The honest answers.

Carefully, and together. Everything starts with a free discovery call — a conversation about what's calling you, your history, and what you're hoping for. If we move toward ceremony, there's a fuller screening: your physical and mental health history, any medications you take, your support system, and where your life is right now.

I'm looking for a baseline of stability and a genuine readiness to meet what comes up. Sometimes the honest answer is “not yet” — and I'll say so plainly. There's no judgment in a no; timing matters, and protecting your wellbeing matters more to me than filling a ceremony date.

Yes, and they're firm. Psilocybin is not safe for everyone. A personal or family history of psychosis or schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, certain heart conditions, and some psychiatric medications — lithium in particular — can make this work genuinely unsafe, not just less effective. Pregnancy is also a no.

Some antidepressants interact with psilocybin too, and that's territory to navigate honestly with your prescriber: never stop or change a medication on your own to do ceremony, and I will never suggest you do.

Screening exists to find these things before the medicine does. If anything in your history lands in this territory, I'll tell you plainly — and where it makes sense, point toward what might be possible instead, including integration coaching, which asks nothing of your body.

Preparation is most of it — by ceremony day we've built real trust, and you know what to expect. I stay closely present and attentive with you the entire time, fully capable of holding the space and responding to whatever comes up. Nothing is ever forced: no pushing, no techniques done to you, no agenda for what your journey should look like.

Any supportive touch — a hand to hold, a grounding hand on the shoulder — happens only if we've agreed to it beforehand, and you can withdraw that consent at any moment, including mid-journey. There's a plan for hard moments and for the unlikely medical ones.

And the day doesn't end when the medicine fades: a slow, intentional landing with rest and nourishment is part of the container, not an afterthought.

Plainly: psilocybin remains a controlled substance in Canada under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Legal access currently exists only through specific pathways — clinical trials, Health Canada's Special Access Program, and individual section 56 exemptions. The landscape is shifting, but that is the law today, and I'd rather name it clearly than bury it in vague language.

I'm not a lawyer and nothing on this page is legal advice; the legal reality is worth understanding for yourself before you decide anything. It's also a completely fair thing to ask me about directly on a discovery call.

Slower and quieter than you might imagine. You arrive to a person you already trust — sometimes to a space you've visited beforehand, sometimes to one that's new to you, depending on timing and availability. Either way, we've talked through what to expect in detail before that day, so nothing about it is a surprise. We land, talk through whatever is present, and revisit your intention. Then, when the time comes, the medicine — and several hours of the journey itself: usually lying down, often with eyes closed, music holding part of the space.

Sometimes there are tears, sometimes laughter, sometimes long stretches of stillness that turn out to be the deepest part. I'm beside you the whole time — not directing, just holding.

As the medicine softens we don't rush: there's food, warmth, and unhurried space to let things settle before you head home. Plan for a full day with nothing scheduled after, and ideally a quiet day following. The real work — integration — begins in the days after.

No. I came to this work from tech, with zero exposure to any of this and a healthy amount of skepticism. I don't talk in woo, and I make no assumptions about where you're starting from.

Some people experience these journeys in spiritual language; others in the language of psychology, or the nervous system, or simply emotion. All of those are welcome, and none is more correct. What matters isn't your belief system — it's your willingness to be honest and to stay with what shows up.

No — and it matters that I'm clear about that. I'm not a psychotherapist, a doctor, or a clinic, and neither ceremony nor integration coaching is medical or psychological treatment. What I offer is facilitation and structured integration support: preparation, a well-held experience, and a practical arc afterward so insight becomes lived change.

For many people this works beautifully alongside therapy — some clients bring what emerges here into their existing therapy, and I fully support that. If you're in acute crisis or need clinical care, that comes first, and I'll say so.

The full arc — a 1:1 medicine ceremony plus a 12-week integration journey — starts at $3,500. A ceremony with core integration support (a focused 3–4 session arc) starts at $2,200. Standalone integration coaching — for work you've done elsewhere, or for doing this work without medicine — is $180 per session, or $650 for a four-session arc.

Every container begins with a fit-and-scope conversation, so you'll know exactly what your arc includes before anything is decided. Co-facilitation with my partner Leah Fae is available as an option we discuss in advance.

Yes. What you share with me — through the contact form, on calls, in preparation, in ceremony, and in integration — stays between us. I don't share client names or stories, and nothing you write through the site goes anywhere except directly to me.

Two honest caveats: I'm not a regulated health professional, so this is a personal and professional commitment rather than a legally protected privilege like doctor–patient confidentiality. And if I ever believed you or someone else was in serious danger, I would act to keep you safe — that's the one place care overrides privacy.

If co-facilitation with Leah Fae is part of your container, she holds the same commitment.

Two spaces, and we choose together. In Toronto: a dedicated, quiet ceremony space in the city's East end. In Thornbury: a nature-immersed space near Georgian Bay, with forest and water a short walk away. If another setting feels right for your journey, a custom location is something we can discuss.

Integration sessions happen in person or online, so distance isn't a barrier for the ongoing work. You travel to the ceremony space; everything beyond that is part of the planning we do together.

With a conversation — that's genuinely all. Book a free discovery call, or write to me through the contact form if writing feels easier. There's no pressure and no pitch: it's space to ask anything, including anything on this page, and to feel out whether this path and this pairing are right for you.

If it's a fit, we design the arc together. If it isn't, or the timing is wrong, I'll tell you honestly.