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MICRO: What Psychedelic Integration Is (And Why It Isn't Psychotherapy) | Marc Aixalà

October 9, 2026 · 18 min

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Psychotherapist Marc Aixalà of ICEERS explains what psychedelic integration is, and what it isn't.

Marc offers some metaphors to help psychedelic integration, his seven dimensions of integration, and outlines why each of these has to be custom tailored to the needs of the individual person.

Marc also offers us his perspective as to why integration is not psychotherapy, and why it should end once the person no longer needs a practitioner. Finally, he makes the case that preparation matters even more than integration, because psychedelic healing is a process, not an event.

  • (00:00) What is psychedelic integration?
  • (01:46) Metaphors, dimensions, and needs
  • (04:47) The seven dimensions of integration
  • (05:49) Why integration isn't psychotherapy
  • (08:17) Why integration should have an end
  • (10:43) Preparation matters more
  • (12:54) Healing is a process, not an event
  • (16:49) Outro

This is a clip from 'An In-Depth Exploration Of Psychedelic Integration | Marc Aixalà', Adventures Through The Mind 202.

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