Psychedelic therapy
Triptherapie offers psychedelic therapy throughout the Netherlands through our home-based service. In this blog post, we'll describe how we plan to expand our psychedelic sessions to home visits and how we plan to strengthen our national network of psychologists to reduce driving distances.
Want to know what psychedelic therapies we offer and whether MDMA, psilocybin, truffles, ayahuasca, and LSD are legal to use? Then check out our psychedelic therapy page.
Our vision for the future
Psychedelic-assisted therapy is becoming increasingly accepted and there is also a growing demand for trip therapy. We currently work with six people at this wonderful company, which has already been the way for more than 3,500 people to undergo a psychedelic session.
When Marcel began using its holistic vision of incorporating psychedelics into a healthy lifestyle 13 years ago to primarily improve physical health, Triptherapie has evolved in recent years primarily as a company that helps people improve their mental health. Because physical and mental health are intertwined, we have never abandoned our original vision.
Keeping pace with the times and changes to be ready for the future
The psychedelic therapy market has undergone dramatic changes over the past three years, and future regulations will likely push psychedelic therapy into the category of Mental Health Care (GGZ). This will mean that psychedelic therapy may become the exclusive domain of mental health psychologists or under the supervision of such a medically trained therapist. While proper psychedelic therapy isn't strictly necessary, it has its advantages and disadvantages.
To meet future demands, we've been working to recruit the right staff for the future. We've already trained several therapists/psychologists, and we're working to recruit even more qualified staff.
Our vision for the future is therefore to continue to offer holistic care, which doesn't focus solely on the psyche. Recent developments have, however, led us to merge mental healthcare and holistic psychedelic therapy. We also want to give clients the choice in the future between the medical approach, which will be fully subject to future regulations, and non-medical treatment. This separation allows us to clients serve those who prefer a traditional mental health care approach and customers who have lost confidence in the symptom-fighting mental health care.
Nationwide network
Currently, with the exception of the Wadden Islands, we can offer a psychedelic session at the client's location to anyone in the Netherlands. Currently, the distribution of trip leaders isn't entirely optimal, and we mainly have staff in the Randstad and North Brabant. To shorten travel distances and times, reduce CO2 emissions, and keep travel costs down, we'll be adding at least three more therapists this year. These therapists would come from the provinces of Groningen, Overijssel, and Limburg for on-site sessions. An overview of our staff can be seen on the map.
On-site price calculation session
Easily calculate the price here for a private psychedelic session for one to three participants at your own location or at one of ours. Sessions at Triptherapie locations always include one overnight stay plus food and drinks.
White text: The supervisor works at your location.
Orange textThe supervisor lives just outside your work area, but it is often possible to arrange a meeting.
Red text: You live too far away. Consider renting accommodation closer, a different supervisor, or participating in a group ceremony at one of our locations.
Enter your desired location:
Explanation of all options within this selection tool
This tool is designed to provide quick insight into the various ways a session can be scheduled via Triptherapie. The tool combines three things in one overview. You can choose the number of people, enter a starting location to have distances and travel times calculated, and switch between a map view for sessions at your own location or sessions at a Triptherapie location. As a result, you get not only a price indication but also an immediate, practical picture of which instructors or locations make the most sense.
The structure is as follows. On the left, you see the selection for the number of people, and below that, the two tables. The first table lists the facilitators for sessions at your own location. The second table lists the fixed Triptherapie locations. On the right, you see the map. With the map view, you choose whether you want to see the facilitators or the locations on the map. The tables remain visible so that you can always compare both types of options side by side.
Enter and calculate starting location
At the top, enter a city or address, for example Amsterdam. Then press the Calculate button. The tool uses that input to display two types of information.
For on-site supervisors, distance, travel time, travel expenses, and the total amount are taken into account. As a result, you see not only who is available or logical in terms of work area, but also what that means financially.
For the Triptherapie locations, the distance and travel time from your entered location to the chosen fixed location are taken into account. No additional travel cost calculation for the supervisor is added to this, as it concerns a session at a fixed Triptherapie location.
If you do not enter a starting location, the tool still displays all guides and all locations with their base prices for the selected number of people. As soon as you enter a location, the calculations are added.
Number of people
The Number of people option is located above the tables in the left column. This determines the number of people for whom the price is calculated. The tool calculates with three choices.
The basic price applies for 1 person.
For 2 people, 500 euros is added to the base price.
For 3 people, a total of 1,000 euros is added to the base price.
This means that the tool automatically adjusts when you switch between one, two, or three people. Both the facilitator table and the location table are then recalculated. This way, you immediately see the difference between an individual session, a duo session, or a session for three people with one facilitator.
