Our Augmented Psychotherapy Training (APT) is a 15-month program that provides participants with the knowledge and skills required to practice psychedelic therapy in a legal, safe, and evidence-based framework.

The APT program is conducted and continuously developed by experienced psychedelic therapists and leading researchers. The training covers two forms of psychedelic therapy:

1. In Psychedelic-Augmented Psychotherapy, altered states of consciousness are induced to promote the psychotherapy process. Altered states can be induced with pharmacological methods (e.g., psilocybin or ketamine) and non-pharmacological methods (e.g., immersive breathwork, stroboscopic light).
2. Integration-Focused Psychotherapy helps patients draw therapeutic benefits from psychedelic experiences that occur outside of the therapy setting. A related goal is to prevent and mitigate psychedelic-occasioned psychological harm.

The APT program follows a hybrid learning model: Over the course of 15 months, three intensive on-site trainings take place in Berlin, Germany. Furthermore, weekly online trainings are held throughout the program.

MIND offers APT courses in English and German.  The next German-language course will start on March 14, 2026. The next English-language course will start on November 15, 2025. 

Intensive week 1: November 15 - 21, 2025

Intensive week 2: June 20 - 26, 2026

Intensive week 3: February 20 - 26, 2027

The APT program is a professional training for medical doctors, psychotherapists, and other mental health professionals who wish to become psychedelic therapists or enhance their competencies in psychedelic therapy.

After successful completion of the training, a certificate in Psychedelic Therapy (Integration-Focused and Psychedelic-Augmented Psychotherapy) is awarded.

The APT program is conducted and continuously developed by the MIND Foundation together with leading international experts from the field of psychedelic research and therapy. The faculty includes staff of the MIND Foundation and the OVID Clinic as well as external clinicians and researchers.

The APT program teaches psychedelic therapy in a hybrid learning model: Over the course of 15 months, three intensive weeks take place on-site in Berlin, Germany. The on-site curriculum includes a varied program of theory units, practical exercises, and self-experience in altered states of consciousness. Furthermore, weekly online trainings are held over the entire duration of the program. The online sessions include various formats: Lectures with leading international experts, a journal club on psychedelic therapy and research, mentoring sessions with psychedelic experienced therapists, and meditation training. 

In addition to these formats, which follow a fixed schedule, APT participants complete the educational online program Molecules and the integration workshop Beyond Experience at their own pace. 

You can reach us via email or phone. Please make sure to read through the admission criteria and FAQs first.