SAFEtY IN MEDICINE-ASSISTED THERAPY

We support Australia’s AUTHORISED PRESCRIBER network to safely scale access for the first 1,000 patients.

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PSYCHIATRiSTS Authorised on OUR PROTOCOLS

25

therapists are credentialed in our network

20

total number of patients treated in australia since 2023

188

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Our Team

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    Monica Schweickle

    CO-FOUNDER & CO-CEO

    Monica Schweickle is a clinical psychologist, MDMA-assisted therapist, and psilocybin-assisted therapist with 20 years of experience across diverse mental health settings. She was the first psychologist in the world to provide legal MDMA-assisted therapy to a client with PTSD outside of a clinical trial.

    Monica is known for her practical and collaborative approach, drawing on extensive experience in mental health program directorship and development. Her clinical background spans federal and state government mental health services, private practice, veterans and their families, domestic and family violence survivors, and adult survivors of childhood trauma. She is a Psychology Board-approved supervisor, experienced trauma therapist, and yoga and meditation teacher.

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    Chris Raine

    CO-FOUNDER & CO-CEO

    Chris Raine is a mental healthcare entrepreneur and executive dedicated to pioneering innovative treatments for addiction and mental health. He founded Hello Sunday Morning, one of the world's largest online communities supporting recovery from alcohol dependence, and co-founded Clean Slate Clinic, a telehealth service that has supported over 3,000 alcohol detoxes across Australia.

    As a 2024 Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellow, Chris spent 12 months contributing to the establishment of Australia's psychedelic-assisted therapy system, helping enable treatment access for the first 100 patients. 

    Chris holds an MBA from Oxford University and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University, and has been recognised as Young Australian of the Year (QLD) and a Westpac Social Change Fellow.

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    Dr Joe Starke

    CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

    Dr Joe Starke is a consultation-liaison psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and mindfulness meditation teacher with deep expertise in psychedelic-assisted therapy research and clinical practice. Since 2022, he has worked as a trial therapist at Swinburne University, where he administered the first dose of psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression in Australia. He is currently involved in research exploring psilocybin for body image disturbance in anorexia nervosa and for binge eating disorder.

    Since 2023, Joe has been part of the Clinical Psychedelic Lab at Monash University, contributing to an international multi-site trial of 5-MeO-DMT for treatment-resistant depression and ongoing MDMA research for PTSD. Joe is an Authorised Prescriber of MDMA and psilocybin, and trains and supervises other APs providing PAT. 

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    Jenny Austin

    OPERATIONS MANAGER

    Jenny Austin is an operations professional with a background across startups and global technology companies. As Co-Founder and Head of Operations at Core, she led operational strategy and infrastructure in an early-stage environment.

    At The Psychedelic Consultancy, she works across clinician onboarding, coordination, and patient workflows, translating evolving clinical and regulatory frameworks into processes that support the delivery of care. She is motivated by the potential of psychedelic-assisted therapy to transform lives, and feels privileged to contribute to the work being done, ensuring the operations behind the scenes are strong enough to support the care delivered at the front.

What We Do

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    For psychiatrists

    Join our authorised prescriber network.

    We work with you to design a tailored authorised prescribing protocol and robust safety protocols.

    We support your application for Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) approval, and guide you through TGA approvals and ongoing reporting requirements.

    We can also help you identify, vet, and credential high-quality therapists to deliver psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) safely and effectively to your patients.

    → Get in touch
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    For therapists

    Join our credentialed PAT therapist network.

    We provide access to our authorised prescriber network so you can deliver PAT to your patients, supported by credentialing, training, and practice administration.

    → Join our PAT therapist network
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    for clinics

    Join our network of PAT approved clinics.

    We support clinics to set up to deliver PAT and ensure compliance to regulatory frameworks.

    → Access Trainings

who is this for?

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Psychiatrists pursuing Authorised Prescriber status

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Clinics launching psychedelic-assisted therapy

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Practices expanding into integrative psychiatry

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Teams seeking structured, compliant delivery models

How TPC works for you

Step 1

Consultation
We assess your goals, readiness, and pathway

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Step 2

Setup
We build your clinical and regulatory infrastructure

Step 3

Approval
We support your AP application and submission

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Step 4

Delivery
You begin treating patients with structured protocols

Step 5

Ongoing Support
We provide continued advisory, mentoring, and updates

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start your pathway with confidence

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“In a world first, Australia has authorised the prescription of MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and treatment resistant depression. Although exciting and promising to bring relief from suffering to patients with these conditions, the route to becoming an authorised prescriber as a busy Psychiatrist involves numerous steps including submissions to Human Research Ethics Committees and to the Therapeutic Goods Administration. The Psychedelic Consultancy founded by Monica has proved incredibly useful to me and my practice in navigating the complexities of these processes. I have been impressed by her responsiveness and expertise and my journey becoming an authorised prescriber has been greatly facilitated by her contribution. I highly recommend the service to any Psychiatrist interested in making these novel therapies available to their patients.”

— Dr Llew Lewis, Psychiatrist

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“Monica has an exceptional understanding of the Authorized Prescriber scheme, having developed one of the first successful programs and supported many others in gaining approval. Her deep expertise and strategic insight made her an invaluable guide through what is otherwise a complex and often opaque process. She was highly organized, efficient, and responsive throughout, and demonstrated great flexibility in incorporating my preferences into the application. I truly can’t imagine having navigated this process without her support.”

— Dr Simon Amar, Psychiatrist

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“Monica has been instrumental in my journey as an Authorised Prescriber and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (PAT) psychotherapist, helping me at every step of the way. She is incredibly knowledgeable in all things PAT, highly experienced, and remarkably efficient at navigating the complex web of regulatory requirements relating to the setting up and maintaining of a PAT clinic. She has a wonderfully warm and professional style, and really goes above and beyond; her passion for guiding and mentoring people into the PAT world is evident. It has also been an absolute pleasure collaborating with her as a co-therapist in PAT work. I can wholeheartedly recommend The Psychedelic Consultancy; an indispensable resource for any psychiatrist or other clinician interested in PAT.”

— Dr Anish Modak, Psychiatrist

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