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Take a couple deep breaths and notice whats happening inside. >> when youre facilitating the group session, its non-directive. its not -- its not talk therapy. >> a seasoned therapist, tom eckert, is with intertrek, a new company founded to train facilitators in oregon. tom and his late wife played a big role in bringing legalized psilocybin therapy services to the state. >> we were the first to bring this idea forward that maybe theres a campaign to bring this into existence. it passed in orego...

Mushroom and those hoping to harness its potential. in 2020 oregon residents voted to legalize psilocybin for therapeutic use, the first state in the u.s. to do so. in january the law took effect. >> you get to decide how big you want the group to be. >> it requires those who will administer psilocybin, or facilitators, to be trained and certified. >> during the role plays there might be some whispering. i want to make sure you can hear everything thats happening. >> courses aimed to help facili...

In November 2020, Oregon voters passed Measure 109, which allows the psychedelic compound psilocybin to be administered to adults in licensed service centers. The state’s first cohort of trained psilocybin-assisted therapy facilitators are completing their programs this spring.

Certified practitioners in Oregon will be able to use blankets, eye masks and even stuffed animals to guide patients

Hundreds of psilocybin facilitators from around the state have now graduated or are near the end of their programs.

Oregon is taking a step in its pioneering of legalized psilocybin therapy with the graduation of the first group of students trained in how to accompany patients

Hundreds of psilocybin facilitators from around the state have now graduated or are near the end of their programs.

Hundreds of psilocybin facilitators from around the state have now graduated or are near the end of their programs.

Since Oregon is the first state to regulate the legal use of psilocybin, what federal laws will mean for the industry is theoretical.

The first cohorts of psilocybin facilitators graduate this month from a program outside Portland. It's a necessary step before licensure in Oregon.