Psychedelic therapy
Triptherapie offers psychedelic therapy throughout the Netherlands thanks to our home service. In this blog we will describe how we want to expand our psychedelic sessions to include home visits and how we want to leverage a better nationwide network of psychologists to reduce the number of miles driven in the car.
Would you like to know which psychedelic therapies we offer and whether MDMA, psilocybin, truffles, ayahuasca and LSD are legal to use? Then check out our page on psychedelic therapy.
Our future vision
Psychedelic-assisted therapy is becoming more accepted and there is also an increasing demand for trip therapy. We currently employ six people at this wonderful company, which has already helped more than 3,500 people experience a psychedelic session.
When Marcel 13 years ago put his holistic vision of psychedelics into action to make people healthier, especially physically, Triptherapie the last few years have mainly grown into a company that helps people who want to work on their mental health. Because physical and mental health are intertwined, we have never abandoned the original vision.
Keeping up with the times and changes to be prepared for the future
The market for psychedelic therapy has been changing dramatically over the last 3 years, and future regulation is likely to push psychedelic therapy into the Mental Health Care (GGZ) category. That will mean that psychedelic therapy may only be reserved for GGZ psychologists or under the supervision of a medically trained therapist. Although good psychedelic therapy is not necessarily required, this has its pros and cons.
To meet the future demands, we are already working to attract the right future staff. We have already hired a few therapists/psychologists and we are working to recruit even more qualified staff.
Our future vision is still to provide holistic care, where not only the psyche is taken into account. The latest developments have, however, ensured that we want to merge the field of mental health care and holistic psychedelic therapy. We also want to allow the customer the choice in the future to opt for the medical approach, which falls entirely under the future regulation, and the non-medical treatment. With this split, we can clients those who find a classic mental health care approach better and Customers those who have lost confidence in the symptom-fighting healthcare system.
Nationwide network
At the moment, with the exception of the Waddeneilanden, we are able to offer a psychedelic session to anyone in the Netherlands at the customer’s location. At the moment, the distribution of trip guides is not yet optimal and we mainly have staff in the Randstad and North Brabant. To reduce the travel distance and travel time, reduce CO2 emissions and keep travel costs low, three therapists will be joining us this year. These would then come from the provinces of Groningen, Overijssel and Limburg for a session on location. An overview of our staff can be seen on the map.
On-site pricing 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. For sessions at the Triptherapie locations, one overnight stay plus food and drink are always included.
White text: The support worker works at your location.
Orange textThe support worker lives just outside your working area, but with some consultation it usually works out.
Red textYou live too far away. Consider hiring accommodation closer by, another support worker, or participating in a group ceremony at one of our locations.
Enter your desired location:
Explanation of all the options within this decision support tool
This tool is designed to quickly provide insight into the various ways a session through Triptherapie can be scheduled. 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 map view for sessions at your own location or sessions at a Triptherapie location. As a result, you not only get a price indication, but also an immediate practical picture of which facilitators or locations make the most sense.
The layout is as follows. On the left, you see the selector 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 Trip Therapy locations. On the right, you see the map. Using the map view, you can 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 start location and calculate
At the top, you enter a place or address, for example Amsterdam. Then you press the Calculate button. The tool uses that input to show two types of information.
When looking at the supervisors at their own location, distance, travel time, travel expenses and the total amount are taken into account. As a result, you can see not only who is available or a logical choice in terms of working area, but also what that means financially.
At the Triptherapy locations, the distance and travel time from your entered location to the chosen fixed location are looked at. No extra travel cost calculation for the guide is added on top of that, because it concerns a session at a fixed location of Triptherapy.
If you do not enter a starting location, the tool will still display all supervisors and all locations with their base prices for the chosen number of people. As soon as you do enter a location, the calculations will be added.
Number of people
The Number of people option is above the tables in the left-hand column. This is used to determine for how many people the price is calculated. The tool works with three choices.
For 1 person, the base price applies.
For 2 people, 500 euros is added to the base price.
For 3 people, a total of 1000 euros is added to the base price.
That means the tool automatically adjusts when you switch between one, two or three people. Both the supervisor table and the location table are then recalculated. This allows you to immediately see the difference between an individual session, a duo session or a session for three people with one supervisor.
