Psychedelic therapists - Who are officially trained?
How we classify 'therapist'
In the Triptherapie Netherlands, anyone can call themselves a therapist or psychologist. However, we want to clearly distinguish who in our team is trained as a psychologist or can provide a certain form of therapy. An employee who is Triptherapie also allowed to work in the healthcare sector as a therapist is Triptherapie called a therapist. Other staff members who are not allowed to provide psychotherapeutic treatment in the healthcare sector but can work with psychedelics are called tripsitters, facilitators, guides, or trip coaches.
The psychedelic therapists
The employees below are not only trained in their work; they are Triptherapie also actually trained to provide therapy in the field of mental health care, and as a result they are also referred to as ‘psychedelic therapists’ by us.
Sascha | NIP psychologist
Sascha is Triptherapie active as psychedelic therapist, But her background goes far beyond that. She was trained to psychologist with NIP registration and has been working since 2016 in various branches of mental health care, including the addiction care, Basic mental health care, Specialized mental health care en Medical specialist rehabilitation. Her deep-rooted desire to guide people on their inner journey combines Triptherapie this with her professional experience and personal development path.
In addition to the RINO training “Therapeutic work with psychedelics” Sascha followed several psychotherapeutic continuing education courses. For example, she took the basic courses Cognitive behavioral therapy (CGT) en EMDR completed, as well as a training in the Self-esteem cup, a method aimed at strengthening positive self-image and resilience. Its academic basis lies in Master of Clinical Psychology at the University of Amsterdam, which means that she was trained both scientifically and practically.
What makes Sascha special is her ability to work both from knowledge and from feeling. Clients do not experience conversations with her as ‘psychologist to patient’, but as an open, human encounter. That empathic, safe atmosphere is crucial during a psychedelic session, in which vulnerability and depth are central. She guides people with a wide range of support needs, such as addiction, trauma, depression, anxiety, burnout, grief, and negative self-image, but she also feels at home in treatments focused on personal or spiritual growth.
In her own words: “I believe that psychedelics are going to become a valuable addition to the mental health care system – especially for those who do not achieve sufficient results with traditional therapy, but for everyone who is open to inner transformation. Often, just one session is already so powerful.” Her vision, experience, and education make her one of the more versatile and solidly-based mentors within Triptherapie.
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.
Reineke Brant | NIP psychologist
NIP-registered psychologist Reineke brings a unique combination of life experience, psychological knowledge, and holistic treatment methods to her work as a psychedelic therapist at . Triptherapie Her career began with a degree Psychology, Driven by her childlike desire to care for and help others, after various jobs she began her career at the police, First as a selection psychologist and then for over ten years as a uniformed manager on the street. This experience taught her from the inside what it’s like to work in a team. stress and trauma build up and how important it is to develop alternative approaches alongside conventional care.
When she realized that conventional treatments often failed, she decided to follow her own path. In 2022, she made the switch to self-employment as freelance psychologist, in which they offer a wide range of complementary treatment methods offers. Reineke For example, he was trained as Trauma-sensitive yoga teacher, meditation and mindfulness teacher, breath coach and facilitator of Kundalini NRGY sessions. In addition, she works with EMDR, Brainspotting, Heartcoherentietraining (Heartmath), Aromatherapy, Aromatouch, Ear Reflexology and Auriculotherapy. This versatility makes her particularly well-suited to self-healing ability to encourage clients and help break through deeply rooted blockages.
Triptherapie Internally, Reineke further training was provided through the RINO training “Therapeutic work with psychedelics”, a certified program that gave her the scientific and practical basis for safely guiding psilocybin sessions. In doing so, she learned everything about Contraindications, legal frameworks, set & setting, She gained practical experience during her induction procedures Triptherapie and during the courses on working with psychedelics for spiritual purposes. She complements this knowledge with her own warm, body-oriented approach, in which she not only looks at the head, but also at the body, breath, and energy.
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.
Ronald Hochstenbach | Psychosocial therapist
Ronald is one of the most experienced therapists within Triptherapie and has specialized in Trauma-oriented psychedelic therapy with among others MDMA en psilocybin (truffles). His path towards this work was shaped by both personal experience with complex trauma and PTSD, as an impressive list of training programs in both Western and Eastern therapeutic traditions.
