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About the Program
Our Level 1 Training is an extensive two-part program working with psychedelics therapeutically.
The first part is an online, 100 + hour program comprising modules on all aspects of the psychedelic experience.
The second part is an 8 day residential retreat. The program includes all the essential documents, forms, and protocols needed to begin a practice.
Registration Details
The total cost of each retreat is listed on the page “Training Retreats“, and includes accommodations, meals and the training itself. After you have enrolled in the course, a non-refundable $900 deposit is required to reserve your spot in the retreat.
Step 1: Enroll in the Psychedelic Therapy Course
To take the course as a pre-requisite for a retreat, please first enroll in Psychedelic Therapy Level 1 to access the registration.
Visit the Course Details page to learn more about the course and preview a unit.
Step 2: Register for a Retreat
After you have purchased the online course, you will have a Phoenix Academy account.
You may then login to your account and visit the Level 1 Registration page where you can fill out our questionnaire to start your retreat registration process.
Once your registration is confirmed, your course purchase will be deducted from the cost of your retreat.
All prices are in Canadian dollars. For more information, please see our cancellation policy and registration page or contact: [email protected]
Program Details
Level one Psychedelic Therapy teaches you best practices in working with clients and co-therapists from initial contact to integration. We teach innovative stacking protocols that can mediate and curate an experience for your client. You learn how to work with and combine various substances with safety and skill. We show you how to use and maybe even experience some of our highly effective stacking protocols.
To understand the importance of establishing intentions, you are encouraged to set your own for your work at the retreat. Through this you gain an understanding the power of intention.
We demonstrate effective interventions, including somatic, emotional and therapeutic, and how to incorporate a spiritual approach into your work. You will understand this work inside and out, as a client and as one who holds space. Individual and group integration practices will also be modelled. Each participant will be evaluated and given a certificate at the graduation ceremony. Receipts for training are available after the retreat.
After you register, install the Signal messaging app. We create your cohort group as long as possible before the retreat to build the container for the retreat. We also have Zoom calls with you and the cohort to build trust and rapport prior to the start of the retreat.
Post retreat, we support you in your integration process and help finding your path. If you plan to establish your own practice we offer supervision programs. We have a course offering on how to start your own professional practice. After graduation, you will join our Alumni where you will find ongoing mentoring, nurturing, support and resources. You will also be eligible to become a member of Wounded Healer, which is an expanding international hub of knowledgeable and experienced therapists and a continuing education platform dedicated to best practices in psychedelic therapy. We host conversations for practitioners in need of support, mentoring, supervision, peer support, integration, and trusted information.
Bradley Foster MA
Bradley Foster has a background in history and education and worked as a psychotherapist and a coach for 20 years with a practice focused on leadership, and creativity. He trained at the Gestalt Institute in Toronto and has a BA from McGill/Columbia University and a Masters degree from the University of Toronto. He founded the Toronto Psychedelic Society in 2016 and spawned many others, organised conferences, webinars, and meetings in the psychedelic community. He has personally overseen the treatment of hundreds of clients and trained 200 therapists.
With his then partner Melania Lumezanu, they co-created many effective treatment protocols. Mela and Bradley trained therapists in their clinic in Toronto and created the Chiron Academy in 2020 to bring this work to others. Mela and Bradley parted ways professionally in 2021. The result for Bradley was Phoenix Academy, which embodies and exemplifies Bradley’s philosophy of training and collaboration with others. For those of you interested in Mela’s offerings, please see Chiron Academy for her offerings.
Bradley believes psychedelic therapy can heal our deepest wounds when done with gentleness, safety, awareness, and intention. Healing doesn’t have to be painful.
His grounded spirituality, rooted in the here and now, holds space for whatever appears during treatment. His goal is to share his knowledge and learning with others so we can develop our own style and best practices. He also encourages networks for the exchange of information for his trained therapists. and has created collective channels and networks of Chiron and Phoenix graduates to support and connect them. Bradley is committed to diversity; Since beginning in 2022, over $30,000 in profits from Phoenix Academy have been disbursed in scholarships to students with few means and in underserved communities. Healing must come to all communities.