Psychology of Plant Medicines Course
8 week online course beginning Thursday, October 8th, 2026 at 12 pm PT / 3 pm ET / 8 pm CET
Cost: $799. Can pay in full or in 4 installments
Limited Spaces Available
All sessions will take place via live video on Zoom, led by Kat Courtney
More and more people are turning to plant medicines in search of healing from trauma, depression, anxiety, addiction, and other psychological challenges, often without a clear understanding of how these powerful medicines interact with the human psyche. These experiences can be profoundly healing, but they can also become confusing, destabilizing, or even harmful when psychological conditions are misunderstood.
Plant medicines can profoundly affect our nervous systems, emotions, consciousness, and patterns of behavior. Yet the modern clinical understanding of mental health and the spiritual perspectives of traditional plant medicine lineages do not always speak the same language. Bridging these worlds is essential if we want to create safer, more compassionate, and more effective approaches to healing.
Join Kat Courtney for an immersive 8 week exploration of psychology, plant medicines, mental health, and harm reduction through both clinical and shamanic perspectives. Together, we will explore how major entheogens interact with different psychological conditions, how to recognize potential risks, and how thoughtful preparation, facilitation, and integration can support safer and more meaningful experiences.
This course is designed for both the curious and the experienced. Whether you are a facilitator, integration coach, therapist, healthcare professional, experienced participant, or simply fascinated by the relationship between psychology and plant consciousness, you will receive a nuanced framework that honors both modern psychological understanding and indigenous wisdom.
Over eight weeks, we will explore trauma and PTSD, depression and anxiety, obsessive compulsive and impulse control disorders, somatic and eating disorders, bipolar and other mood disorders, personality disorders, addiction, and substance abuse. Kat will guide participants through a compassionate exploration of how different medicines may interact with these conditions, when they may or may not be appropriate, and how individualized care and harm reduction can dramatically influence outcomes.
If you feel called to better understand the complex relationship between plant medicines and the human psyche, we invite you to join us. This course offers a supportive space for learning, reflection, and deeper understanding as we explore how clinical knowledge and shamanic wisdom can come together in service of safer and more compassionate healing.
The Psychology of Plant Medicines Course
Weekly Classes beginning Thursday, October 8th, 2026 at 12 pm PT / 3 pm ET / 8 pm CET
Classes are on: October 8th / October 15th / October 22nd / October 29th / November 2nd / November 19th / November 26th / December 3rd
Class duration is 1.5 hours each
Cost: $799 for the full 8 week experience
Includes all live classes, recordings of every session, and ongoing access to a supportive community of fellow explorers.
What You Will Learn
Week 1: Course Introduction + Getting to Know the Entheogens
Explore the foundations of the course and begin getting to know Ayahuasca, Huachuma, Magic Mushrooms, 5 MeO DMT, Cannabis, and other major entheogens. We will examine how these medicines interact with the brain, nervous system, emotions, consciousness, and behavior while introducing both clinical and shamanic perspectives.
Week 2: Trauma & PTSD
Explore trauma and PTSD through both psychological and spiritual lenses, including how plant medicines may interact with trauma responses and the nervous system. We will discuss harm reduction, preparation, appropriate medicine selection, and approaches to integration.
Week 3: Depression, Suicidality & Anxiety Disorders
Examine depression, suicidality, and anxiety disorders alongside the ways different plant medicines may affect these psychological presentations. We will explore potential benefits and risks while considering preparation, discernment, and individualized care.
Week 4: Obsessive Compulsive & Impulse Control Disorders
Explore obsessive compulsive and impulse control disorders through clinical and shamanic perspectives. We will examine how altered states can interact with deeply established patterns of thought and behavior, with particular attention to harm reduction and integration.
Week 5: Somatic & Eating Disorders
Explore the relationship between the body, psyche, and plant medicine experiences through the lens of somatic and eating disorders. We will consider how these conditions may present in altered states and the importance of thoughtful preparation, facilitation, and integration.
Week 6: Bipolar & Other Mood Disorders
Examine bipolar and other mood disorders through both modern psychological understanding and spiritual perspectives. We will explore the complexities of working with plant medicines alongside these conditions, including screening, medicine selection, potential risks, and harm reduction.
Week 7: Personality Disorders
Explore personality disorders, including borderline personality disorder, narcissism, and other presentations, while examining how plant medicines can interact with identity, emotions, relationships, and patterns of behavior. We will discuss the importance of compassionate, individualized approaches to preparation and integration.
Week 8: Addiction & Substance Abuse
Explore addiction and substance abuse through psychological, neurological, and shamanic perspectives. We will examine how plant medicines may support healing while also discussing risks, appropriate medicine selection, harm reduction, and the essential role of integration.
Schedule, Cost, and Registration
Course Leader Kat Courtney
Kat Courtney has spent more than 22 years studying and facilitating sacred plant medicines, with over a decade of apprenticeship in the Shipibo-Conibo and Quechua-Lamista traditions of the Peruvian Amazon. She has served medicines to thousands of people and has dedicated her life to helping others navigate healing through indigenous wisdom, deep reverence for the plants, and compassionate harm reduction.
For the past 18 years, Kat has specialized in psychedelic integration coaching, supporting thousands of clients through the psychological, emotional, and spiritual complexities that often arise before and after plant medicine experiences. Her work has given her a unique perspective on trauma, PTSD, addiction, anxiety, depression, and the many ways these conditions interact with expanded states of consciousness.
Kat is the co-founder of Bassé Ibogaine Clinic, where she continues to help individuals healing from addiction and PTSD, and the creator of the Plant Medicine Integration Coaching certification program, which has graduated more than 150 integration coaches worldwide. She is passionate about bridging indigenous wisdom with modern psychology, helping people build safer, more informed, and more meaningful relationships with these extraordinary medicines.