Psilocybin Practitioner Training for New Mexico
Preparing Ethical, Embodied, Educated Practitioners as New Mexico Opens Medical Access
Waitlist members will hear first as certification details are confirmed.
State-Approved in Colorado Since 2024
Explore the Colorado TrackSince 2024, The Synthesis Institute has been a state-approved training center in Colorado under the Natural Medicine Health Act, where the Core Training meets the didactic requirements for a Colorado Training License. That experience of aligning practitioner formation with a state's rules now shapes our approach to New Mexico.
New Mexico's proposed rules name programs approved in Colorado as one route to equivalency, alongside the New Mexico module and an in-state practicum (7.35.3.10 NMAC).
We are preparing a New Mexico pathway built to meet the state's proposed requirements, from the New Mexico module to in-person training and supervised practicum.
What Is Changing in New Mexico
In April 2025, New Mexico passed the Medical Psilocybin Act. The program will serve patients with qualifying conditions, including treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, substance use disorders, and end-of-life care. The Department of Health has said it aims to open the program to patients by the end of 2026.
The proposed rules describe two roles. Each role calls for didactic study, a New Mexico module, and a supervised practicum.
The Department of Health held a public hearing on the proposed rules on October 2, 2026. We are following each step toward adoption, and waitlist members receive an update after every Department of Health milestone.
Practitioners
Practitioners hold a New Mexico license in therapy, counseling, or behavioral health, provide integrative therapy, and supervise facilitators.
Facilitators
Facilitators work under a practitioner's direct supervision, offering peer support and practical care.
The Pathway to New Mexico Certification
- 01
Begin practitioner formation
Thirteen months of study, practice, and peer relationship in the Psychedelic Practitioner Core Training.
- 02
Complete New Mexico requirements
The New Mexico module, created or approved by the Department of Health, and any role-specific and in-person study the final rules require.
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Complete a supervised practicum
Proposed at 100 hours for facilitators and 120 hours for practitioners, completed at approved locations in New Mexico.
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Apply for state certification
Certification is granted by the New Mexico Department of Health.
Based on proposed rule 7.35.3 NMAC as published August 25, 2026. The proposed rules also describe reduced requirements in some cases for graduates of approved programs in other states.
Where Things Stand
The New Mexico Department of Health has not yet adopted its training rules or certified any educational program. The Synthesis Institute will apply for certification as soon as the rules are final. The final rules will set how Core Training hours apply toward New Mexico requirements.
Why Join the Waitlist
The waitlist is a way to stay informed. Members receive an update after each Department of Health milestone and first notice when our New Mexico pathway opens. Joining is free and carries no obligation.
The Psychedelic Practitioner Core Training is a 13-month program in practitioner formation. Across nine modules, students study screening, preparation, ceremony, and integration through four lenses: embodied, relational, evidence-based, and sacred wisdom.
Learning happens online, at your own pace and live, in relationship. Each week, students work through 60–90 minutes of pre-recorded teaching on their own schedule, then come together in live sessions: each student joins a Pod of 8–10 peers with a learning facilitator, alongside monthly Skills Labs, weekly Seed Groups, and monthly Faculty Q&A live sessions with practitioners, researchers, and leading experts.
The proposed New Mexico rules center on competencies the Core Training already teaches, in its Colorado state-approved track and its international cohorts: screening, informed consent, trauma-informed care, and integration support.
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Here's What Participants Are Saying About the Psychedelic Practitioner Core Training
I would recommend this program wholeheartedly to anyone who feels called to support the healing of others, and who is willing to do their own. The personal development work woven throughout the curriculum was both challenging and deeply meaningful, and I know it will make me a more grounded, capable facilitator.
I came into this program with a background in nursing and a strong interest in creating a different kind of healing space for people. This journey gave me the opportunity to look at healing from a much broader perspective and to connect my clinical experience with the deeper, more personal side of psychedelic work.
As a physician with a background in family, occupational, and integrative medicine, I deeply appreciated the Synthesis Institute training. The program brings together people from diverse backgrounds and helps create a common understanding of how to safely, ethically, and compassionately support individuals in altered states of consciousness. I valued the emphasis on preparation, presence, integration, and creating a healing space where meaningful experiences can translate into real improvement in people’s lives.
For Licensed Clinicians
Book a Free Discovery CallNew Mexico's proposed rules place licensed clinicians at the center of the program. Practitioners hold a New Mexico license in therapy, counseling, or behavioral health, provide integrative therapy, and supervise the facilitators who work alongside them. Certifying clinicians, who hold a New Mexico controlled substances number, assess and enroll patients.
For clinicians, this work extends existing competence into new terrain: preparing patients for non-ordinary states, remaining present through administration sessions that last many hours, supporting integration across emotional, somatic, relational, and spiritual dimensions, and supervising facilitators.
The Core Training is built to sit alongside a working caseload. Teaching is pre-recorded and self-paced, and live sessions total about 2.5 hours each week. Clinicians bring training in assessment, risk, and ethical practice; the Core Training adds the embodied and sacred wisdom lenses that sit outside most clinical education.
Hear First About New Mexico
Waitlist members receive an update after each Department of Health milestone and first notice when our New Mexico pathway opens.
For those still discerning, Psychedelic Practitioner Fundamentals offers a free introduction to the foundations of this work, and our admissions team is available for a discovery call.
New Mexico FAQs
Is the Core Training certified for New Mexico?+
No educational program has been certified in New Mexico yet, because the training rules are still being finalized. The Synthesis Institute will apply for certification once they are adopted.
Will my Core Training hours count toward New Mexico requirements?+
We cannot confirm this yet. The proposed rules allow the Department of Health to recognize approved programs from other states and to reduce some requirements, at its discretion. We will share specifics with the waitlist as soon as they are known.
Do I need a professional license?+
Under the proposed rules, practitioners hold a New Mexico license in therapy, counseling, or behavioral health. Facilitators do not need a clinical license and work under a practitioner's supervision. Both routes require a practicum and current BLS, CPR/AED, or EMT credentials.
Do I need to live in New Mexico to join?+
No. The waitlist and the Core Training are open to students anywhere. Under the proposed rules, practicum hours take place at approved locations in New Mexico.
What is the time commitment?+
The Core Training runs 13 months, with weekly pre-recorded teaching of 60–90 minutes, about 2.5 hours of live sessions each week, and 4–7 hours of assignments each month. New Mexico's in-person requirements and practicum would be additional, and their format is still to be determined.
Will any training need to happen in person?+
The proposed rules call for at least one third of core didactic hours and five hours of simulated patient experience to be completed in person. The Core Training is delivered online, so our New Mexico pathway would include in-person training. Format and location are still to be determined as we work out the details of the program.
Should I wait for the final rules before enrolling in the Core Training?+
That depends on your goals. The Core Training stands on its own as a 13-month program in practitioner formation, and its next cohort begins January 18, 2027. If New Mexico certification is your only aim, the waitlist will keep you informed as the rules settle. Our admissions team can talk this through with you on a discovery call.
Is The Synthesis Institute approved in other states?+
Yes. Since 2024, we have been a Colorado-approved training center under the Natural Medicine Health Act, and our Colorado track is completed alongside the Core Training.
Does joining the waitlist commit me to anything?+
No. The waitlist is free, carries no obligation, and you may unsubscribe at any time.