Session at own premises
When you look at the support workers, it involves sessions at a location of the client's choice. That can be at home, in a hotel, in an Airbnb, or in another suitable private environment, for example. In the table you can see the place of residence for each support worker, or after calculation the distance, travel expenses, travel time, and the total amount.
The tool also takes practical limits into account here. Some support workers can be deployed more quickly across a larger area, whereas for others the maximum travel time is more limited. As a result, you sometimes see support workers in normal text, sometimes in orange, and sometimes crossed out in red. This helps to distinguish between a good fit, just about possible, or practically less suitable.
This table is especially useful for people who prefer to work in their own familiar environment, or who want to research which support worker best suits their location financially and practically.
Session at a psychedelic therapy location
The second table shows the fixed locations of Triptherapie. These are locations you travel to instead of a guide coming to you. In this overview you will see the town or city, and after calculation also 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 are not so much comparing facilitators by travel time, but rather the different locations and their total price.
Map view
On the right is the map. Above the map, you can use the map view to choose what you want to see on the map.
If you choose Own accommodation, the map will display the supervisors. You will then see approximately where the various supervisors 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 will display the fixed locations instead. This allows you to see visually which location is most convenient geographically in relation to your starting point.
The map view only changes the map. Both tables on the left remain visible, so you don't have to switch between screens while comparing.
Explanation of the supervisor options
Explanation of the fixed locations
The most chosen psychedelics
The most commonly used psychedelics for psychedelic therapy are psilocybin MDMA comes in first and second place. In the Netherlands, it is still currently legal to use it for non-medical treatments when using magic truffles and MDMA analogs. The fact that psilocybin and MDMA are the most chosen ones is due to the fact that according to scientific research, MDMA works very well for trauma and PTSD. Psilocybin is widely used for depression and various anxiety disorders.
Psilocybin therapy
About 75% of our clients choose psilocybin as a psychedelic substance for individual sessions.
Psilocybin is expected to be the most commonly used psychedelic for psychedelic therapy due to its versatility and effectiveness in treating depression.
MDMA therapy
When it comes to individual MDMA sessions, 20% of our clients choose MDMA.
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 in treating anxiety and PTSD.
More choice of psychedelic therapists
As a conclusion, we can conclude that we are the future of psychedelic therapy in the Netherlands thanks to the increased number of therapists spread across the country and the increased number of qualified staff. So we can now offer psychedelic therapy throughout the Netherlands. Would you like to have a psychedelic session with one of us now? Please fill out the intake form without obligation, and we will let you know if we can detect any contraindications.
With a background in chemistry, a passion for philosophy, combined with a wealth of knowledge on psychology and health, his approach is holistic. Marcel is a full-time trip guide. With more than 2,450 guided sessions, Marcel has the most experience on our team.
Ronald is a psychosocial therapist and has completed the following training: Jungian Philosophical Therapist, Psychodrama Therapist, Master Voice Dialogue, Transformation Psychology, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Mindfulness and Compassion Trainer.
Janneke studies Applied Psychology, is a lifestyle coach, handles initial client contact, draws up lifestyle plans and carries out administrative tasks. She also acts as a confidential adviser. Alongside these duties, she has limited availability for facilitating sessions.
As a psychologist, Reineke combines both conventional and alternative care methods. She uses various techniques, such as talk therapy, yoga, breathing exercises, and EMDR in combination with the therapeutic effects of psychedelics.
With her degree in psychology, Master's in Clinical Psychology, and work experience as a psychologist in addiction care, (specialised) mental healthcare, and rehabilitation, Sascha has a strong foundation as a psychedelic therapist. She has additional training in cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR.
With her Master’s degree in psychology, her training as an integrative psychotherapist at the AIHP, and her many years of work experience as a psychotherapist, lecturer and supervisor, Elke has a solid foundation as a psychedelic therapist. She has additional training in existential wellbeing (KU Leuven), Zendo SIT (Sitting and Integration Training) and Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Gijs has 20 years of experience in outpatient mental healthcare. He taught and provided supervision for the Mental Health Nursing (MGZ-GGZ) degree programme at HAN University of Applied Sciences. Furthermore, Gijs has broadly developed himself in mindfulness, talk therapy, neurofeedback, meditation, compassion training and ACT.
Supportive therapist
Ylva is a BIG-registered Healthcare Psychologist and supports Triptherapie as a consultant in the fields of psychological care, mental healthcare frameworks, safety and integration. Ylva does not offer psychedelic sessions, but is available for additional support.