Private guided psilocybin experiences

For police officers and professionals committed to the care of their clients and colleagues.

The synergy of the self-healing capacity

Equine therapy and psilocybin for resilience in police officers

During the Level A Equine Coach Training, you learn how to use the horse as a mirror and develop the foundational skills of equine coaching. You learn to “read” horses and to work within the triangle of horse – client – coach. Becoming aware of your own role and influence as a facilitator.

The training combines theory with experiential learning and is delivered by certified instructors at safe and professional locations. You will be introduced to the basic principles of trauma in both uniformed and non-uniformed professionals. This approach is also referred to as trauma-sensitive work with horses.

The power of working with horses lies in their ability to immediately reveal what a person truly needs. Horses do not respond to stories, but to the actual state of the human nervous system. As a Level A equine coach, you gain a solid foundation for recognizing this and learn to apply various interventions that support regulation and awareness in the client. More on the research.

This Level A Equine Coach Training is designed for therapeutic staff within the police force and for professionals who work with horses and are seeking a credible, body-oriented method to support colleagues dealing with chronic stress and heightened alertness. You will learn a clear and safe way of working with horses that contributes to nervous system regulation, situational self-awareness, and relational safety. These skills are directly applicable within police culture and under high-pressure conditions in daily practice, including situations involving absenteeism and burnout among uniformed personnel.

Why is this important now?

Strengthening resilience within the police often stagnates when interventions remain purely cognitive. Horses offer a unique entry point: they respond directly to what is truly happening in the body. This makes working with horses a powerful and efficient path toward self-regulation, reflection, and the possibility of profound change—without lengthy verbal explanations.

This method is particularly effective for individuals who lack the emotional or therapeutic vocabulary to articulate what is happening internally.

What can you do after completing this training?

• Facilitate structured sessions with horses focused on regulation and reflection
• Work with horses in a practical, professional, and psychologically safe manner
• Apply horse-based interventions
• Work in a trauma-sensitive way
• Recognize stress patterns at an early stage and guide clients toward stabilization and integration
• Contribute to a shared framework that strengthens internal peer support within the police force
• Safeguard the well-being of the horses
• Progress to advanced equine coaching training programs

Offered as an intensive training program by Psychedelic Insights in collaboration with Van Dieren Coaching
(Marjolijn van Dieren – certified equine coach; background with the Dutch National Police).

For (ex) police therapeutic professional:
7-day retreat package €6,595 (p.p. excl. VAT) for the Level A training program.

How does this connect to the “Psychedelic Police Retreat” initiative?
This training is intended to help the police educate their own professionals for future care pathways, including the upcoming legal psilocybin truffle retreat model, in which preparation, integration, and professional aftercare are central.
(Participation in a low dose guided psychedelic session is optional and always takes place within a structured, consent-based, and safe protocol.

The combination of safe and legal truffles with equine coaching makes it possible to deeply feel, articulate, navigate, and understand experiences. All of this takes place within the subconscious, where words often fall short.
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Equine Coach Training (Level A) — For Police Care Professionals

Train an internal capacity for calm, regulation, and trauma-informed care — using the horse as mirror.

This Level A Equine Coach Training is designed for therapeutic personnel within the police and for professionals seeking a credible, body-based method to support colleagues living with chronic stress and hypervigilance. You will learn a clear and repeatable way of working with horses that strengthens nervous system regulation, situational self-awareness, and relational safety. These skills are directly applicable within police culture, even under high-pressure conditions.

A different approach than medication or conventional therapy

While many interventions focus primarily on the cognitive level, this approach addresses trauma at its root. By combining somatic (physical) and psychological (mental) processes, the training creates not only insight but also genuine regulation and integration.

The nervous system relearns how to shift from a chronic fight-or-flight response to a state of calm and safety. The training and retreat take place within a legal and professional framework and fully comply with Dutch legislation, with expert and careful guidance.

The integrated approach combines equine therapy with in-depth reflection, with each component reinforcing the other. Any additional pathways always take place separately from the work with horses and at a different location.

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A 7-day Equine Coach Training (Level A) for police coaches

Hypervigilance is not a mental habit, but a physiological state. Continuous alertness trains the nervous system to remain in survival mode. The body becomes flooded with stress hormones, and deeply rooted beliefs develop that the world is constantly unsafe.

This stored stress affects everything—from sleep and concentration to relationships, absenteeism, and other psychological complaints. Through working with horses, it becomes visible where uniformed professionals can let go, reflect, and receive support. This has a direct impact on reducing absenteeism within the police organization.

That is why this training is embedded in an intensive seven-day program. The curriculum is designed to recognize and address trauma on both physical and mental levels. It goes beyond talk therapy alone; it is an experiential training that teaches participants how to reach the core of what is stuck, with attention to safety, integration, and sustainable change.

A luxurious and fully inclusive setting allows participants to focus entirely on the experiential training, free from logistical distractions. This creates space for new insights and a solid foundation for continuing to support others professionally.