Liz Asch Greenhill, LAc
Psilocybin Facilitator, Acupuncturist
Portland OR
A psilocybin experience with me as your facilitator includes about 20 hours of work together. Unlike therapy, this is a brief relationship, as we meet a total of five times. Also unlike therapy or other modalities of care, I am not going to give you advice or direct your healing process. Rather, I am a friendly, supportive, caring witness who is there to keep you safe. I am not the director of your journey experience. You are also not the director of your journey experience. The mystic wisdom of the mushrooms is the director of the journey. That is why we call it a journey. You are a passenger, and the mushrooms are the driver. You get the front seat with a great view and I’ll be there in the wings to keep you safe. It's best if you come to your mushroom journey with a beginner’s mind. Try to let go of the need to control the experience, or lead with expectations. Our work together is comprised of: an introductory virtual conversation (approx 30 min) in which I help you determine if this approach seems salutary and timely for you and we both assess if we are a good fit to work together, two virtual preparation sessions, your journey day (in-person at the service center which best fits your needs), a virtual integration session the day after, and a second integration session 2-3 weeks after your journey.
As a certified Psilocybin Facilitator in the state of Oregon, I received an informative and innovative education at the Synaptic Institute from 2023-2024. My previous training in somatic awareness practices, processes of repair and resilience-building from Eastern Medicine, and explorations of creativity from a lifetime of work in the arts, bring to the psilocybin experience knowledge of meridian theory, the four levels, and the five-elements alongside a skillset that helps you deepen your subtle body awareness and interoceptive communication skills as we work together. I have spent the past 17 years in Oregon as a trauma-informed acupuncturist and herbalist, integrating myofascial release work, guided visualization, and a variety of language-based embodiment methods that support trauma healing. I hold certificates from the Embody Lab, the Body Wisdom Academy, and somatic trauma support coursework with Peter Levine. Before becoming an acupuncturist, I worked as an artists’ assistant in New York City and Western Massachusetts. A writer and artist, I have published poetry, essays, short stories, interviews, reviews, and art in over thirty journals, magazines, and anthologies. I hold a BA from Vassar College, a masters in Creative Nonfiction from EOU, and a Masters in Eastern Medicine from OCOM. I am the creator and host of the Body Land: Metaphor Medicine podcast, a free archive of guided visualizations (in English with some in Spanish) that help you meditate, relax, recharge, and reset your nervous system.
My rates for the package (the list of 5 above) are sliding scale from $500 to $2500, with the average being $1500.
A la carte somatic integration, preparation, or creativity consults are $150 for a 75 minute session. Please inquire for a sliding scale discount.
Bear in mind that besides paying your facilitator, you will pay the service center an additional $600-$900 for the room, their services, and the mushrooms. Some service centers offer a limited number of reduced rates as low as $250 for the room and their services for those in need. If that fits your needs, let me know and I will look into that option for you.
My specialized areas of focus include people identifying as LGBTQIA+, those with Jewish identity whether secular or spiritual or fractured/complex, those identifying as Black, Indigenous, People of Culture and People of Color, including immigrants, with or without an interpreter, and… seekers of all kinds!