The course also includes experiential learning through guiding and sitting demonstrations with Daniel McQueen, Alison McQueen, Kristen, and Skye, along with an art-based exercise on becoming a guide. This training provides a strong foundation for those seeking to deepen their understanding of psychedelic therapy and develop the skills necessary for guiding mindful, healing experiences.
Webinars included:
Theory
- Important Mindful Journeywork Concepts in MBPT (41 mins)
- Theory of Mindful Guidework (35 mins)
- The Mindful Guidework Practice for Sitters and Guides (1 hr, 30 mins)
- Basic Attending Interventions & Handling Difficult Experiences (1 hr, 17 mins)
- Stages of Integration in Psychedelic Therapy (27 mins)
- Becoming a Guide Art Experiental (29 mins)
- Sitting Demonstration 1 – Daniel (1hr, 10 mins)
- Guiding Demonstration 1 – Daniel (1hr, 12 mins)
Practice
- Prepping the Space and Self (36 mins)
- Preparing a Client for a Psychedelic Experience with Alison McQueen (55 mins)
- Body Scan Demo with Alison McQueen (10 mins)
- Introduction to Music Facilitation for Psychedelic Experiences (1hr, 22 mins)
- Guiding Demonstration 3 – Kristen & Skye (1hr, 5 mins)
- Guiding Demonstration 2 – Daniel (1hr, 2 mins)
- Guiding Demonstration 4 – Kristen & Skye (1hr, 5 mins)
About the Instructors
Daniel McQueen, MA is the Executive Director and Lead Educator for Medicinal Mindfulness Academy and Psychedelic Sitters School. He serves as a Psychedelic Specialist Guide with the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness and is a Professional Psychedelic Chaplain with the IDMT Church (DMTx Project).
Daniel is the author of Psychedelic Cannabis: Therapeutic Methods and Unique Blends to Treat Trauma and Transform Consciousness. He holds a Master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University (2012).
With over twenty-five years of transformational and healing arts experience, Daniel has immersed himself in a wide range of spiritual and psychological traditions, including advanced training in energy healing, transformational alchemy, and shamanic practices. He has studied directly with legacy psychedelic practitioners across multiple lineages and modalities.
Daniel is trained in MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy through the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS, 2011). He is certified in CPR and trained in end-of-life Hospice support, psychedelic mental-health crisis intervention, and suicide-intervention protocols.
Alison McQueen, MA, LPC, ATR-BC, ACS (she/her) is the Clinical Director and Co-Founder of the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness clinic. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Board Certified Art Therapist, and Approved Clinical Supervisor. Alison also serves as a Board Member and Natural Medicine Personal Use Support Practitioner with the Medicinal Mindfulness Foundation non-profit, and is a Lead Instructor for Psychedelic Sitters School.
With 15 years of experience in the mental health field, Alison specializes in trauma-informed, mindfulness-based psychedelic therapy, art therapy, somatic trauma work, and psychedelic integration. She has extensive training in MDMA-Assisted, Cannabis-Assisted, Ketamine-Assisted, and Psilocybin-based support services and harm reduction. Alison served as Sub-Investigator and MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapist/Researcher in an FDA-approved MAPS Phase 2 clinical trial for complex PTSD.
Alison holds a Master of Transpersonal Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Art Therapy from Naropa University, along with advanced training in somatic trauma work through the Somatic Training Institute. She brings together clinical expertise, research experience, and international art-therapy work to support clients and students in cultivating authenticity, resilience, and post-traumatic growth.
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