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Pierre Bouchard LPC

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) and somatic psychotherapy

Providing therapy and meditation instruction to help people live juicier lives and offer their greatest gifts to the world.

01/18/2026

Hi lovelies,
Three colleagues and I are offering an advanced training on holding and physical touch in psychedelic spaces. Dylan Rivard, Fortunato Perkins, Love Mercury, and I have all taught together before, and we’ve wanted to create something like this for a while.
Touch is one of the most powerful tools we have in this work. It’s also one of the trickiest to learn, because it can’t really be taught through lecture. It has to be practiced, felt, and refined through feedback.
This training is for practitioners who’ve completed foundational training and want to go deeper into the embodied, relational dimensions of the work.
Swipe through for more details. Reach out to Welcome@liminalartsinstitute.com if you’re interested.

01/12/2026

New piece up on the Substack.
Psychology can become a small room. Spirituality can become a mystical cage. Neither territory completes the picture alone.
This one’s about the shadow of each direction, what happens when we only know one, and why “trust the medicine” isn’t the same as discernment.
Link in bio.

12/29/2025

There’s a moment when all your tricks stop working. Your strategies for managing life just don’t work anymore. And then you have to meet life on life’s terms.
That’s where vertical territory begins. New post on Substack. Link in bio.

12/15/2025

You can know that you’re God and everyone else is God, and still be a complete as***le when your partner triggers you.
Vertical revelation and horizontal healing are different curriculums.
New post up. Link in bio.

12/06/2025

Thank you for having me on this year. Thank you for your nuanced conversations and the work you’re doing. Let’s do it again next year!

12/04/2025

Low-dose psilocybin has more in common with low-dose ketamine than it does with high-dose psilocybin.
We usually frame this work by substance. M**A for trauma. Psilocybin for mystical experience. Ketamine for depression.
But dose determines territory more than substance does.
Stan Grof named this decades ago. Psycholytic versus psychedelic. Mind-loosening versus mind-manifesting.
Both territories matter. One gets better headlines.
The real question isn’t which medicine. It’s which territory does this person actually need.
New post on the Substack. Link in bio.

12/01/2025

I’ve been quietly taking notes for a decade.
700+ psychedelic therapy sessions. What actually works, what doesn’t, what the research papers can’t capture. The humbling mistakes that taught me the most.
After ten years of sitting with people through some of the most profound experiences of their lives, I’m finally sharing what I’ve learned.
This isn’t another “psychedelics will save the world” take. It’s field notes from the trail, not proclamations from the mountaintop. Clinical artistry for practitioners—or those preparing to be.
First post is live today: the accidental beginning of all this.
Link in bio → Psychedelic Artistry on Substack

11/21/2025

10 years ago today, I experienced M**A for the first time.
Not at a party. Not recreationally. But held in a somatic trauma container by a colleague.
I wasn’t looking for this work; it found me. A freshly minted therapist studying somatic approaches, I’d never even encountered M**A outside of hearing about it as “that party drug.”
That single session changed the course of my career.
What began as curiosity became dedication. Within a year, I was sitting in ceremony with colleagues, keeping careful notes, learning protocols, discovering what worked. 700 sessions later, across various medicines and modalities, here we are.
This decade has taught me that psychedelic therapy isn’t about the medicine itself but about reading what each unique psyche needs. About knowing when someone needs structural support versus dissolution. About recognizing the thousand small moments where healing becomes possible.
To my teachers, my clients who’ve trusted me with their deepest work, my colleagues who’ve held space alongside me: profound gratitude.
To this medicine path that has become my life’s work: I bow.
Here’s to continuing to learn what it means to companion others through these profound territories of healing and transformation. 🙏

09/20/2025

Trying to decide which book to crack open first… and hoping it’s the toughest decision I have to make today. Wishing you a pause of your own today, wherever you find it.

07/07/2025

I’m really excited to share this article interview with

We had a great talk about somatics as well as the 3 axis model. Check it and the rest of Jonathan’s podcast out.

04/02/2025

The art of holding space during long journeys isn't just about what we do—it's about how we be.
Yesterday during our Facilitator's Craft call, someone asked how I manage to stay present and engaged for 6+ hour journeys. It made me reflect on what I've learned over thousands of hours of facilitation.
The practical skills are essential: selecting music, taking notes, tending the altar, sometimes offering touch. But what transforms these skills from technique into medicine is the quality of presence behind them.
When I was newer to this work, sitting still for hours felt almost impossible. My mind would race with thoughts about what I should be doing, saying, or thinking. I'd find myself bored, distracted, or overanalyzing.
Now I understand that true presence comes from dropping out of the analytical mind and into the direct sensory experience of being. Resting in my heart. Feeling the music. Sensing the room. Meeting another human from that embodied place.
This isn't separate from the "skills" of facilitation—it's what animates them with life.
For those of you doing this work: how do you navigate long periods of holding space? What helps you stay present without draining your energy?

03/31/2025

THE FACILITATOR'S CRAFT: Monthly Office Hours

For new and emerging psychedelic practitioners looking for guidance, connection, and growth.

I'm hosting our monthly free call this Tuesday at 10am MST - a space where we can explore real questions about this work together.

Share challenges from recent sessions
Get feedback on approaches to specific situations
Connect with fellow practitioners
Navigate the nuances of facilitation in community

Whether you've recently completed a training program or you're working to refine your practice, this is a place to bring your authentic questions and insights.

This isn't just me teaching—it's about us refining our craft together through shared wisdom and experience.

⏰ First Tuesday of every month at 10am MST
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