Session at own accommodation
When looking at the counselors, the sessions take place at the client's location. This could be, for example, at home, in a hotel, in an Airbnb, or in another suitable private setting. In the table, you can see the place of residence for each counselor, or, after calculation, the distance, travel expenses, travel time, and the total amount.
The tool also takes practical limitations into account here. Some escorts can be deployed more quickly within a larger area, while for others, the maximum travel time is more limited. As a result, you sometimes see escorts in normal text, sometimes in orange, and sometimes crossed out in red. This helps to distinguish between a good fit, just barely possible, or less practically suitable.
This table is particularly useful for people who prefer to work in their own familiar environment, or who want to investigate which support worker best suits their location, both financially and practically.
Session at a Triptherapie location
The second table shows the fixed locations of Triptherapie. These are locations you travel to, rather than a guide coming to you. In this overview, you can see the town and, after calculation, the distance and travel time from your starting location. The total amount changes with the number of people.
This option is useful when you prefer to use a fixed setting that is already suitable for the session. In that case, you compare facilitators not so much based on travel time, but primarily on the different locations and their total price.
Map view
The map is on the right. Above the map, you use the map view to choose what you want to see on the map.
If you select Own accommodation, the map shows the guides. You will then see approximately where the various guides are located. If you have entered a starting location and pressed Calculate, routes can also be displayed.
If you choose the Triptherapie location, the map displays the fixed locations. This allows you to visually see which location is geographically most convenient in relation to your starting point.
The map view changes only the map. The tables on the left both remain visible, so you do not have to switch between screens while comparing.
Explanation of the supervisor options
Marcel
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Janneke
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Gijs
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Sascha
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Reineke
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Ronald
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Explanation of the fixed locations
De Bedding in Den Bosch
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Sancta Psychedelica in Noordwijk
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Psychedelic Loft in Schiedam
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The most chosen psychedelics
The most commonly chosen psychedelics for psychedelic therapy are psilocybin in first place and in second place comes MDMA. In the Netherlands, these are still legally available for the time being for non-medical treatments using magic truffles and MDMA analogues. The reason psilocybine and MDMA are chosen most often is that, according to scientific research, MDMA works exceptionally well for trauma and PTSD. Psilocybine is widely used for depression and various anxiety disorders.
Psilocybin therapy
About 75% of our clients choose psilocybin as a psychedelic for individual sessions.
Psilocybin is expected to become the most widely used psychedelic for psychedelic therapy due to its versatility and effectiveness in treating depression.
MDMA therapy
When it comes to individual MDMA sessions, 20% chooses MDMA from our clients.
As long as working with MDMA analogs remains legal, we expect this percentage to continue to rise. MDMA is gaining popularity due to its effectiveness against anxiety and PTSD.
More choice of psychedelic therapists
In conclusion, we can conclude that our vision for the future is to have more therapists spread across the Netherlands and more certified staff. This way, we can offer psychedelic therapy throughout the country. Would you like to have a psychedelic session with one of us now? Then fill out the free intake form, and we'll let you know if we've identified any contraindications.
With a background in chemistry, a passion for philosophy, and a wealth of knowledge about psychology and health, his approach is holistic. Marcel works full-time as a trip guide. Having led more than 2,450 guided sessions, Marcel has the most experience of anyone on our team.
Ronald is a psychosocial therapist and has completed the following training: Jungian Philosophical Therapist, Psychodrama Therapist, Master Voice Dialogue, Transformational Psychology, Internal Family System (IFS), Mindfulness and Compassion Trainer.
Janneke is studying Applied Psychology, is a lifestyle coach, handles initial client contact, develops lifestyle plans, and performs administrative tasks. She also acts as a confidential counselor. In addition to these duties, she is available to facilitate sessions on a limited basis.
As a psychologist, Reineke combines both conventional and alternative care methods. She utilizes various techniques, such as talk therapy, yoga, breathing exercises, and EMDR, combined with the therapeutic effects of psychedelics.
Sascha has a solid foundation as a psychedelic therapist, thanks to her psychology studies, Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, and experience working in addiction treatment, (specialized) mental health care, and rehabilitation as a psychologist. She also has additional training in cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR.
Gijs has 20 years of experience in outpatient mental health care. He taught and supervised the Mental Health and Addiction Care program at the HAN University of Applied Sciences Arnhem Nijmegen. He also has extensive experience in mindfulness, talk therapy, neurofeedback, meditation, compassion training, and ACT.
Supportive therapist
Ylva is a BIG-registered GZ psychologist and supports Triptherapie as an advisor in the areas of psychological care, mental health frameworks, safety, and integration. Ylva does not offer psychedelic sessions but is available for additional support.