A clinician-designed pathway building confidence in psychedelic-assisted therapy, including ketamine-assisted therapy, with ethical grounding and a supported route to real-world application through CoCare. This program is best suited for regulated mental healthcare professionals and is part two of our Clinical Pathway.
This program prepares students for a Supervised Learning Lab.
CE Credits
Modules
Duration
Live Sessions
A dedicated part of the training curriculum, these sessions offering participants a space to pause, reflect, and integrate their learning while supporting their own well-being. Hosted by Matthew Keleman, these 60-minute online sessions provide practical tools and guided practices to help participants stay grounded and resourced as they move through the training.
Sponsored by the Canadian Psychological Association
Psychedelic-assisted therapy training sharpens the fundamentals of exceptional care — presence, attunement, ethics and integration — deepening every session you lead, with every client, in any modality.
Learn to hold space with the calm, attuned presence that changes the quality of every session — not just psychedelic ones.
Carry the distinction between trauma-informed and trauma-focused care into all of your work, with every client you see.
Sharpen the consent, boundaries and safety practices that protect — and build trust with — everyone in your care.
Help clients turn insight into durable, real-world change — a skill that elevates outcomes across your whole practice.
We offer financial aid for eligible applicants. If cost is a barrier, you can contact students@atmacena.com. Our goal is to make this training accessible to qualified professionals across diverse backgrounds.
ATMA CENA offers three distinct training pathways depending on your role. The Clinical Pathway is designed for licensed therapists, psychologists, counsellors, and social workers preparing to deliver psychedelic-assisted therapy directly. The Prescriber Pathway is built for physicians, psychiatrists, and nurse practitioners who want to prescribe, oversee, or refer with confidence. The Integrative Pathway is for wellness professionals — coaches, addictions counsellors, and allied health practitioners — who want to show up informed and ethical in a collaborative care model. Every pathway begins with the same foundational course, so the entry point is the same regardless of your background.
All three pathways begin with Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Foundations — a 21-hour, self-paced online course covering the history, science, ethics, and clinical application of psychedelic-assisted therapy. It’s designed to be accessible to any mental health or wellness professional and earns 21 CE credits upon completion. From there, you move into the advanced course for your specific pathway. The next registration deadline for Foundations is September 30, 2026.
Yes. ATMA CENA’s programs are accredited and eligible for CE or CME credits depending on your designation. The Clinical and Integrative pathways are CE-eligible; the Prescriber Pathway is CME-eligible. Credit counts vary by course — speak with a student advisor for details specific to your credential and province.
Yes. The Psychedelic Therapy Immersive is an optional experiential add-on available to graduates of any advanced pathway. It moves practitioners through the full arc of psychedelic-assisted therapy from the client perspective — intake, preparation, a medically supervised immersive weekend, and integration — in a small group cohort of maximum 10 participants. Clinical screening is required for participation. The next cohort runs June 15–30, 2026 in Calgary. Spots are limited — speak with a student advisor to learn more.
All advanced pathway courses are self-paced and delivered online, so you move through the material on your own schedule. Each course includes live Q&A sessions and small group scenario work at set points, but the core curriculum is designed to fit around a full clinical practice. The Supervised Learning Lab runs as four weekly live sessions of two hours each — the most time-structured component in any pathway — and is capped at eight participants to keep the experience substantive. If you’re considering the Psychedelic Therapy Immersive, that program includes an in-person component in Calgary and requires dedicated time away.
ATMA CENA is both a training organization and an operating clinic network — which means the curriculum is built from the inside out, by practitioners who are actively delivering this work across Canada. Graduates of the Clinical Pathway can enter ATMA CENA’s CoCare model and practice within that network directly, so training doesn’t end at certification. The faculty includes recognized leaders in the field, the programs are accredited for CE and CME credits, and the cohort model is kept deliberately small to prioritize depth over volume. This isn’t a theoretical introduction — it’s preparation for actual practice.
