taught by a faculty of world-renowned leaders in psychedelic-assisted therapy and research, including:
SARA GAEL, MA, LPC
Sara is a psychedelic therapist and educator with expertise in MDMA-Assisted Therapy, ketamine-assisted therapy, psychedelic risk reduction, and psychedelic professional development. She served as the Course Director for the IPI Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Training from 2020-2022 and currently serves as Lead Facilitator for the training.
SHANNON CARLIN, MA, LMFT
Shannon Carlin, MA, LMFT, is the Director and Head of Training and Supervision at the MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)…
IAN WICKRAMASEKERA, PSYD
Ian Wickramasekera, PsyD, a clinical psychologist and have been a teacher of transpersonal psychology for over 20 years. He taught counseling related courses at Naropa University since 2015 and previously taught at Saybrook University…
JOE TAFUR
Joe Tafur, M.D., is a Colombian-American family physician originally from Phoenix, Arizona. After completing his family medicine training at UCLA, Dr. Tafur spent two years in academic research at the UCSD Department of Psychiatry in a lab focused on mind-body medicine. After his research fellowship, over a period of six years, he lived and worked in the Peruvian Amazon at the traditional healing center.
ROBIN LESTER CARHART-HARRIS
Robin Carhart-Harris moved to Imperial College London in 2008 after obtaining a PhD in Psychopharmacology from the University of Bristol, focused on the serotonin system, and an MA in Psychoanalysis from Brunel University, 2005. Robin has designed human brain imaging studies with LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and DMT, a clinical trial of psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression.
MENDEL KAELEN, PHD
Mendel Kaelen is the founder and CEO of Wavepaths, a startup providing music both for and as psychedelic therapy. Prior to this, he worked as a PhD and postdoctoral neuroscientist at Imperial College London since 2012, where his research was the first to demonstrate music’s central role in psychedelic therapies.
KYLEA TAYLOR, MS, LMFT
Kylea Taylor, M.S., LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist (CA MFC #34901) who has been thinking, writing, and teaching about ethics for almost three decades. She developed InnerEthics®, a self-reflective, selfcompassionate, approach to relational ethics which she is now teaching in psychedelic psychotherapy trainings.
EMILY MCKAY, MA, LPC
Emily is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Ketamine Assisted Therapist at Integrative Psychiatry Centers in Boulder. She received her master’s degree in Contemplative Psychotherapy and Buddhist Psychology from Naropa University and is certified in Hakomi Mindful Somatic Therapy, and Psychedelic Assisted Therapy.
JAIME DAVILA, MA, LPC
Jaime received his Master of Arts in Counseling from Regis University and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado. Originally Born in Puerto Rico, and raised in a military family, Jaime has spent time in Europe, Central America, and many states in the US.
RANDY BUZAN
Randy Buzan graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in Psychology, from the U-M Medical School, completed his psychiatry residency at the University of Colorado. He graduated from the PTP program at the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis and then completed his psychoanalytic training at the DIP.
MARLAINA WILLIAMS
Marlaina Williams is a dedicated Holistic and Functional Healthcare Practitioner; the visionary founder of Creative Fire Alchemy and Heal Her Way. Having served as a Fire Control Technician in the United States Navy, she brings a unique perspective to her practice, blending discipline and resilience with compassion.
DR. KELSEY LOUPY
Dr. Kelsey Loupy is interested in bridging the fields of neuroscience, physiology, psychology, and spirituality toward a comprehensive clinical approach to mental health. She received her PhD in Integrative Physiology from the University of Colorado Boulder where she studied environmentally-derived therapeutics for stress-related psychiatric dis-ease, and she is now pursuing licensure for mental health counseling through the Nature-Based Transpersonal Counseling Program at Naropa University.
DR. BEN MALCOLM
Dr. Ben Malcolm earned his Masters in Public Health (MPH) and Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) before completing post-graduate residencies in Acute Care and Psychiatric Pharmacy. He founded the website https://www.spiritpharmacist.com and currently works as a Psychopharmacology Consultant and Psychedelic Educator. Ben envisions a society where access to psychedelic drugs in a variety of safe and supported settings is available.
SARA GAEL, MA, LPC
Sara is a psychedelic therapist and educator with expertise in MDMA-Assisted Therapy, ketamine-assisted therapy, psychedelic risk reduction, and psychedelic professional development. She served as the Course Director for the IPI Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Training from 2020-2022 and currently serves as Lead Facilitator for the training.
SHANNON CARLIN, MA, LMFT
Shannon Carlin, MA, LMFT, is the Director and Head of Training and Supervision at the MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)…
IAN WICKRAMASEKERA, PSYD
Ian Wickramasekera, PsyD, a clinical psychologist and have been a teacher of transpersonal psychology for over 20 years. He taught counseling related courses at Naropa University since 2015 and previously taught at Saybrook University…
JOE TAFUR
Joe Tafur, M.D., is a Colombian-American family physician originally from Phoenix, Arizona. After completing his family medicine training at UCLA, Dr. Tafur spent two years in academic research at the UCSD Department of Psychiatry in a lab focused on mind-body medicine. After his research fellowship, over a period of six years, he lived and worked in the Peruvian Amazon at the traditional healing center.
ROBIN LESTER CARHART-HARRIS
Robin Carhart-Harris moved to Imperial College London in 2008 after obtaining a PhD in Psychopharmacology from the University of Bristol, focused on the serotonin system, and an MA in Psychoanalysis from Brunel University, 2005. Robin has designed human brain imaging studies with LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and DMT, a clinical trial of psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression.
MENDEL KAELEN, PHD
Mendel Kaelen is the founder and CEO of Wavepaths, a startup providing music both for and as psychedelic therapy. Prior to this, he worked as a PhD and postdoctoral neuroscientist at Imperial College London since 2012, where his research was the first to demonstrate music’s central role in psychedelic therapies.
