Format: 6-week virtual course, twice weekly sessions (60-90 minutes each)
Start Date: September 2025
Limited Enrollment: 20 participants maximum for intimate cohort experience
Course Description: In this immersive 6-week course, practitioners will master the art of designing meaningful, patient-centered experiences in psychedelic therapy. Grounded in life-centered design and design thinking principles, you’ll gain the tools to craft meaningful experiences across every stage of the therapeutic journey—preparation, journey, and integration.
[set]ting the stage for patient-centered care
Finding the right therapist can feel like dating: a delicate process of finding mutual fit, often during moments of crisis. From the tone of a medical intake form to the ambiance of your office, every detail serves as a vital touchpoint in a patient’s healing journey. Design is in the details. What feels safe and nurturing for one person may feel overwhelming for another—understanding these nuances is key to creating effective therapeutic environments.
This course helps you create safe, nurturing, and effective environments tailored to your patients ensuring every interaction is intentional and impactful.
Whether enhancing your current practice or building a new clinic, retreat, or service, you’ll leave with a personal design blueprint and a set of prototypes to deepen patient care.
Course Details
KEy Themes
Life-Centered Design
Adopt a holistic design approach that transforms patient empathy and understanding into designs that cultivate safety, care, and connection. Learn techniques for mapping patient journeys and designing empathetic touch points.
Communication & Storytelling
Master the art of intentional communication through aesthetic and verbal tonality. Clearly convey your unique approach to help individuals and groups understand who you are and how you work.
Sensory Design
Build a personalized toolkit for crafting multi-sensory experiences, adaptable for both individuals and groups. Harness all five senses to design cohesive experiences for preparation, journey, and integration.
Rituals and Containers
Learn to create meaningful rituals and intentional "containers" — emotional, spatial, temporal, and behavioral — for healing and transformation. Co-create experiences that blend art, somatics, nature, and patient-centered practices to inspire sustainable change beyond the journey.
Who Should Attend
Licensed Mental Health & Wellness Practitioners seeking to enhance their therapeutic environments and patient experiences through conscious design principles.
Clinical Researchers working in psychedelic medicine who want to optimize study environments and participant experiences within legal research frameworks.
Clinic Operators & Healthcare Entrepreneurs building new healing centers, retreat facilities, or wellness services who want to differentiate through intentional design.
Healthcare Administrators responsible for patient experience who recognize that every detail—from intake forms to waiting room ambiance—impacts healing outcomes.
Design Professionals interested in applying their skills to healthcare and healing contexts, particularly those curious about the intersection of design and consciousness.
Course Format & Structure
Medicine will not be served in this course.
Live Virtual Sessions
Twice weekly for 60-90 minutes each, combining skill-building content with collaborative mastermind feedback sessions.
Interactive Learning
Real-time Q&A with founder Elysa, guest lectures from leaders in design and psychedelic therapy, and peer collaboration opportunities.
Practical Application
Optional but recommended assignments (2-4 hours weekly) that allow you to immediately apply concepts to your practice or research.
Mastermind Component
Regular peer feedback sessions where you'll workshop design concepts and receive personalized guidance on your specific challenges.
Resource Library
Access to design templates, research methodologies, and case studies that you can adapt for your context.
Community Access
Upon completion, invitation to join ongoing mastermind community for continued learning and professional connection.
2025 Scholarship Application
Scholarships are available, apply here.
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