1:1 Preparation and Integration Coaching

If you are a participant registered for one of our programs at any point in your program, you are encouraged to consider supplementary 1:1 coaching. While our preparation program is comprehensive and includes one 1:1 intake session with a retreat facilitator, some of our program participants find that private coaching can greatly assist in both the preparation and integration processes.

Preparation Coaching

Your Beckley Retreats Coach will work with you to identify appropriate topics, which may include:

• Building understanding of how psychedelics work and what to expect in the experience.
• Gaining confidence and personal agency in the preparation process.
• Setting clear intentions and digging deeper into why you feel called to participate in a psychedelic retreat.
• Exploring your protective mechanisms and developing insight into inner resistance to be better prepared for your retreat experience. 

• Allay fears and worries through expectation-setting and reframing; becoming equipped with tools, skill and resources to navigate potentially challenging psychedelic experiences.
• Setting up for a soft landing upon return from retreat through mindset shifts and  taking preparatory actions.
• Gaining a deeper understanding of how to talk about the psychedelic experience with family and friends.

Integration Coaching

Your Beckley Retreats Coach will work with you to identify appropriate topics, which may include:

• Making meaning of our psychedelic journey, especially if your experience was confusing; or purely somatic (lacking visual or narrative content)
• Working through content that arose during your psychedelic journey that feels unfinished
• Responding to a fading experience post-retreat and anchoring to a beneficial psychedelic sensation such as unconditional love using somatic recall practices
• Incorporating supportive skills and practices (self-regulation, self-reflection, mindfulness, responsivity vs. reactivity, boundary-setting, etc.) into daily routines

• Troubleshooting barriers and potential derailers to sustain personal growth and wellbeing
• Continuing self-discovery through “parts work” (having perhaps discovered a part of self that may have been dormant; working with narratives around parts of self).
• Generating personal accountability and setting and monitoring goals.
• Connecting relationally, navigating friction with personal relationships, and reintegrating back into relationships.
• Harmonizing how you’ve changed as a result of your psychedelic experience with your life – and changing your life to meet you as you’ve changed.