Arielle Mesa, LCSW
Somatic Therapist and Psychedelic Consultant
Gaithersburg MD
I offer virtual sessions for adults interested in amplifying their transformation journey with the support of psychedelics. People who seek me out often pursue psychedelic work to support the healing of childhood abuse or neglect, sexual or domestic violence, painful relationship experiences, ancestral trauma, and/or identity-based harm. I offer psychedelic support to folks who have had a recent psychedelic journey and are interested in unpacking and integrating the insights and experiences, or who are looking for individualized guidance to prepare for an upcoming psychedelic journey. I also offer psychedelic support to help people set intentions, reduce harm, and promote the highest level of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual support for people looking to journey with psychedelics on their own. My approach weaves together, with respect, the original Indigenous teachings and rituals of plant medicine ceremony, harm-reduction practices, and somatic, trauma-sensitive, and liberation-based therapies.
Please note: I solely focus on preparation, harm reduction, and integration for individuals who independently choose to engage in non-ordinary or altered-state experiences. I do not provide, supply, administer, or facilitate access to psychedelic substances, or direct or supervise their use. Any decision to use a psychedelic substance is made independently by the client and remains their responsibility, including compliance with applicable laws.
Clients have shared with me that I hold a warm, empathic, and attuned space for them to explore, better understand, and potentially shift how they relate to themselves, to others, and to the world around them. From beginning to end, I walk hand in hand with each person within this specific chapter of their healing journey, acting as a trusted support and steady presence to traverse the path ahead.
I share my ancestral roots with the Hebrew, Muisca, Basque, Slavic, and Celtic people. I carry a deep level of respect for the wisdom and teachings of my human and more than human ancestors, as well as my teachers of the Toltecayotl, Mexicayotl, Lakota, Yoeme, Nordic, Shipibo, and Mayan lineages and traditions.
I have dedicated over 11 years supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds in healing the often invisible, but painful wounds of childhood abuse and neglect, complex grief and loss, relational trauma, sexual and domestic violence, and a myriad of other challenges that impact one’s overall well-being. For the past 8 years, I have studied and apprenticed with Indigenous elders and shamanic teachers from all over the world to learn the art of Earth-based healing practice and working with altered states of consciousness.
In addition to my work as a somatic therapist, I serve as a psychedelic preparation, harm reduction, and integration consultant and assist individuals in the preparation and integration of their psychedelicjourneys. My rich tapestry of healing experiences and knowledge is at the heart of my mission to facilitate individual, ancestral, and collective healing through my work done at Sacred Space.
I currently offer stand-alone psychedelic preparation and integration sessions for those preparing for or wanting to integrate previous psychedelic journey work. I also offer a stand-alone in-depth psychedelic journey support program that includes individual psychedelic preparation sessions, harm reduction and journey support, as well as individual post-journey integration sessions. If you are interested in any of these programs, please feel free to reach out to me for a complimentary consultation call to chat about your needs and gauge fit.