Our Programs
Medicine Assisted Psychotherapy Programs
Comprehensive model of care
• Extensive assessment of each patient
• Individually tailored
• Multidisciplinary framework delivered by highly trained clinicians across psychiatry, medicine, psychology and allied health.
• Grounded in best practice and evidence-based protocols
• Designed to promote safe, effective and durable outcomes.
How to apply
• Complete the online expression of interest form
• Attach a referral from your health practitioner
• Introductory phone call
• Screening and assessment appointment
Protocol
• Trained therapy dyad (two therapists).
• Intensive psychotherapy program involving several preparation sessions before your treatment, and several integration sessions after your treatment.
• Option to have up to 3 treatments.
• Duration of program can range between 8 weeks and 16 weeks.
Treatment funding options are available (DVA, NDIS, Workcover, private funding)
Integration Into Life
Integrating learnings from transformational medicine-assisted therapy experiences into everyday life is the key to long term change and healing. Finding meaning can take weeks, months, years and sometime a lifetime.
Medicine-assisted therapy can reopen critical periods, creating a window of increased neuroplasticity following treatment and an opportunity to rewire rigid thought patterns and make behavioural changes. This requires intention, commitment and cultivation of a practice.
Eureka Collective
The high demand for medicine assisted psychotherapy has given rise to increased underground use of certain psychedelic substances. Some people may experience a “bad trip” when using psychedelics, especially in an uncontrolled setting, and this can result is severe psychological distress.
The Eureka Collective aims to help people who choose to use psychedelic substances minimise the risk of psychological harm by offering them access to peer-led integration support.
Forest Medicine does not support the use of psychedelic substances outside of legal settings and approved clinically supervised programs.
Continuing Professional Development
Forest Medicine offers RACGP approved CPD training packages for doctors and
allied health professionals to help raise awareness about this innovative therapy.
Topics include:
• The history of entheogen use: from ancient wisdom to the “psychedelic
renaissance”
• Pharmacology of “plant” medicines
• Indications and contraindications
• Drug interactions and safety information
• Clinical trial data
• Referral processes
Please click here to arrange a CPD education session with one of our providers.
Nature-Based
Forest environments positively impact our physical and psychological health further than any standard clinical setting.
Compassionate
Helping people to develop self-compassion and emotional regulation - skills that go beyond in-practice sessions.
Trauma-Informed
Recognising the widespread impact of trauma, and focusing on safety, trust, empowerment, and collaboration to facilitate healing.
Somatic Experiences
Focusing on the mind-body connection, recognising that trauma and stress are stored physically in our bodies.