Consciousness Medicine

We believe consciousness medicine* is a more precise description of what is currently referred to as psychedelic medicine. We predict that over the next 20 years, it will become the standard term to describe this therapeutic approach because psychedelic medicines heal us by amplifying our consciousness rather than restricting it. By courageously exploring what is in our consciousness and then integrating it, we begin to heal.

Depression, obsessive behaviors, anxiety, addiction, and trauma frequently share a similar experiential quality: a stuck, habitual, and painful repetition of thoughts, feelings, sensations, memories and behaviors. The repetitive and stuck nature of these experiences is essentially a narrowing or constriction of consciousness. This narrowing diminishes our openness and curiosity to all of our experience, and limits our experiential and emotional flexibility. Consciousness medicine can rapidly open us to all the parts of our inner world and support greater self-acceptance and healthy self-love. When we approach our depressed, anxious, obsessive, fearful, traumatized, addictive parts with compassion, curiosity, courage and clarity, and then integrate them, we begin to heal and become whole again.

Currently, the types of consciousness medicine we offer are Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy and Psilocybin-Assisted therapy. Both forms of consciousness medicine have the capacity to deeply heal when used judiciously with the right person at the right time in their life. They are different medicines and it is important to match the right medicine to the right person! We are happy to discuss which medicine would be a better fit for you at this time. Please contact us for a complementary “meet and greet”! t: 541.482.2824 or info@ashlandcm.com

MDMA-assisted therapy is another type of consciousness medicine that will (hopefully) soon be legally accessible.

*Ashland Consciousness Medicine would like to thank Francoise Bourzat for writing “Consciousness Medicine”, the inspiration for the name of this clinic and a fantastic synonym for psychedelic medicine.