PAT Therapist Training The Psychedelic Consultancy | Brisbane, 30 Oct - 1 Nov 2026

Designed for clinicians preparing to work within Australia's Authorised Prescriber (AP) scheme, this training combines three 2-hour online preparation sessions with a three-day in-person intensive, developing the core competencies required for safe and effective MDMA and psilocybin-assisted therapy, with a strong focus on translating knowledge into clinical application.

The program combines experiential breathwork, applied role plays, and case-based learning with practical guidance on integrating PAT into existing practice. This includes working within multidisciplinary teams, navigating clinic governance, managing challenging experiences, responding to adverse events, and working with emergent trauma material during and after dosing.

Suitable for psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, and peer workers intending to work directly with patients.

Your Facilitators

Dr Joe Starke is a psychiatrist and TGA-approved supervisor of Authorised Prescribers. Since treatments commenced in 2023, Joe has supervised approximately a quarter of Australia's APs and brings extensive clinical experience delivering MDMA and psilocybin-assisted therapy in outpatient settings, alongside trial experience with 5-MeO-DMT and psilocin.

Monica Schweickle is a clinical psychologist and trauma therapist with over 20 years of experience. A Psychology Board Approved Supervisor, EMDR Consultant, and Co-Chair of the AAPi Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Interest Group, Monica led the development of Australia's first clinical PAT clinic before co-founding The Psychedelic Consultancy. She has delivered over 40 psilocybin and MDMA-assisted therapy sessions under the AP scheme and has supported more than half of Australia's prescribers with clinical protocols, governance, and implementation.

Daniel Zalcberg is a registered psychologist (clinical registrar) and founder of The Life Medicine Collective. Dan's approach blends evidence-based therapies with depth-oriented and transpersonal frameworks, drawing on over 15 years of clinical training and personal exploration, including Buddhist and Jungian psychology, breathwork, shadow work, and a decade of learning from his Cocama and Asháninka teachers in the Peruvian Amazon. His work supports clients in moving toward insight, embodiment, and authentic self-expression.

Hannah Hawkes is a clinical psychologist, Psychology Board Approved Supervisor, and EMDR Consultant working in psychedelic-assisted therapy across trial and treatment settings. She has worked on healthy-participant trials with MDMA and psilocybin, a methylone trial for PTSD, and a psilocybin trial for cancer-related anxiety, and is currently lead therapist on a psilocybin trial for opioid use disorder. Hannah draws on parts work (IFS, structural dissociation, ego state, and schema therapy), somatic, mindfulness, and depth-oriented approaches, bringing humility and a strong emphasis on thorough preparation and client safety.

Dr. Bianca Sebben is a clinical psychologist and co-founder of Indigenous Psychedelic Assisted Therapies (IPAT), an organisation advancing the centring of Indigenous knowledge in the PAT field. Bianca specialises in complex trauma, dissociative disorders, and working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. She was a therapist on a psilocybin-assisted therapy trial for prolonged grief, holds an interest in 5-MeO-DMT, and provides training and supervision to PAT therapists in integration support and working with challenging experiences.

Jem Stone is a First Nations woman of the Bundjalung Nation, cultural consultant, and trauma-informed therapist working at the intersection of Indigenous wisdom, earth connection, trauma recovery, and psychedelic-assisted care. As Co-Founder and Director of Indigenous Psychedelic Assisted Therapies (IPAT), she co-designed IPAT's culturally responsive model of care and has contributed to the Australian MDMA guidelines and the TGA's Authorised Prescriber scheme guidelines. Trained in psychedelic-assisted therapy, Rebirthing Breathwork, Wayapa Wuurrk, and We Al-li facilitation, Jem specialises in group work and is a published writer, researcher, and international speaker, as well as a mother and grandmother who walks gently as an Earth custodian.

Investment: $3,500 + GST (includes online preparation sessions) Location: Omega Wellness Centre, Brisbane Dates: 30 Oct - 1 Nov 2026 (in person), plus online preparation sessions on Tue 6, Wed 14 and Thu 22 October 2026, 6:30–8:30pm AEDT