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Psychedelic preparation & integration · In person in London & online
Psychedelic Integration Hypnotherapy
Make sense of psychedelic or plant medicine experiences and integrate their insights safely into everyday life. Ericksonian hypnotherapy with Michele Occelli, in London or online.
- Postgraduate diploma, DistinctionEricksonian Hypnotherapy
- Diploma, DistinctionNLP, Advanced Level
- Registered and insuredGHR and GHSC
- 5.0 from 69 Google reviews
- Since 2010 15+ years' clinical practice
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The short answer
Can hypnotherapy help with psychedelic integration?
In brief
Yes. Hypnotherapy can help you prepare for a psychedelic or plant medicine experience with clear intentions and steady inner resources, and afterwards make sense of it, settle what feels unresolved and turn its insights into practical changes in everyday life.
Psychedelic experiences often arrive as a flood of images, emotions and sensations that can be hard to organise afterwards. Hypnosis is a natural, drug-free altered state in which you stay aware and grounded, which makes it a gentle way to get ready beforehand and, afterwards, to revisit that material, draw out what matters and let the rest settle.
I am Michele Occelli, a London hypnotherapist with over 15 years of clinical experience. My interest in altered states of consciousness goes back many years, and I meet these experiences with respect and openness, without imposing any belief system. I do not provide, source or promote psychedelic substances, and I do not guide sessions under their influence. This support is for people who have independently chosen to explore these experiences.
Recognise yourself?
When preparation or integration support can help
Before or after a retreat, a ceremony or a clinical trial, you do not have to manage it all on your own. You might recognise some of these:
In your mind
- Feeling anxious or unclear about your intentions ahead of a planned experience
- Insights that felt vivid at the time but are now hard to hold on to, or difficulty making sense of what you saw or felt
- Returning again and again to a difficult or frightening moment
In your body
- Feeling raw, restless or on edge since the experience
- Waves of emotion, such as grief, awe or fear, that still surface unexpectedly
- Disrupted sleep or a sense of not quite feeling grounded
In your behaviour
- Wanting to make changes but slipping back into old routines
- Finding it hard to talk about the experience with people close to you
- Feeling drawn to repeat the experience in search of clarity
Feeling uncertain beforehand, or unsettled after a powerful experience, is common, and support can help. You do not need to be in difficulty to benefit from integration.
Book a first session → The method
How psychedelic integration hypnotherapy works
In hypnosis, your attention becomes focused and absorbed, and the critical, analytical part of the mind steps back. In this state, the nervous system settles and the mind becomes more open to new responses. In our sessions, that allows us to work on four levels:
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Preparing with clear intentions
Before an experience, hypnosis helps you clarify what you are hoping to explore, strengthen your inner resources and build resilience, so you go in feeling grounded, and with simple techniques to return to calm if things feel intense.
- 02
Making sense of the experience
Insights often arrive in the middle of intense perceptions and emotions. In hypnosis we return to the experience in a calm, focused way, so you can separate what feels truly meaningful from the noise and put it into words.
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Settling what still feels unresolved
If the experience was challenging, or left you feeling unsettled, hypnosis helps your nervous system come back to a steadier baseline. We revisit difficult moments only as far as feels safe, drawing out their meaning without reliving their intensity.
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Bringing insights into daily life
A realisation can fade quickly once ordinary routines return. We identify the changes you want to make, in relationships, habits or work, and rehearse them in hypnosis, and give you self-hypnosis techniques to use between sessions, so the insight becomes something you live rather than something you remember, without needing another peak experience to find it.
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Book a first session
In person in London or online. Each session lasts 60 minutes.
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We start with a conversation
About the experience you are preparing for or have already had, what you hope for or what stayed with you, anything that feels difficult and what you would like to change in your life as a result.
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Hypnosis
I guide you into a relaxed, focused state. You stay aware and in control, can hear everything and can stop at any time.
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A plan that fits you
Preparation often takes one to three sessions, and some clients find a few sessions enough to ground their insights afterwards. Difficult experiences, or ones that have stirred up older patterns, usually benefit from a series of sessions, often between 4 and 8, reviewed together as we go.
