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ATMA CENA Practitioners

Psychedelic & Ketamine Therapy training, clinical trials, & guiding you from training to practice in clinics across Canada through our CoCare Program

ATMA was the first private company in Canada to conduct legal psychedelic-assisted therapy with psilocybin, one of the active hallucinogens found in 'magic mushrooms'. For more information, visit www.atmajourney.com. OUR VISION:
A world where each individual is empowered to explore, optimize and heal themselves and their community through evidence-based science and the inner intelligence of psychedelics. OUR MISSION:
To bring the healing and transformative power of psychedelic medicine and psychedelic-assisted therapy to the world.

04/08/2026

Here's research that surprised even us: scientists are exploring whether psychedelic therapy could treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Strange connection? Not when you understand the gut-brain axis.

Your digestive system contains more neurotransmitters than your brain, earning it the nickname "second brain." IBS often correlates with anxiety, trauma, and nervous system dysregulation—exactly the conditions psychedelics have shown promise treating. If psychedelics help regulate the nervous system and reduce chronic stress responses, it makes sense they might impact gut health too.
This research is early stage, but it exemplifies the potential for psychedelic medicine to address conditions far beyond depression and anxiety. Your body is a system, not separate parts. Healing one aspect often ripples through everything else.

📚 Read more: https://journals.lww.com/jcge/abstract/2025/05000/psychedelic_assisted_therapy_as_a_promising.2.aspx

Gu tHealth | IBS | ATMA CENA | Holistic Healing

04/06/2026

The Clinical Pathway is for licensed mental health professionals preparing to deliver regulated psychedelic-assisted therapy—with a supported path into practice through the ATMA CENA CoCare Model.

If you're a psychologist, clinical social worker, licensed counsellor, or psychotherapist, this pathway gives you the comprehensive training and clinical structure to work with PAT protocols safely and effectively.

You'll master: clinical assessment for PAT suitability, contraindications and safety screening, session facilitation techniques, crisis management protocols, and sophisticated integration frameworks.

What makes this different? You don't just get trained and sent off alone. The experiential learning opportunities offer real-world experience, and the ATMA CENA CoCare model provides medical oversight, collaborative care structures, and ongoing support as you bring PAT into your practice.
This is for clinicians who want to expand what's possible for their clients—ethically, safely, and within regulated frameworks.

The Clinical Pathway begins with PAT Foundations (May 15th is our next registration deadline, if you've yet to take Foundations - but you can skip this if you've already completed it, or any previous "Introduction" cohort—or it’s equivalent), followed by Applied Clinical Practice in Psychedelic Therapy (the advanced portion—begins October 15th).

Ready to take the next step? Learn more: atmacena.com/psychedelic-therapy-training/clinical
Talk to a program advisor or explore the pathway—link in bio. 🎓

Clinical Pathway | ATMA CENA Training | Licensed Therapist | Professional Development

04/03/2026

Not everyone needs psychedelic therapy. Sometimes what you need is a skilled therapist who truly listens, who helps you navigate life's challenges with evidence-based approaches tailored to your unique situation.

ATMA CENA's network of therapists brings expertise across trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and life transitions. Whether you're exploring innovative treatments or building foundational mental health skills, we're here. Our therapists use modalities like CBT, DBT, somatic therapy, and EMDR—approaches proven to support lasting change. You get to choose what healing looks like for you. And we're here to support whatever path makes sense.

Learn more at atmacena.com

Therapy | Mental Health Support | ATMA CENA

04/01/2026

Ready to expand your clinical practice into psychedelic-assisted therapy? Our Pathways training programs are designed for where you are in your career.

Essentials Pathway provides foundational PAT knowledge for mental health professionals seeking to support clients or collaborate in this field.
Clinical Pathway offers advanced training for clinicians preparing to work in licensed PAT settings, including our CoCare model.
Prescriber Pathway supports physicians and nurse practitioners integrating PAT into practice.

All programs combine evidence-based knowledge, ethical frameworks, and experiential learning. Which pathway calls to you? 🛤️

03/30/2026

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Foundations is the entry point for ALL of our advanced pathways—Clinical, Prescriber, and Integrative. This course gives you essential knowledge about psychedelic history, therapeutic frameworks, ethics, safety protocols, and the foundations of preparation and integration work.

Whether you're a coach exploring this field, a licensed therapist preparing to work in PAT settings, or a healthcare provider considering prescriber training, everyone starts here.

What you'll learn:
✓ The history and science of psychedelic medicine
✓ Core therapeutic frameworks for PAT
✓ Ethics and safety in psychedelic-assisted therapy
✓ Preparation and integration fundamentals
✓ How psychedelics are used therapeutically across different modalities

This isn't superficial training. It's a comprehensive 21-hour course (21 CE credits) that covers the foundational knowledge every practitioner needs before advancing to specialized clinical work.

Next registration deadline: May 15th, 2026

This is where your PAT journey begins—with clarity, structure, and grounded education.

Learn more and register: atmacena.com/courses/psychedelic-assisted-therapy-foundations

Talk to a program advisor or enroll today—link in bio. 🎓

PAT Foundations | ATMA CENA Training | Psychedelic Education | Therapist Training | Professional Development

03/27/2026

More clients are asking about psychedelic therapy—and as a mental health professional, you want to provide informed, responsible guidance.

That's why we created The Therapist Starter Kit, with two free resources designed specifically for therapists navigating these conversations.

