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Calgary-based psychedelic integration therapy practice founded by Charmaine Husum DKATI, RTC, CT, an internationally recognized registered Canadian art therapist and somatic practitioner specializing in ayahuasca, entheogenic, and plant medicine preparation and integration. Drawing on somatic art therapy, Kundalini meditation, dreamwork, and sacred geometry, Centre of the Heart supports trauma recovery and psychological healing, and Husum's forthcoming book Psychedelics & Art Therapy: A Trauma-Informed Manual for Somatic Self-Discovery (Routledge, 2025) is the first of its kind.
Centre of the Heart is best understood as a specialist psychedelic integration and preparation practice rather than a broad training school. Its strongest line is somatic, art-based and trauma-informed work for people already engaging with psychedelics, with a clear secondary audience of clinicians, therapists and guides who want practical integration competencies. The provider sits in the more intimate, practitioner-led end of the field, anchored by Charmaine Husum’s art therapy and somatic background, her Grof breathwork lineage, and an explicit harm-reduction stance.
Best suited to people who have used psychedelics and want structured preparation or integration support, plus mental health professionals, therapists and guides working in psychedelic therapy. It also suits practitioners seeking creative, somatic and transpersonal tools for clinical work.
The workshops are open to individuals with psychedelic experience as well as students, mental health professionals and guides. Supervision and consultation are positioned for experienced therapists, and supervision hours may be applied towards requirements with ACCT, ACTA and CATA for those working towards registration.
Centre of the Heart does not present its workshops as a formal accredited qualification. It states that employers and associations may acknowledge a course as self-directed learning or may grant continuing education approval accordingly, and its supervision hours may count towards ACCT, ACTA and CATA requirements for those working towards registration.
The provider does not publish a single programme price across all offerings. One workshop is listed at $39 USD early registration and $49 USD after early registration ends, and another states that all artistic materials are included in the ticket price.
Learners walk away with preparation and integration frameworks for psychedelic work, plus practical skills in trauma-informed art therapy, somatic practice, meditation and creative expression. For clinicians and guides, the offering builds competence in supporting psychedelic integration rather than conferring a stand-alone credential.
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