Veterans and first responders often face experiences and pressures that can be difficult for others to fully understand. Repeated exposure to high-stress situations, responsibility for the safety of others, loss, changes in identity or purpose, and experiences that challenge deeply held values can all have a lasting impact. For some, this can include moral injury, or the emotional and psychological impact of experiences that conflict with one's sense of what is right.
Psilocybin-assisted therapy can offer a different space to explore these experiences, as well as emotions, relationships, identity, or patterns that may have developed over years of service. The experience does not have to center on a particular event or diagnosis. It can also provide space to reflect on who you are outside of your role, what matters to you now, and where you would like to go from here.
At Reset, this work is individualized to your experiences and what you hope to explore. Your facilitator will take time to understand your background and approach the process without assumptions about what your service has meant to you or what your psilocybin experience should look like.
What to Expect
Preparation: Preparation gives you and your facilitator time to talk about your experiences, what has brought you to psilocybin, and what you hope to explore. This may include experiences related to service, stress, loss, relationships, identity, purpose, or moral injury. You'll also discuss what to expect during the session and how your facilitator can best support you throughout the experience.
Administration Session: Your psilocybin session is private and supported by your facilitator throughout the experience. There is no expectation that you revisit a particular event, memory, or aspect of your service. Your facilitator allows the experience to unfold naturally while providing reassurance, grounding, or support when needed.
Integration: After your session, you’ll meet with your facilitator to talk about the experience and anything you want to understand more fully. This could include memories from your service, relationships, moral injury, identity, purpose, or something you weren't expecting to come up at all. You can also talk about whether the experience changed the way you think about your service, yourself, or what you want your life to look like now.
Meet the Facilitators
Meet the Reset facilitators who have experience and interest in supporting veterans and first responders as they explore the unique experiences, challenges, and transitions that can come with service.
Mieszka Pittsley
LSW, NMIT
Michelle Ertl
PsyD, CST, NMCF
