Augmented Psychotherapy Training (APT)
Augmented Psychotherapy Training (APT)
Augmented Psychotherapy Training (APT)
A Professional Training in Psychedelic Therapy
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:
- 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).
- 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
Who is this training for?
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.
Certification
After successful completion of the training, a certificate in Psychedelic Therapy (Integration-Focused and Psychedelic-Augmented Psychotherapy) is awarded.
Who develops and conducts this psychedelic therapist training?
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.
APT Info Events
Do you wish to become a psychedelic therapist or enhance your competencies in psychedelic therapy? We offer monthly info events in English and German, moderated by members of the APT team.
APT online event + info talk May
Wednesday, 21. May 2025
APT online event + info talk June
Wednesday, 18. June 2025
Learning Formats
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.
Learning Outcomes
The APT program follows the principles of outcome-based education. The following twelve broadly defined APT Outcomes cover all essential basic and practical competences of psychedelic therapists:
Basic Competencies
1. Apply psychotherapeutic concepts, methods, and attitudes in psychedelic therapy
2. Understand the scientific, medical, and philosophical foundations of psychedelic therapy
3. Understand the diverse cultural, social, and medical history of psychedelics
4. Comply with legal requirements and address ethical challenges
5. Understand and incorporate existential aspects of psychedelic experiences
6. Cultivate a learning-oriented attitude toward psychedelic self-experience and reflect on its relevance for shaping therapeutic processes
Practical Competencies
7. Cooperate and communicate professionally with colleagues in multi-professional teams and health care institutions
8. Prevent and mitigate adverse effects of psychedelics
9. Screen patients and plan treatments
10. Prepare patients for psychedelic experiences
11. Induce and accompany psychedelic experiences in appropriate settings
12. Support patients in the integration of psychedelic experiences and assist their transition to the post-treatment phase
Psychedelic therapist training - when does the next course start?
The next APT course in English will start on November 15, 2025.
The next APT course in German will start on March 14, 2026.
We are constantly screening applications and admitting applicants for upcoming APT courses.
A limited number of spots is available in each course. The spots are being filled continuously. We recommend applying as early as possible.
Do you have questions?
You can reach us via email or phone. Please make sure to read through the admission criteria and FAQs first.
