physis integration

WELCOME TO PHYSIS

Physis [fahy-sis] offers Psychedelic-Informed Relational Psychotherapy as well as harm reduction, preparation, and integration for those who have experienced or will be experiencing the potentially transformational processes of psychedelic-assisted therapies, plant medicine ceremonies, or any other experiences and practices that expand and deepen individual consciousness. We also host monthly Reciprocity Circles.

Entheogens and techniques such as Holotropic Breathwork and various types of Kriyā have the capacity to reveal the depths of our psyche. However, while experiences with these plants, molecules, and practices can act as catalysts for the therapeutic process—often by bringing deep unconscious material into awareness—they are not the therapeutic process itself. Moreover, these experiences can at times leave us feeling confused or disoriented, requiring grounding and containment.

Psychotherapy, harm reduction, and integration, along with meaningful changes in lifestyle and habits, are key components for making the most of what has emerged or will emerge from experiences in expanded states. The work starts with harm reduction and preparation, then continues with integration after those experiences, creating lasting change by tending to and honouring what may have been revealed.

“Until you make the unconscious conscious,
it will direct your life and you will call it fate”

— C.G. Jung

Physis COMMUNITy & RECIPROCITY

Physis hosts monthly meetings designed to foster ethical discussions on the impact of the so-called “Psychedelic Renaissance” whilst placing reciprocity at the heart of our work.

In our Reciprocity Circles, we reflect on critical themes within the psychedelic space, including ethical responsibility, cultural understanding, sustainability, and the decolonisation of knowledge systems. Together, we examine the ongoing impact of structural oppression embedded in many psychotherapy models, as well as the manifestations of systemic oppression on both cultural and individual levels. We are interested to understand and address the tactics of colonialist powers, as well as discussing emerging models for the processing of cultural trauma. We create a respectful container to engage in conversations about Master Plants, honouring Indigenous traditions and the profound knowledge these communities share with us.

We recognise the importance of ecological awareness and interconnectedness, understanding that personal wellbeing is inherently linked to the health of our environment and the broader ecosystems we inhabit. Through our conversations, we hope to cultivate a sense of responsibility for the planet and our more-than-human kin, inspiring actions that reflect our interdependence.

Through mutual exchange and collaboration, we create a nurturing space where everyone can contribute to—and benefit from—the collective wisdom, healing, and harmony of the group.

“In the Western tradition there is a recognized hierarchy of beings, with, of course, the human being on top—the pinnacle of evolution, the darling of Creation—and the plants at the bottom. But in Native ways of knowing, human people are often referred to as “the younger brothers of Creation.” We say that humans have the least experience with how to live and thus the most to learn—we must look to our teachers among the other species for guidance. Their wisdom is apparent in the way that they live. They teach us by example. They’ve been on the earth far longer than we have been, and have had time to figure things out.”
―Robin Wall Kimmerer

“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.”

―William Blake

Philanthropic Support for Biocultural Conservation & Research

ALESSIA Chiappino

I am a London-based Italian-British relational psychotherapist (MBACP), group facilitator, and visual artist (MA). I am currently undergoing advanced clinical training for the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy at the Institute of Psychedelic Therapy (UK), as well as a Certificate in First Nations Indigenous Studies from the University of Alberta.

My core training is in Integrative and Relational Psychotherapy with a trauma-attuned approach. Additionally, I hold Postgraduate Certificates in Somatic Attachment Therapy, Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration, and Integrative Psychedelic Therapies.

I have a strong interest in the ancestral lineages of healing through teacher plants of the native peoples of the Americas. I learn directly and experientially from Indigenous groups, specifically the Navajo-Diné in North America and the Shipibo-Conibo of the Upper Peruvian Amazon, with whom I have participated in Master Plant Dietas as well as ceremonial uses of plant teachers in various traditional settings.

These experiences have fostered my passion for wildlife and biocultural conservation and have prompted me to support several NGOs and charities dedicated to protecting threatened habitats in the Western Amazon and regions of Africa. Through reciprocity projects, these organisations work to combat habitat loss, deforestation, the impact of post-colonial extractivism, spiritual appropriation, and forest and desert medicine tourism on Native communities.

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