Name
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First Name
Last Name
Email
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Date of Birth
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What do you wish to gain, or what is your intention for pursuing a psychedelic experience?
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Please list any significant life changes or stressful events you have experienced recently (jobs, marital, children, pregnancy, abortion, relationship, legal, financial, health, housing, losses, abuse, addiction)
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If "Yes”, describe the substance(s), dose(s), set(s) and setting(s), including whether for recreational, therapeutic or ceremonial use?
What are your attitudes or concerns about doing psychedelic experiences? Please detail any concerns.
Do you currently have a psychiatrist, psychologist or counselor? If “Yes”, please indicate which type and how often you see this person. If none, please indicate as "N/A":
Have you ever been hospitalized for a psychiatric condition? If yes, please give the dates and describe the circumstances. If no, please indicate as "N/A":
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Do you have any history of substance abuse? Have you ever been treated for substance abuse? If so, please describe. If no, please indicate as "N/A":
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Do you have any medical conditions? If “yes”, please describe and indicate (severity, age of occurrence, medical care, treatment, etc.) If none, please indicate as "N/A":
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Please list all prescribed medication you are currently taking. If none, please indicate with "N/A":
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What friend(s), loved one, counsel or other trusted person(s) do you speak with about this work?
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What practices do you have that you feel will be beneficial in helping you to integrate this experience into your life? (e.g., bodywork, journaling, meditation, time in nature, art, dance, yoga, etc.).
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Green Flags
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The client has spent many hours in talk therapy, groups, counselling, or coaching understanding themselves.
Expresses a passionate desire to do deep work
Is on their own journey of self discovery (self aware)
Is sometimes aware of something blocking them, keeping them stuck
Has a regular meditation/breathwork/yoga practice
Open minded
Spiritually inclined and has spiritual practises
Has the ability to surrender and let go of control
Already had positive psychedelic experiences
Enthusiastic about treatment - ready to heal
Appreciates how important integration and bodywork are and has a plan to implement them after the treatment
Positive regard for psychedelic therapy
Cost is not an issue when it comes to healing themselves
Understands the value of this work
Trusting in you, the process, and themselves
Is prepared and ready for this work
Doesn’t have expectations for what they will get
Has little pharmaceutical consumption
Is well informed about psychedelics/therapy
Has a good support network and uses it
Red Flags
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Be especially careful with clients who check one or several of the following
boxes. These issues warrant further investigation. Few of them are deal
breakers in terms of treatment, but they may indicate a poor client for
psychedelic therapy, or a less than optimal outcome from treatment. Red flags should alert you to the fact that these people have some issues around
treatment and it might be a good idea to slow things down and do more
investigation, likely in the form of a few therapy sessions to get to know them
first hand.
Desperation - “ you are my last hope!!!”
Expectation that the treatment will “fix” them
Demonstrates resistance to healing
Wanting to rush into treatment - pushing to book treatment or having an agenda
Demonstrates a need to drive the process
Controlling behaviour/rigid mindset
Borderline or unstable personality
A history of Bipolar
Family history of schizophrenia
Severe Trauma/dissociation
High anxiety or panic attacks
Poor or little emotional disregulation
Little or no support network for treatment at home
Partner/family unsupportive of treatment or is not aware
Going through a difficult/turbulent time (loss of loved one, divorce, loss of job, home, illness, etc.)
Cannot afford to follow through with several treatments if indicated. Treatment can open a pandora’s box in some trauma survivors
“Cost is an issue” may indicate how little they value this work or themselves especially when they clearly have money for other indulgences
Suicidal ideation. Treatment can activate this and make it worse.
History of Psychosis
Heart Condition
High Blood Pressure
Use of pharmaceuticals and / or other drugs, particularly SSRI’s and antipsychotics, even viagara
Eplileptic
Negative attitude toward treatment and life in general / victim mentality
Paranoid, untrusting, unsettled
Negative transference toward one or both of the therapists
Doesn’t accept responsibility for own mental health
Can’t keep secrets. This is for your own protection
Lack of an “I” focus about them/seeking validation from others
Contacting you many times prior to intake and beyond - always with more questions/concerns (untrusting)
Is a friend or family member. Only treat those at arms length
Provides few details on questionnaire in some areas - you must probe these during intake
Today's Date
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