The research
What does the research say about hypnotherapy for psychedelic integration?
Research on psychedelic integration is still emerging and limited, and I am not aware of controlled studies of hypnotherapy for integration specifically. What we do know is that clinical trials of psychedelic-assisted therapy build preparation and integration sessions into their protocols, reflecting a wide view that what happens afterwards matters. More broadly, a 2019 meta-analysis published in the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, which pooled results from 15 controlled studies, found that hypnosis produced a substantial reduction in anxiety compared with control conditions, which is relevant when an experience has left you unsettled. I will always be clear with you about what the evidence can and cannot tell us.
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In London or online
Psychedelic integration hypnotherapy in London or online
Online, wherever you are
Online sessions follow the same structure as in-person work, and many clients find it easier to relax at home.
- Over Zoom, FaceTime or WhatsApp
- Anywhere in the UK, or abroad while you travel
Low-income clinic: a limited number of reduced-rate sessions each month. Ask about availability · All fees and gift certificates
Your hypnotherapist
About Michele Occelli
I am a registered hypnotherapist practising since 2010, with postgraduate diplomas in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy and NLP from the British Hypnosis Research and Training Institute. I trained with Dr Ernest L. Rossi and Dr Stephen Gilligan, both direct students of Milton H. Erickson.
- Practising since
- 2010
- Registration
- GHR & GHSC, fully insured
- Method
- Ericksonian & clinical hypnotherapy
- Locations
- London, NW1 & online
- GHR
- GHSC
FAQ
FAQs about psychedelic integration hypnotherapy
Still have a question? Get in touch or call 07939 228 212.
Can you help me prepare for a psychedelic experience?
Yes. If you have independently chosen to take part in a retreat, a ceremony or a clinical trial, hypnosis can help you clarify your intentions, strengthen your inner resources and feel more grounded and resilient before you go. We do not discuss where or how to obtain substances, and many of them are illegal in the UK. Our sessions use hypnosis only, and the aim is to help you arrive feeling steady and clear, and to have a foundation in place for integration afterwards.
How many sessions of psychedelic integration hypnotherapy will I need?
It depends on what you are looking for. Preparation for a planned experience often takes one to three sessions. For integration, some clients want to clarify and ground a few key insights, and find that a small number of sessions is enough. Where an experience was difficult, or has stirred up older material, a series of sessions over several weeks usually works best. We will review your progress together as we go.
How much does psychedelic integration hypnotherapy cost in London?
A 60-minute session costs £150, whether in person in London or online. If you would like to commit to a series of sessions, bundles bring the price down to £140 per session (3 sessions) or £130 per session (6 sessions). A limited number of reduced-rate sessions are available each month through my low-income clinic.
My experience was difficult and I still feel unsettled. Can hypnotherapy help?
Often, yes. Challenging experiences are more common than people expect, and feeling raw, confused or on edge for a while afterwards is something we can work with gently, at your pace, helping your body settle before we explore what happened. If you are experiencing persistent distress or ongoing changes in perception, or you feel unsafe or are having thoughts of harming yourself, please contact your GP or call NHS 111 first. Hypnotherapy can then be a helpful complement to medical support.
Will you judge my experience or my beliefs about it?
No. Many people describe their experiences as spiritual, emotional or visionary, and some find them hard to put into words. I meet whatever you bring with respect and openness, without imposing any interpretation or belief system. My role is to help you find what the experience means for you and how you want to carry it into your life, not to tell you what it should mean.
Is hypnosis similar to a psychedelic state?
Both are altered states of consciousness, and some clients notice a familiar quality of open, non-judgemental awareness in hypnosis. The difference is that hypnosis involves no substances: you stay aware and in control throughout, can hear everything and can stop at any time. That steadiness is what makes it useful for revisiting an intense experience without being overwhelmed by it again.
Book psychedelic preparation and integration hypnotherapy
Whether you are preparing for an experience or integrating one, recent or years ago, uplifting or difficult, you do not need to have it all figured out before getting in touch. If it is still asking for your attention, that is reason enough to start.