Download two clinical tools designed to help you:
✓ Understand the fundamentals of psychedelic-assisted therapy
✓ Evaluate whether a client may be suitable for PAT
✓ Approach these conversations safely and ethically

These resources come from our experience operating licensed psychedelic therapy clinics and training over 1,000 mental healthcare providers globally. They're practical, grounded, and designed for therapists who want to do this work responsibly.

You don't need to have all the answers yet. You just need the right foundation.

Download your free Therapist Starter Kit: atmacena.com/therapist-community-subscriber

This is where responsible psychedelic therapy education begins. 🌿📚

Therapist Resources | ATMA CENA | Mental Health Professionals | Psychedelic Therapy | Clinical Tools

03/25/2026

March stands on the threshold between winter and spring—not fully one, not yet the other. The ground is still frozen in some places while crocuses push through elsewhere. Ice melts into rivers. Days lengthen but nights still hold cold.

There's profound medicine in March's liminality. It teaches us that transformation doesn't happen all at once. It's messy, uneven, and requires patience. Some parts of you may be ready to bloom while others still need rest. Both are valid.

Your healing works the same way. You don't need to rush the process or force growth before you're ready. Some days you'll feel momentum. Others, you'll need to pause. The threshold itself is part of the journey.

This month, practice honoring where you actually are—not where you think you should be. Notice the small shifts. The extra light at day's end. The first bird returning. One degree warmer. One breath easier.

Beauty—and healing—don't always announce themselves loudly. Sometimes the most powerful transformations happen quietly, at the threshold. 🌱✨

ATMA CENA | Mindfulness | Seasonal Transitions | Threshold Moment

03/20/2026

There's a reason therapists are uniquely positioned to lead in psychedelic-assisted therapy.

As Sergio Rodriguez-Castillo Psychotherapy puts it — therapists already speak the language. They understand how the psyche works, how attachment shapes us, how early experiences echo into adulthood. Psychodynamics, transference, the long arc of a person's inner life. That foundation isn't just relevant in a psychedelic session... it's essential!

The field is looking for guides who can hold space for profound experiences with clinical depth and human wisdom. Therapists already are those people.

The question isn't whether you're qualified. It's whether you're ready to step in.

🌿 Explore our training pathways at atmacena.com/psychedelic-therapy-training

Psychedelic Therapy | Therapist Training | ATMA CENA Training | Psychedelic Assisted Therapy | Mental Health Professionals

03/18/2026

March in Canada brings the transition into spring—longer days, melting snow, the first signs of new growth. But seasonal transitions aren't just external. They affect our nervous systems, our energy levels, and our emotional wellbeing.

Your emotional heart health matters just as much as your physical heart health—and they're more connected than you might realize. Chronic stress, unresolved trauma, and emotional suppression create measurable changes in heart rate variability and cardiovascular function. Your body keeps the score.

The good news? Practices that support emotional wellness—therapy, breathwork, meditation, movement, connection—also support physical heart health. When you tend to grief, anxiety, or old wounds, you're not just healing your mind. You're healing your whole system.

As we move into spring, this is a powerful time to check in with both hearts. What needs tending as you emerge from winter? What emotional weather are you carrying that's ready to shift?

Honour the transition. Tend both hearts. They've been working for you all along.

Mind Body Connection | ATMA CENA | Emotional Health | Seasonal Wellness

03/17/2026

Our April Immersive is FULL!

This unique experience is in-person clinical experience designed for practitioners who want to deepen their understanding of psychedelic-assisted therapy by moving through the process from the client perspective.

When joining a group cohort, clinicians will experience the full arc of psychedelic care, from intake and preparation through dosing sessions and integration, while developing practical insight into intention setting, holding space, and integration approaches.

This course is offered to practitioners who have completed an ATMA CENA Training Pathway & want to deepen their experiential understanding of psychedelic assisted therapy.

If you fit this description and are open to engaging in the work as both a practitioner and a participant, speak with our student advisor today.

Learn more at atmacena.com/psychedelic-therapy-training

03/16/2026

Coming Soon: Psychedelic Therapy in Saskatoon

Evolve Counselling and Wellness has joined ATMA CENA to bring psychedelic-assisted therapy to Saskatchewan - and these new services will be available to the community soon!

Experienced team of Registered Social Workers and Psychotherapists. Evidence-based treatment for depression, PTSD, anxiety, and trauma.

Launching soon at 1022A 8th Street.

ATMA CENA Clinics | Psychedelic Therapy Saskatoon | Psychedelic Therapy Saskatchewan

03/13/2026

Thousands of years before Western science caught up, psychedelics were already serving as doorways to the spiritual realm — used intentionally, ceremonially, and with deep reverence across cultures worldwide.

As Sergio Rodriguez-Castillo Psychotherapy reminds us: that history didn't disappear just because the West arrived late to understanding it. It wasn't until figures like María Sabina brought these traditions into Western consciousness in the 1950s that psychedelics began to be viewed through any other lens.

The medicine hasn't changed. Our relationship to it has.

This is something ATMA CENA holds close. Our CEO, Reverdi Darda, is Métis — her family stood with Louis Riel during the Red River and North-West Resistance, fighting for the rights and recognition of Métis people. That history of advocating for what is right, even when the systems around you resist it, runs through the DNA of this organization.

It's part of why our work with Siksika First Nation feels less like a program and more like a continuation — of listening, of learning, and of building something that honours what these medicines have always been.

The Western world is only beginning to remember what so many communities never forgot.

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