His career as a therapist began after a profound Spiritual awakening and a healing experience with MDMA at a young age, which motivated him to dedicate himself to inner healing in others. He attended, among other things, the four-year training program for Jungian Philosophical Therapist, in which he delved into the Symbolism of the subconscious as manifested in his tripsessions. In addition, he completed the training for Psychodrama Therapist and he followed a deepening module in the TSM Therapeutic Spiral Model, a trauma-based form of psychodrama.
Ronald has also been trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Voice Dialogue, Mindfulness en Self-compassion training, which he actively uses in the preparation, guidance, and integration of psychedelic sessions. IFS in particular is considered one of the most useful models in Psychedelic-assisted therapy, Because it makes visible, in a gentle and insightful way, the inner parts that can emerge during a session.
To further deepen his knowledge of psychedelics, Ronald RINO training “Therapeutic work with psychedelics” completed, within which he was trained in all aspects of setting and setting, risk recognition, preparation, guidance and integration. He also gained experience during a multi-day truffle retreat, What has further strengthened the therapeutic approach.
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.
Gijs Tecklenbrug | Social-psychiatric nurse
Gijs is one of the most experienced therapists within Triptherapie and brings more than thirty years of combined experience in therapy, training, and inner development to his psychedelic work. His path towards psychedelic therapy was shaped by years of practice in outpatient mental health care, deep meditation and compassion training, and an increasingly integrated approach to spirituality in his therapeutic approach.
Gijs began his career in regular mental health care as a social psychiatric nurse and worked for about twenty years within outpatient mental health care, including as a therapist in crisis intervention and as a teacher and supervisor at the MGZ‑GGZ program at the Han University of Applied Sciences. At the same time, he attended long meditation retreats and, starting in 2006, brought the mindfulnesstraining to the mental health care sector, so that meditation, attention training and therapy became increasingly one whole. A few years later, he fully dedicated himself to his own practice, where he gave hundreds of training courses in mindfulness, compassion training, Interpersonal Mindfulness, ACT, Open Focus and meditation retreats.
Over the years, Gijs has expanded his knowledge: he attended mindfulness and MBSR training with Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli, Mindfulness & Psychotherapy with Ronald Siegel, ACT training, MBCL compassion training, Interpersonal Mindfulness, Heart Coherence training, EMDR, walking coaching, breathing exercises, and the Open Focus trainer training with Dr. Les Fehmi in Princeton. Additionally, he specialized in neurofeedback (Zengar/Othmer) and non-dualistic psychotherapy, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), which he now actively applies in his therapeutic and psychedelic work.
His perspective on therapy has changed profoundly through years of study and his connection with the spiritual teacher Mooji, where he describes that his perspective on life and work fundamentally shifted. This resulted in a style in which sober spirituality takes center stage: not just understanding, but especially feeling, embracing, and creating space for the qualities of the heart. Gijs sees the separation between traditional psychotherapy and spirituality as a “tragic mistake” and views the spiritual dimension as the source of healing, strength, and meaning. When guiding psychedelic sessions, all his experience comes together to provide his clients with the best support possible.
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.
Tripsitter vs therapist
In practice, we Triptherapie see that the choice between an experienced trip facilitator and a psychedelic therapist depends heavily on the person, their needs, and the type of support required. Both guides can facilitate a deep, transformative session. But each brings something different to the table that may be better suited to specific situations.
An experienced trip leader Often, they are people who have gone through and guided many psychedelic sessions themselves, with a strong sense of the flow of a trip and a lot of practical experience. They are usually intuitive, practically oriented, and focused on creating a safe, relaxed atmosphere. For people who have already done a lot of inner work, or are just looking for a more spiritual or existential insights Without resorting to too much psychological analysis, a good therapist can be just as effective — and sometimes even more so — than a therapist.
Conversely, a psychedelic therapist, like Ronald, Sascha or Reineke, which would fit better with people with complex mental disorders such as trauma, depression or anxiety disorders. Thanks to their background in psychology or therapy, they can guide the process more effectively. at the content and psychotherapeutic level, They also use scientifically based methods such as EMDR, IFS or CGT during and after the trip. They are often trained in recognizing psychological patterns, attachment issues and defense mechanisms.
In short: who needs it Experiential guided learning, spiritual deepening or a gentle presence during an inner journey, can greatly benefit from an experienced trip facilitator. Those who are specifically looking for more profound psychological insight, processing of trauma or integration of old patterns, People with a therapeutic-trained counselor are often better helped.
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