About us

Psychedelic Affirming Education exists to help licensed clinicians meet an emerging reality with clarity and care. We provide evidence-based, ethically grounded training that bridges research and real-world practice—so you can respond to psychedelic experiences in therapy with confidence, integrity, and respect for your scope. Our work is rooted in clinical experience, lived reality, and a commitment to accessible, humane mental health care.

Who we are

We are clinicians, researchers, and educators who work at the intersection of mental health, ethics, and psychedelic-informed care. Our backgrounds span academic research, active clinical practice, and lived experience navigating healthcare systems, giving us a grounded view of what providers actually need. We believe clinicians deserve training that is rigorous without being gatekept, practical without being reductive, and innovative without losing ethical footing. We design our courses to bridge research and the therapy room, helping licensed professionals respond to what’s already happening in practice with clarity, competence, and care.

Our purpose

Our purpose is to raise the standard of how psychedelic experiences are understood and held in mental health care. We exist to bridge the widening gap between what clients are bringing into therapy and what most training prepares clinicians to meet. By offering education that is evidence-based, ethically grounded, and rooted in real clinical practice, we help providers respond with competence rather than hesitation, care rather than hype, and clarity rather than fear. In doing so, we aim to support a more humane, accessible, and whole-person approach to mental health in a rapidly changing field.

Why choose us

Psychedelic Affirming Education was built by clinicians for clinicians. We understand the tension between wanting to help and wanting to stay ethical, grounded, and within scope. In a field filled with hype, speculation, and expensive gatekeeping, we offer something different: rigorous, practical, and compassionate education. Our work bridges research and real therapy-room realities, so you can meet what’s already happening in your practice with confidence rather than confusion.

Clinically Grounded, Not Theoretical

Our courses are designed around real conversations, real dilemmas, and real decisions you face in session—not abstract models or future promises.

Ethical Without Being Paralyzing

We help you navigate boundaries, scope, and uncertainty with clarity, so ethics become a source of confidence rather than fear.

Accessible by Design

High-quality education shouldn’t be reserved for those who can afford luxury programs. We keep our training affordable, practical, and usable for working clinicians.

Meet your presenters

Dr. Peter H. Addy

PhD, LPC, LMHC

Dr. Peter H. Addy is an expert in the field of psychedelic substances and states of consciousness. Studying psychedelics since 2008, Dr. Addy has established himself as an authority on the transformative effects of transcendence and wholeness.

Dr. Addy's knowledge and expertise have made him a highly sought-after speaker and presenter, having given talks internationally on a range of topics related to spirituality, transpersonal states, psychedelic science, and research methodology.

Dr. Addy is also an accomplished writer, having authored numerous scientific articles, book chapters, and popular press articles on typical and atypical psychedelics, substance abuse, and spirituality.

Dr. Peter's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterhaddy/

Dr. Lindsay Wilkinson

ND, LAc

Dr. Lindsay Wilkinson, ND, LAc is a dual-licensed Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncturist with over 10 years of experience specializing in integrative and trauma-informed mental health care.

She is the founder, owner, and Medical Director of Áureo, an integrative ketamine clinic in Portland, Oregon, where she provides full-spectrum ketamine-assisted therapy alongside naturopathic medicine, acupuncture, and lifestyle interventions to support patients with anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD, and complex trauma.

Dr. Wilkinson leads a multidisciplinary team, develops clinical protocols, and mentors providers while maintaining a high-touch, whole-person approach to care. Her work bridges evidence-based medicine with compassionate, root-cause healing, with a focus on creating safe, collaborative environments where both patients and clinicians can thrive.

Dr. Lindsay's Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-wilkinson-nd-lac-64236253


Continuing Education Approvals and Information

NBCC-Approved Provider 
Psychedelic Affirming Education has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7579. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Psychedelic Affirming Education is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Our qualifying programs are designed to meet continuing education requirements for the following boards:
  • Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon
  • Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists (OAR 833-080-0011)
  • Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers (OAR 877-025-0011)
  • Oregon Board of Psychology (OAR 858-040-0015)
  • Oregon Psilocybin Services (OAR 333-333-3300)
  • Washington Examining Board of Psychology (WAC 246-924-240)
  • Washington Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Social Workers Advisory Committee (WAC 246-809-620)
Please note: The responsibility for substantiating that a particular program meets the requirements rests solely with the licensee. 
5 out of 5
Peter is one of the most thoughtful and well-informed people I know in the psychedelic space. He's constantly learning and turns that knowledge into meaningful support for others. He approaches this work with a lot of care. Whether it's integration or preparation, his perspective is always genuinely helpful.
Kat Love
Google Review
Peter has been an incredible colleague and teacher. He has proven himself to be an apt problem solver and vital member of our team. He is highly adaptable and keenly insightful. When I have experienced him as a facilitator of altered states work I have felt safe, well informed, and professionally guided. Peter is intensely capable academically and therapeutically.
Dr. Olivia Giguere, Naturopathic Physician
Clinic Director, Synaptic Institute
I have attended trainings, clinical group supervision, and case consultations with Peter. Dr. Addy has a deep understanding of the human condition supported by his breadth of knowledge and studies. I have experienced Peter's compassion, curiosity, connectedness and creativity. All of which is put into practice helping others, colleagues included.
Jerem Ernst, LPC
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