KYLEA TAYLOR, MS, LMFT
Kylea Taylor, M.S., LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist (CA MFC #34901) who has been thinking, writing, and teaching about ethics for almost three decades. She developed InnerEthics®, a self-reflective, selfcompassionate, approach to relational ethics which she is now teaching in psychedelic psychotherapy trainings.
EMILY MCKAY, MA, LPC
Emily is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Ketamine Assisted Therapist at Integrative Psychiatry Centers in Boulder. She received her master’s degree in Contemplative Psychotherapy and Buddhist Psychology from Naropa University and is certified in Hakomi Mindful Somatic Therapy, and Psychedelic Assisted Therapy.
JAIME DAVILA, MA, LPC
Jaime received his Master of Arts in Counseling from Regis University and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado. Originally Born in Puerto Rico, and raised in a military family, Jaime has spent time in Europe, Central America, and many states in the US.
RANDY BUZAN
Randy Buzan graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in Psychology, from the U-M Medical School, completed his psychiatry residency at the University of Colorado. He graduated from the PTP program at the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis and then completed his psychoanalytic training at the DIP.
MARLAINA WILLIAMS
Marlaina Williams is a dedicated Holistic and Functional Healthcare Practitioner; the visionary founder of Creative Fire Alchemy and Heal Her Way. Having served as a Fire Control Technician in the United States Navy, she brings a unique perspective to her practice, blending discipline and resilience with compassion.
DR. KELSEY LOUPY
Dr. Kelsey Loupy is interested in bridging the fields of neuroscience, physiology, psychology, and spirituality toward a comprehensive clinical approach to mental health. She received her PhD in Integrative Physiology from the University of Colorado Boulder where she studied environmentally-derived therapeutics for stress-related psychiatric dis-ease, and she is now pursuing licensure for mental health counseling through the Nature-Based Transpersonal Counseling Program at Naropa University.
DR. BEN MALCOLM
Dr. Ben Malcolm earned his Masters in Public Health (MPH) and Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) before completing post-graduate residencies in Acute Care and Psychiatric Pharmacy. He founded the website https://www.spiritpharmacist.com and currently works as a Psychopharmacology Consultant and Psychedelic Educator. Ben envisions a society where access to psychedelic drugs in a variety of safe and supported settings is available.
A SMALL INVESTMENT FOR LIFELONG IMPACT
For just $2,000, you’ll gain access to the most comprehensive psychedelic guide training available today. With flexible payment plans, immediate access to all modules, and a self-paced structure, this program is designed to fit your schedule and your goals.
A SMALL INVESTMENT FOR LIFELONG IMPACT
For just $2,000, you’ll gain access to the most comprehensive psychedelic guide training available today. With flexible payment plans, immediate access to all modules, and a self-paced structure, this program is designed to fit your schedule and your goals.
What is the Dosing Academy?
The Dosing Academy is a comprehensive, self-paced educational program designed for non-licensed individuals who feel called to guide psychedelic experiences in a harm-reduction model. With 80+ hours of expert-led training, you’ll gain the tools, knowledge, and confidence to guide safely, ethically, and effectively.
Do I need to be a licensed professional to enroll?
No. The program is specifically designed for non-licensed professionals, including those in healing arts (massage therapists, acupuncturists), caregivers, career changers, and passion-driven individuals who want to guide responsibly within a harm-reduction model.
What is harm reduction, and why is it important?
Harm reduction is the practice of minimizing risks and maximizing safety during psychedelic experiences. With many individuals already choosing to use psychedelics, it’s a key principle of the Dosing Academy, focusing on providing accurate, research-backed guidance to help you create safer, more supportive environments for transformation.
What is harm reduction NOT defined as?
Harm reduction does not involve distributing or recommending illegal substances. Instead, the program focuses on equipping you with the knowledge to reduce risks and guide responsibly within ethical boundaries.
What will I learn in this program?
The curriculum covers everything you need to know to guide psychedelic experiences, including ethics, trauma-informed practices, preparation, dosing support, and integration. Each module is led by experts and backed by the latest research.
What’s included in the program?
You’ll get access to:
- 80+ hours of video lectures and assignments.
- Quizzes and handouts to deepen your understanding.
- A certificate of completion to showcase your expertise.
- Education rooted in harm reduction, safety protocols, and trauma-informed care.
How is this different from other psychedelic programs?
The Dosing Academy stands out for its research-backed, comprehensive curriculum and focus on harm reduction. Every module is led by experts with real-world experience, ensuring you receive credible, expert-level education that prepares you to guide ethically and responsibly.
How long will it take to complete the program?
The program is self-paced, allowing you to move through the modules on your schedule. With 80+ hours of training, most participants complete the course within 2-3 months, but you can take as much time as you need.
Will I receive a certificate?
Yes. Upon completing the program, you’ll receive a certificate of completion that highlights your commitment to safety and harm reduction practices.
Can I use this training to start a career as a psychedelic therapist?
No. The Dosing Academy does not prepare or qualify you to become a licensed psychedelic therapist. This program is designed to train guides in harm reduction and support but not provide therapy. Psychedelic Therapy is a modality that requires graduate-level training in counseling.
Is this training legal?
The Dosing Academy focuses on teaching harm reduction principles to be used with individuals who are already planning on using psychedelics. While the substances themselves may be illegal in most jurisdictions, the program is based on the concept in medicine that harm reduction is an invaluable care component in society.
THE WORLD NEEDS
GUIDES LIKE YOU
The call to guide is powerful, and the impact you can make is immeasurable. The world needs compassionate guides ready to help where they can, reduce harm, and create safe, transformative spaces. That journey begins with you.