Who we are
PsyEdu is one of the UK’s leading Psychedelic Educational organisations, and it is our vision to be the national centre of excellence.
We are made up of a broad spectrum of health professionals all involved in the psychedelic renaissance, and run the UK’s only Professional Certificate in Psychedelic Practice programme. We are bringing in leading lights from other institutions, most notably, several experts from Imperial, the de-facto leader in clinical research in the UK.
Our values
Shared knowledge
Building and serving health professionals across the UK, who wish to learn about the safe and appropriate use of psychedelic substances.
Critical thinking
Delivering evidence-informed education to foster a new generation of psychedelically-informed healthcare professionals.
Community care
Creating networks of understanding and mutual support amongst patients, professionals and the wider general public.
Safety culture
Putting safety at the core of our work, providing grounded and nuanced perspectives, balancing the ‘hype’ around psychedelics.
Seeing the power of these substances, and beginning to understand how best to support people in making use of them safely, has been revelatory.
PsyEdu Facilitator, after completing 2-year Training
Meet the tutors
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Danielle is a Relational Body Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor and Academic Writer. She has experience of facilitating psychedelic retreats in the Netherlands, and as a Psychedelic Integration Therapist.She has a special interest in Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy, nature connection and ecopsychology. She has worked as a trainer in body work, Body Psychotherapy, Buddhist meditation and Relational Hypnotherapy.
Outside of the clinical setting she is a wife, mother and dog-lover- passionate about community, dance, psychedelics, and transpersonal inquiry and its shadow.
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Jake is an addictions psychiatrist working in harm reduction team in the NHS. He has long been interested in the therapeutic potential of psychedelics.Jake has experience of facilitating psychedelic group retreats in the Netherlands with the Psychedelic Health Professionals’ Network. He helped to organise and deliver their in-house facilitator training from 2021-23, before developing this programme into the PsyEdu Professional Certificate.
He completed a Masters in Contemporary Drug and Alcohol Studies in 2023, researching the use of psychedelics by people in addiction recovery.
Outside of work, Jake enjoys keeping active by running, stretching, lifting, and playing football and basketball.
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Sam is a Creative Arts Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor and founding director of Natural Genius, providing Psychotherapists to schools and care homes.He is also a holistic body worker, healer, core member of Bristol Contact Improvisation dance collective and author. An experienced teacher and facilitator, qualified in adult education, he promotes mind-body health through relationship, creativity and nature connection.
Sam loves to explore depth of therapeutic connection, self awareness and creativity with learners and has been doing so for over 30 years. In his spare time he loves being with his five children and wild swimming whatever the weather.
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Lauren is a Psychedelic Researcher, Doctor and Therapist at the Centre for Psychedelic Research, Imperial College London. She currently works on clinical trials investigating Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa and Fibromyalgia.Outside of her clinical work she is a Psychedelic Retreat Facilitator and co-founder at Essence Medicine, a non-profit offering psycho-spiritual care to people facing life threatening illness. She is passionate about holistic modalities that address all aspects of a person – body, mind, and spirit.
She has trained in Medicine and Psychology, and has undertaken further certificates in Nutrition and Environmental Medicine, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Compassionate Inquiry, Yoga and MDMA-Assisted Therapy.
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Duncan is an Integrative Doctor, practising as an NHS GP as well as at the National Centre for Integrative Medicine (NCIM) and at Penny Brohn UK. He teaches at Bristol and Sheffield Medical Schools and helps run a Diploma in Integrative Healthcare for NCIM.Long interested in the potential for psychedelics as a therapeutic modality, Duncan has a great interest in 'integrative' approaches to health. Before medicine he was a teacher and he also brings several years' experience as a group facilitator as a member of the Psychedelic Health Professionals’ Network, on psychedelic retreats in the Netherlands
He is a lover of nature and food and tries to bring both together as often as possible through foraging and picnicking.
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Christoph is a Psychedelic Integration Therapist and Consultant Counselling Psychologist who is deeply committed to supporting individuals as they navigate the complexities of the human mind and consciousness.Currently, Christoph holds the position of Clinical Director at Numinous Ways, an organisation that offers placement opportunities for trainees with PsyEdu, alongside facilitating psychedelic retreats.
He is interested in transpersonal aspects of psychedelic experiences, recognising their significant role in the effectiveness of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy.