Ava Kinsey

Overview

Ava Kinsey is a psychotherapeutic coach specialising in psychedelic preparation and integration with experience working with complex trauma and attachment problems. She combines psychotherapeutic work with mindfulness, somatic techniques and meditation-informed practices to support clients through preparation and integration of psychedelic experiences.

Best for

Ava Kinsey practices is best suited for people seeking psychodynamic-informed integration and preparatory coaching for psychedelic experiences, particularly those with a history of complex trauma, attachment issues or post-traumatic stress. The practice is appropriate for clients who want a blend of psychotherapeutic insight, somatic regulation techniques and contemplative practices.

• Clients working with trauma and complex PTSD
• People seeking integration after ayahuasca, psilocybin, ketamine or LSD journeys
• Those who prefer psychodynamic and somatic-driven integration work

Approach

Ava’s approach is integrative and psychodynamic, emphasising the importance of integrating dissociated or painful parts of the personality before psychedelic experiences can support expansion. Therapy focuses on exploring fantasies, dream states, emotions and unconscious processes that surface during psychedelic journeys.

She also draw on cognitive-behavioural and somatic interventions to build clients’ capacity for nervous-system regulation. Sessions combine reflective psychotherapeutic exploration with practical techniques to manage intense affect and support grounding.

Work typically prioritises safety, pacing and client-led exploration. The clinician follows the client’s material closely, helping to differentiate personal projections from other experiential content and to translate psychedelic material into actionable integration steps.

Education and Training

• M.Sc. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
• Certified yoga and meditation teacher
• Parent-infant psychotherapist

Support

Clients receive preparatory sessions to help regulate the nervous system and develop practical coping strategies for intense emotional material. Integration work centres on making meaning from psychedelic experiences and on processing memories and core beliefs that arise in sessions.

The practice emphasises trauma-informed boundaries, confidentiality and a paced therapeutic relationship. Integration support includes teaching somatic techniques, mindfulness practices and therapeutic processing designed to help clients gradually increase their capacity to tolerate and integrate difficult emotions.

Practical details

Sessions are offered through the Psychedelics Integration platform and the profile is listed with a London location. Pricing is listed per session and package rates are offered; language of services is English.

• Language: English
• Fees: 85£ per session; 5 sessions for 350£

This description was generated based on information from the official website and other materials provided by the provider.