Psychotherapists and psychologists
You want to extend your practice with protocols for working with altered states of consciousness. MBPT is a clinical system built on NMHA — recognised by regulators in the USA.
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Certification programme · SACRUM’s flagship training
Psychedelic Guide
Training™
The legendary training for psychedelic therapy practitioners — for the first time in Poland and in Europe. Run jointly by the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness, the Psychedelic Sitters School and SACRUM.
- Live online + Warsaw (hybrid)
- 177+ hours of training · 4 phases
- NMHA · OHA certification
- 3 world-class faculty
Next edition: Summer 2027 · applications open January 2027
International partners
We run this training in partnership with the leading American institutions educating psychedelic guides.
Who it is for
This programme is for you if…
PGT is aimed at practitioners who want to join the international community of certified psychedelic guides ahead of legislative change in Europe.
Psychiatrists and physicians
Clinical screening, the neurobiology of psychedelics, safety protocols and crisis management — from a medical and clinical perspective, not a popular-science one.
Facilitators and coaches
You want to work legally in countries where psychedelic therapy is regulated — Oregon, Colorado. NMHA/OHA certification is a regulatory requirement there.
Personal development specialists
You are looking for a programme that brings together somatic practice, Trauma-Informed Care and Therapeutic Presence in one certified training.
People planning a career in psychedelic therapy
You are ahead of legislative change in Europe. PGT is the only European training that meets current NMHA/OHA requirements, and the first cohorts will have the advantage.
Experienced practitioners looking for a system
You have experience with psychedelics or work with medical cannabis. You want to stop working intuitively and build on a specific, clinically recognised protocol.
Curriculum
What you will learn
The MBPT protocol, Trauma-Informed Care, somatic work and legal medical cannabis — a coherent clinical system rather than a set of unconnected techniques.
- The Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapy (MBPT) protocol — live with Daniel McQueen
- Therapeutic Presence & Trauma-Informed Psychedelic Care — Alison McQueen (NMHA Modules D+F)
- Working with legal medical cannabis — optional, for people holding a prescription
- The neurobiology of psychedelic experience and clinical pharmacology
- Clinical screening, safety protocols and crisis prevention
- Somatic work, bodywork and Therapeutic Presence in sessions
- Running individual and group sessions — practical supervision
- Crisis management and harm reduction — intervention protocols
Programme structure
Four phases. One coherent system.
Online materials → live webinars with Daniel → a six-day Intensive in Warsaw → Therapeutic Presence with Alison. Over 177 hours of training in total.
Online materials — the PSS platform
PSS series 1–4 on the Psychedelic Sitters School platform, meeting NMHA requirements. Around 39h of webinars plus 20h of asynchronous material. Access opens as soon as you are admitted to the programme.
Live webinars with Daniel McQueen
The MBPT protocol taught in real time by Daniel McQueen. Six classes at weekends plus two office-hours sessions.
Six-day in-person Intensive
Practical, supervised work: neurobiology, bodywork, clinical screening, crisis management. Led in Polish by Piotr Matejuk and the SACRUM team.
Therapeutic Presence & Trauma-Informed Care
Alison McQueen — transpersonal psychotherapist, Naropa University. NMHA Modules D+F: working with trauma, therapeutic presence, and Trauma-Informed Psychedelic Care protocols.
Faculty
Three perspectives. One standard.
Clinical experience, years of supervision, scientific publications and practice under legal protocols in the USA — in one training.
Daniel McQueen
Co-founder of the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness
Psychedelic specialist, educator and author of «Psychedelic Cannabis». In 2012 he founded the first legal psychedelic therapy centre in the USA built on plant medicines. Initiator of the DMTx programme. Director of the Medicinal Mindfulness Center for Psychedelics, Spirituality and Sustainability.
Alison McQueen, M.A.
