Making Sense of Psychedelic Insights: The Role of Integration Therapy
A psychedelic session can feel like a powerful storm—beautiful, overwhelming, sometimes confusing. You might come out of it with vivid memories, emotional breakthroughs, or a sense that something meaningful happened… but then what?
That’s where integration therapy comes in.
Integration is the process of taking what you experienced—emotionally, physically, or spiritually—and making sense of it in your day-to-day life. It’s not about decoding every image or memory. It’s about allowing what surfaced to inform how you live, relate, and heal.
Why Integration Matters
During a ketamine-assisted session, your mind loosens its grip on the usual patterns. Old wounds can surface. New perspectives emerge. But these insights can fade quickly without the right container to hold them.
Integration therapy helps turn that fleeting clarity into something lasting. It’s where we explore:
What showed up in the experience that still lingers?
What felt true, even if it didn’t make logical sense?
What wants to shift in your relationships, your habits, your self-talk?
And importantly—what support do you need to make those shifts real?
The Role of the Body
I blend somatic therapy into integration work because the body often holds the deeper story. You might leave a session feeling lighter, but then tightness returns to your chest or your jaw clenches again. That’s your nervous system asking for attention too.
Through somatic work, we listen to the body’s language—sensation, tension, breath—and let it guide the process of healing. Sometimes what couldn’t be said during the experience finds expression through movement, stillness, or simply feeling safe enough to soften.
Integration Is Ongoing
There’s no deadline for integration. Sometimes meaning arrives days or even weeks after a session. Other times, it’s about staying present to the fact that something has shifted, even if you can’t name it yet.
Integration sessions give you space to reflect, to notice what’s emerging, and to reconnect with your intentions. Whether you’re navigating grief, anxiety, or simply a sense of disconnection, these moments of insight can become anchors—if we make time to honor them.
You Don’t Have to Make Sense of It Alone
You don’t need to figure everything out on your own. Integration isn’t homework. It’s an invitation to deepen your relationship with yourself—gently, honestly, and with curiosity.
If you’re exploring psychedelic therapy or working with ketamine, and you’re feeling unsure about what to do with what came up, I’m here to help. This part—the after—is just as important as the session itself.
Let’s make space for the meaning.