We’re TheraPsil: a Canadian nonprofit advocating for legal, regulated psychedelic therapy.
If you’re new here (hi!) or just catching up after the recent Federal Court decision, here’s what we’re all about.
Canada needs more prescribers in the psychedelic space.
Patient demand for legal access to psilocybin and MDMA-assisted therapy continues to grow, but access depends on having qualified prescribers willing to support Section 56 and SAP applications. Without them, patients wait.
TheraPsil's Prescriber Training is built for MDs and NPs who want a clear, clinically grounded path into this work — covering screening, contraindications, medication management, and the Canadian regulatory pathways.
Two upcoming live sessions:
Psilocybin Prescriber Training — Tuesday, June 2, 2–5 PM PT
MDMA Prescriber Training — Tuesday, June 9, 2–5 PM PT
8 hours total. Self-paced plus live seminar and Q&A. Register at therapsil.ca/prescriber-training.
Join us this Wednesday!
Psychedelics, climate change, and the question of how inner experience may shape how we relate to the world around us.
With TheraPsil founder, Bruce Tobin, Ph.D.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026�4:00PM PT / 7:00 PM ET��
Pay what you can, online
Tickets at therapsil.ca/events
Healing happens in connection. 🍄
This Mental Health Week, we're coming together with our loved ones, our therapists, and our communities.
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy can be a meaningful part of the mental healthcare toolkit. Because Canadians deserve access to every evidence-based option and no one should face their darkest moments alone.
#ComeTogetherCanada #MentalHealthWeek #TheraPsil
Want to practise PAT in New Zealand?
In less than two months, our partners at TheraPsil will be delivering their New Zealand-focused training program online, available to anyone anywhere.
Whether you're New Zealand-based, looking to make the move, or looking to broaden your experience, this course combines general training in psilocybin with NZ- and Māori-specific information and guidance.
Learn more and enrol now at the link in bio.
.uk/psychedelic-training-nz
The TheraPsil Co-Sitter Directory is now live.
This is a public-facing resource to help patients connect with trained co-sitters across Canada.
Co-sitters bring presence, expertise, and care to every client's journey. They come from clinical, spiritual, medical, and somatic backgrounds, and beyond. This breadth of training and lived experience is what makes deep, safe healing possible.
Browse the directory and reach out directly to any co-sitter through their profile.
Check it out at therapsil.ca/cositter-directory
On March 11, MP and physician Marcus Powlowski tabled Bill C-265, a bill that could meaningfully reform Canada's Special Access Program and finally trust doctors to make clinical decisions for their patients.
Second reading is May 8. That's less than two weeks away and the bill doesn't yet have government backing, which means your MP needs to hear from you now.
Swipe to learn what the bill does and how to take action.
MP letter at link in bio!
#BillC265 #SpecialAccessProgram #HealthcareReform #Canada
TheraPsil is proud to be a community partner for the Toronto world premiere of The Next Chapter.
This documentary follows adults over 55 as they enter psychedelic-assisted therapy while carrying grief, depression, anxiety, and long-unresolved pain.
Following the screening, a panel of voices in mental health and psychedelic-assisted therapy will continue the conversation, with audience Q&A afterwards.
John from our team will be there, and we'd love to gather with our Toronto community for the screening, the post-film panel, and the conversation that follows.
📅 Thursday, June 18, 2026 · Doors 6 PM, screening at 7 PM
📍 The Royal, 608 College Street, Toronto
Tickets via Eventbrite (link in bio or therapsil.ca/events)
Hope to see you there!
Do our Charter rights include access to psilocybin?
Spencer Hawkswell, CEO of TheraPsil, asks the question directly, pointing to precedents like cannabis and MAiD.
If Section 7 protects life, liberty, and security of the person, where does psilocybin fit?
📌 Correction: the time in the image is incorrect — the live session runs 4:00–7:00 PM PT.
We're excited to announce a new virtual course, offered in partnership with Neuma Centre, designed for guides, therapists, and mental health professionals working in or adjacent to psychedelic-assisted care.
What's included:
-2 hrs of self-directed prep materials
-3-hr live session on May 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM PT
-Participant guide ($50 value) + certificate of participation
Space is limited. Register now for $249 + GST at therapsil.ca/advanced-training
#PsychedelicAssistedTherapy #MentalHealth #PsychedelicTraining #TheraPsil #NeumaCenter
Happy Bicycle Day 🚲
In 1943, Albert Hofmann took what he thought was a cautious dose of LSD and hopped on his bicycle. He had no idea what was coming.
The rest, as they say, is history.
🎬 Clip from Hofmann’s Potion (2002) — National Film Board of Canada
Psychedelic experiences are often associated with a deeper sense of connection to the natural world.
What do we do with that, especially in the context of the ecological moment we're in?
On May 13, join Bruce Tobin, Ph.D., founder of TheraPsil as we explore:
- Psychedelics and "nature-relatedness"
- Connection and environmental behaviour
- How inner experience may shape how we respond to ecological crisis
May 13, 2026 | 7:00–8:30 PM ET
Link in bio or therapsil.ca/events
Pay what you can
