Psychedelics are moving more and more into the collective awareness as powerful allies and transformative tools capable of supporting healing in ways that often extend beyond conventional approaches — particularly in the realms of mental health, trauma, existential distress, and addiction.

At the same time, these medicines are not something we approach casually.

Psilocybin can open profound states of consciousness and access deep layers of the psyche, emotion, body, and spirit. Because of this, we believe preparation, skilled support, and integration are essential. This is not work we would suggest stepping into alone, or without meaningful support surrounding the experience.

At Conches, we collaborate with experienced facilitators to create spaces that are intentional, grounded, relational, and deeply supportive. Through somatic preparation, nervous system support, art therapy, energetic clearings, and a commitment to integration, we aim to help people enter these experiences feeling informed, resourced, and well held for the work ahead.

At times, these experiences can feel mystical, expansive, beautiful, and deeply healing. At other times, they can be quite challenging.

Psychedelics have an incredible capacity to dissolve barriers within the psyche. And while this can create profound openings, it can also bring buried emotions, memories, grief, fear, or long-held protective patterns to the surface. This is part of why we place such importance on preparation, intention, safety, and integration support.

We do not see psilocybin as a magic cure or a quick fix. Rather, we see it as a catalyst — one that can help illuminate what is asking to be seen, felt, grieved, expressed, reclaimed, or reconnected within ourselves.

The medicine may open the door. But the deeper healing and personal transformation often unfolds through the relationship we build with ourselves afterward.

Our Approach

Our work is deeply informed by somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, body-based healing, and an openness to the subtle and multidimensional layers that can influence human experience. Above all, we prioritize relational safety, presence and attunement.

We are less interested in chasing peak experiences, and more interested in creating environments where people can safely soften into deeper honesty, self-awareness, connection, and transformation.

Ceremonies are approached with reverence, humility, and respect for both the medicine and the uniqueness of each individual journey. We recognize that every nervous system is different, every psyche carries different protective strategies, and our intention is not to overwhelm the system, but to support meaningful openings in ways that feel grounded and supported.

This work asks for courage, responsibility, curiosity, and care.
And when approached in this way, it can become a profoundly transformative path of healing, remembrance, and reconnection.

How to work with us?

Erica also holds space for private medicine sits alongside Olivia Cruikshank, offering more intimate and individualized containers for those feeling called to explore this work in a one-on-one or small private setting. These spaces are approached with deep care, preparation, and ongoing integration support.

If this work is something you feel curious about, reach out to Erica directly to begin the conversation.

Erica and Robin, alongside Olivia and Kyle Cruikshank, co-facilitate Uncommon Ground — an immersive group retreat and psilocybin ceremony held a few times each year in the Pontiac region of Quebec. These retreats weave together sacred medicine work, somatic healing, breathwork, yoga, integration practices, nature connection, and group work to provide a deeply supportive and transformative experience.

For more information, head over to the Uncommon Ground page.