create intentional healing spaces
experience design
for practitioners
6 week Course Starting Early-mAY
*exact times and dates are TBD, based on a survey of participant availability.
In this immersive 6-week course, practitioners will master the art of designing meaningful, patient-centered experiences in psychedelic therapy. Grounded in life-centered design and design thinking principles, you’ll gain the tools to craft meaningful experiences across every stage of the therapeutic journey—preparation, journey, and integration..
[set]ting the stage for patient-centered care
Finding the right therapist can feel like dating: a delicate process of finding mutual fit, often during moments of crisis. From the tone of a medical intake form to the ambiance of your office, every detail serves as a vital touchpoint in a patient’s healing journey. Design is in the details. What feels safe and nurturing for one person may feel overwhelming for another—understanding these nuances is key to creating effective therapeutic environments.
This course helps you create safe, nurturing, and effective environments tailored to your patients ensuring every interaction is intentional and impactful.
Whether enhancing your current practice or building a new clinic, retreat, or service, you’ll leave with a personal design blueprint and a set of prototypes to deepen patient care.
Key Themes
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Life-Centered Design
Adopt a holistic design approach that transforms patient empathy and understanding into designs that cultivate safety, care, and connection. Learn techniques for mapping patient journeys and designing empathetic touch points.
Practice the art of ideation and prototyping solutions for diverse patient populations.
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Communication & Storytelling
Master the art of intentional communication through aesthetic and verbal tonality.
Clearly convey your unique approach to help individuals and groups understand who you are and how you work. -
sensory design
Build a personalized toolkit for crafting multi-sensory experiences, adaptable for both individuals and groups.
Harness all five senses to design cohesive experiences for preparation, journey, and integration. -
rituals and containers
Learn to create meaningful rituals and intentional “containers” — emotional, spatial, temporal, and behavioral — for healing and transformation.
Co-create experiences that blend art, somatics, nature, and patient-centered practices to inspire sustainable change beyond the journey.
Who should attend
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Mental health and wellness practitioners seeking to integrate psychedelic modalities into their therapeutic toolkit.
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Whether you're enhancing an existing practice or building a new clinic, retreat, or service, this course equips you with the creative and practical skills to design transformative, patient-centered care experiences.
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Creatives looking for new design inspiration and a crash course in experiential design.
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Individuals curious about psychedelic medicine and its potential for personal growth and healing.
Format
Through a blend of expert guest speakers, hands-on exercises, case studies, and mastermind sessions, this live virtual course provides the tools to design safe, empathetic, and effective set and setting environments tailored to diverse patient needs. Emphasis is placed on collaborative exploration, critical inquiry, play science, and creative ideation.
The course meets twice weekly for 60–90 minutes, combining deep skill-building and content enrichment with mastermind feedback sessions. Optional but recommended course assignments require an additional 2–4 hours weekly.
Upon completion, participants are invited to join our growing school and mastermind community, fostering ongoing learning and connection with fellow psychedelic design enthusiasts.
Join us as we embark on a journey of discovery, compassion, and innovation at the intersection of design and psychedelic medicine. Together, let's shape a future where healing and wellness are accessible to all.
*Medicine will not be served in this course.
skills you'll gain
skills you'll gain
visual and tactile communication
Introduction to Design Research
Brainstorming
Prototyping
WHY THIS IS FOR YOU NOW?
CURIOSITY
You're curious! Let's explore that and reinforce it with a confident next step.
FOUNDATIONAL
This course teaches you an experience design foundation you can build on.
LIFE-EXPERIENCE
This is an experience that can fit in your life and your schedule just as easily as it can become an essential element in deepening your healing practice.
2025 Scholarship Application
Scholarships are available, apply here.