Transpersonal psychotherapist · Naropa University
Master's in transpersonal psychology with a specialisation in art therapy. Over three years of experience working with somatic trauma. Trained in MDMA, medical cannabis and ketamine. Psychotherapist on a phase 2 study (MAPS/FDA) treating complex PTSD.
Piotr Matejuk
Founder of SACRUM · psychedelic therapist
Hypnotherapist, psychotraumatologist and crisis interventionist. Graduate of the Integrative Psychiatry Institute (Boulder, CO) and the Psychedelic Sitters School. Doctoral candidate at the Polish Academy of Sciences. Co-founder of the Professional School of Hypnotherapy. Author of «Self-hypnosis — Close Encounters with Yourself».
The next edition in Poland — Summer 2027. Applications open January 2027.
Leave your detailsWe reply as fast as we can — usually within 1–2 working days.
2026 edition pricing
Indicative fee structure
The programme can be taken in stages, with each phase paid separately. Prices in USD, from the first European edition (2026) — a reference point for Summer 2027. We will confirm the exact structure before applications open.
Admissions interview
A mandatory first step · PSS admissions fee
$100
PGT + Therapeutic Presence (Phases I–II–IV)
Taught by Daniel McQueen and Alison McQueen
$1,080
Six-day Intensive (Phase III — Warsaw)
Taught by Piotr Matejuk and the SACRUM team
$1,670
TOTAL
The full programme — all four phases
$2,850
How to apply
Five steps to taking part
Admissions are run jointly with the Psychedelic Sitters School and the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness. You take the first step with us and we walk you through the rest.
- 1
Leave your details through the form on this site — we will add you to the list of people interested in the Summer 2027 edition.
- 2
When applications open (January 2027) we will write to you among the first, before we announce it publicly.
- 3
An admissions interview with a Polish-speaking facilitator — the admissions fee is $100.
- 4
After a positive admissions decision you pay for the programme and receive access to the PSS learning platform.
- 5
You begin Phase I (online materials) and wait for Phase II to start live.
Frequently asked questions
What is worth knowing before you apply
01What language is the programme taught in?+
Phases I, II and IV (the webinars with the McQueens) are taught in English — B2+ is required. The in-person Intensive (Phase III, Warsaw) is taught in Polish by Piotr Matejuk and the SACRUM team. If you do not speak Polish, write to us before applying so we can tell you honestly how that affects your participation. The PSS platform materials are in English.
02Is the use of medical cannabis compulsory?+
Entirely optional. It is recommended for people who hold a legal prescription. Breathwork sessions offer transformative experiences without any substance — fully sufficient to complete the training and obtain the certificate.
03After the training, can I legally work as a guide in Poland?+
Polish law does not yet provide for a regulated practice of psychedelic therapy. The PGT certificate prepares you to work in Oregon and Colorado (it meets NMHA/OHA requirements) and for future legislative change in Poland and Europe.
04Do I need prior experience with psychedelics?+
It is not required. The programme is designed for beginners and for experienced practitioners alike. What matters is a commitment to personal development and a readiness to work on yourself.
05What does the programme cost, and could that change for the 2027 edition?+
The first European edition (2026) came to $2,850 in total (a $100 admissions interview, $1,080 for the main programme and $1,670 for the Intensive), paid in stages. That is a reference point for the Summer 2027 edition — we will confirm the exact fee structure before applications open in January 2027.
06Why do applications only open in January 2027?+
We run the programme in partnership with the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness and the Psychedelic Sitters School in the USA, and the schedule for the next edition is agreed jointly with them. People on our contact list hear the details first, before any public announcement.
An important boundary
A PGT certificate is not yet a licence to practise in Poland.
Polish law does not yet provide for a regulated practice of psychedelic therapy. The programme prepares you to work in US states where such practice is legal (Oregon, Colorado), and for future legislative change in Poland and Europe.
Next edition: Summer 2027
Applications open in January 2027.
Leave your details and we will write to you among the first, before we announce the intake publicly. The first edition in Poland had a limited number of places and we expect the same in 2027.