physis integration

WELCOME TO PHYSIS

Physis [fahy-sis] offers Psychedelic-Informed Relational Psychotherapy as well as individual and group psychedelic integration support for those who have experienced, or will be experiencing, the transformational processes of psychedelic-assisted therapies, plant medicine ceremonies, or any such experience with psychoactive plants that might have expanded and deepened the individual consciousness.

While these experiences act as a catalyst to the therapeutic process, they are not the therapeutic process itself. Psychotherapy and Integration are key components to making the most of what emerges from experiences in expanded states, while the real work starts after those experiences have taken place in order to create lasting change; tending to and honouring what may have been revealed. A successful integration process is the determining factor between distress and equanimity, chaos and calm, risk and safety.

PSYCHEDELIC-INFORMED
Relational PSYCHOTHERAPY

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Group Integration

and Sharing Circles

Physis Community and Integration

At Physis we aim to create a sense of community and belonging for people to come together on a regular basis, connect, and support one another. In addition to individual psychotherapy and psychedelic integration, we offer monthly integration group meetings - our sharing circles.

Whether through one-on-one sessions or our sharing circles, we aim to provide the sense of collective healing through continuity, security, and support that you might currently lack or yearn for more of.

‘We can see our choices and the consequences of our actions through a lens of interconnectedness and shared responsibility. And we can learn to tap into a larger field of awareness that puts us in better touch with our inner resources, with one another, and with the fabric of all life.’ ― Dr. Lisa Miller, The Awakened Brain

MEET ALESSIA

I am a London based, Italian-British relational psychotherapist, group facilitator, and visual artist, currently undergoing advanced clinical training in the two-year post-graduate Depth Relational Process at The Institute of Psychedelic Therapy (UK). I have studied with institutions in Italy, USA, UK, and Canada. My training is in Integrative and Relational Psychotherapy with a trauma-informed approach, Somatic Attachment Therapy, Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration and Mindfulness.

I have a strong interest in the teachings of indigenous cultures, specifically the Shipibo-Conibo of the Peruvian Amazon and the Navajo-Diné in the Arizona-Utah border. Additionally, I am passionate about ecology, biocultural and wildlife conservation, with a focus on various regions of Kenya and Namibia, as well as the Amazon rainforest.

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