[Opgelost] Spacing out sessions

That’s a very good and important question, especially if you’re new to psilocybin.

How many sessions do you need?

For most first-timers, one well-prepared, properly guided session is enough to start with.

From what we see in practice, outcomes usually look like this:

1. Personal growth / clarity / mild anxiety / Depression treatment → often 1 session with medium to high dose is sufficient

2. Strong depression, trauma, deeper patterns → often 2–3 sessions total

3. These are usually spaced out over time, not clustered together

It’s very rare that someone needs multiple sessions immediately.

If you do more than one session — how long between them?

Absolute minimum

• 7 days between sessions
  This is the minimum time the brain typically needs to reset tolerance.

Psilocybin builds fast tolerance. After one session, your 5-HT2A receptors respond less strongly for several days. For most people:

1. ~1 week resets tolerance

2. Some people need up to 2 weeks

Therapeutically recommended spacing

For real integration and lasting change:

• 2–4 weeks between sessions is better
• For deeper therapeutic work: 4–8 weeks is often ideal

Why?

1. Tolerance reset – You get full depth again.

2. Emotional integration – Insights need time to “land.”

3. Nervous system recovery – Psychedelics are mentally demanding.

4. Behavior change – Real transformation happens between sessions.

Most people underestimate how much continues to unfold in the weeks after a session.

Why not do multiple sessions in one week?

Doing 2–3 sessions in a week is generally not recommended because of:

1. Rapid tolerance build-up

2. Emotional overload

3. Mental fatigue

4. Reduced depth in later sessions

Sometimes retreats offer frequent sessions, but often that means:

1. Lower doses

2. Or financial structuring

3. Or limited integration time

Our usual advice:
One deep dive → integrate → reset → then consider another deep dive weeks or months later.

When can shorter spacing work?

If someone travels from abroad and has limited time, we sometimes schedule:

1. Two sessions within 7–10 days

But only if:

1. The first session is stable and well-processed

2. The second is adjusted for tolerance

3. There is guided integration in between

For a beginner, though, this is rarely necessary.

Our recommendation for you (as a first-timer)

1. Start with one properly guided session

2. Take at least 2–4 weeks to integrate

3. Then reassess how you feel

Often, one session already opens enough material to work with for months.