My Social Equity Plan for Accessible Psilocybin Services 

Statement of commitment

I have a deep personal and professional commitment to providing accessible psilocybin services. I am a Sheri Eckert Foundation Fellowship recipient, single parent, and a lifelong advocate for anti-racism, class solidarity, and the LGBTQIA2S+ community. I believe that mental health services, healing opportunities, and educational resources should be available to all who seek them.

As someone who will be working with mushrooms, I acknowledge they are both critically important to our ecosystem and are sacred “Spirit medicines” for some Indigenous communities. I will continue to seek out and listen to Indigenous voices and be guided by the eight ethical principles concerning traditional Indigenous medicine used in psychedelic practice: Reverence, Respect, Responsibility, Relevance, Regulation, Reparation, Restoration and Reconciliation.

I also believe that it is imperative for those working with legal psilocybin to complete Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training that helps them recognize their own biases and learn how to best hold space and affirm the identities of the many diverse clients they will serve. I completed a year-long professional training with Empress Rules Equity Consulting in 2020, and I am committed to staying engaged with that work (which is always ongoing) and to providing peer consultation and DEI recommendations/resources for other facilitators.

Objective performance measures*

I believe that Oregonians and visiting clients who want to access psilocybin services should be able to do so, even if they cannot pay the full prices determined by the service center. Here is how I plan makes my services more accessible and follow through on the ethical principles mentioned above:

• I will offer sliding scale fees based on the following scenarios:
• “I am comfortably able to meet all of my economic needs— including food,  shelter, childcare costs (if applicable) and transportation” = full fee
• “I may stress about meeting my economic needs but regularly achieve them” = 20% discount
• “I often struggle to meet my economic needs and don’t always achieve them” = 50% discount

• I will offer two scholarships per year for BIPOC, disabled, and trans clients who cannot afford the standard session costs (this will include intake, preparation, administration, and integration sessions).

• I recognize the disproportionate impact the war on drugs has had on Black, Indigenous, and other Communities of Color, and will offer free peer consultation/mentorship to one BIPOC licensee / facilitator-in-training per year. It is important for there to be diverse racial and cultural representation in Oregon’s psilocybin industry.

• After April 2024, 25% of my sessions will be group sessions to lower the cost for all participants, and to help provide opportunity for clients to feel more connected to their communities.

• At least one group session per year will specifically be for LGBTQIA2S+ clients only, to create a safe container for them. I will seek queer licensees to co-facilitate these sessions with me.

• I will donate 3% of my annual facilitator income to Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice.

• I will participate in at least one workshop or equivalent learning experience per year about administering care to marginalized populations.

*As a facilitator at Fractal Soul, most of my sessions will need to follow Fractal's existing equity plan and fee structures. While I am dedicated to my own person equity plan, some of these measures may be dependent on Fractal Soul's policies (which aim to make room for each facilitator to serve one SEP client per month).