Living with a serious or life-limiting illness can bring up questions and emotions that are difficult to put into words. Fear, uncertainty, grief, changes in identity, and questions about meaning or mortality can become part of everyday life. Even with strong support from family, friends, or a medical team, it can be difficult to find space to talk openly about what it means to face serious illness or the end of life.
Psilocybin-assisted therapy can offer a different space to explore some of these experiences. You may find yourself thinking about fear of death, relationships, meaning, spirituality, unfinished conversations, or what feels most important to you now. The experience may also simply give you space to be with emotions that have been difficult to talk about or make room for.
At Reset, we understand that this work is very personal. We take time to understand what you're facing, what support you already have, and what you're hoping for from the experience. Psilocybin is not a replacement for medical or palliative care, but it may be something you choose to explore alongside the care and support you're already receiving.
What to Expect
Preparation: You’ll spend at least two hours preparing with your facilitator before your psilocybin session. This gives you time to talk openly about what you’re facing and what you hope to get from the experience. You may want to talk about fear, grief, relationships, spirituality, meaning, death, or things that feel unfinished. You’ll also discuss your health, medications, physical needs, and anything we need to consider to make the experience as comfortable and supportive as possible.
Administration Session: Your psilocybin session is private, with your facilitator there throughout the experience. You don’t need to spend the session thinking about your illness or the end of life. You may find yourself thinking about those things, or the experience may take you somewhere completely different. Your facilitator will stay with you and support you with whatever comes up, while also paying attention to your comfort throughout the day.
Integration: After your session, you’ll have at least two hours of integration with your facilitator. This is time to talk about the experience, including anything that felt comforting, difficult, confusing, or important to you. You may want to talk about relationships, fears, meaning, spirituality, death, or conversations you want to have with people in your life. There doesn’t need to be a particular lesson or outcome from the experience. Integration gives you time to talk through it and decide what feels important to you afterward.
Meet the Facilitators
Meet the Reset facilitators who have experience and interest in supporting clients facing serious illness, end-of-life concerns, and the emotions and questions that can come with them.
Laurel Tropeano
LCSW, APHSW-C, NMIT
Lauren Doshier
LPC, NMIT
