MDMA-assisted therapy & the wounded healer: Training for mental health professionals

Embark on a self-reflective journey and engage with rich clinical material through a video-based case analysis of the MDMA therapy of a wounded healer, with a deeper exploration of this archetype and its different manifestations. 

Get up to date and gain nowledge and skills to prepare for, navigate, facilitate, and integrate MDMA experiences through watching authentic clinical footage.

Support the protocol development of a clinical study on MDMA-assisted professional development for therapists.

MDMA-assisted therapy: Introductory training for mental health professionals

This training will bring you up to date on the most exciting frontier in mental health right now.

Learn from a certified MDMA-assisted therapist with experience as both a participant, therapist and researcher in clinical trials on MDMA. 

Enjoy rich clinical material, get evidence-based knowledge and skills, and get a better sense of the potential benefit for yourself and those you care about. 

MDMA-assisted therapy: Introductory training for mental health professionals

MDMA-assisted therapy & the wounded healer: Training for mental health professionals

This training will bring you up to date on the most exciting frontier in mental health right now.

Learn from a certified MDMA-assisted therapist with experience as both a participant, therapist and researcher in clinical trials on MDMA. 

Enjoy rich clinical material, get evidence-based knowledge and skills, and get a better sense of the potential benefit for yourself and those you care about. 

This training will bring you up to date on one of the most exciting frontiers in mental health right now. 

Get evidence-based knowledge and skills on how to prepare for, navigate, facilitate and integrate the MDMA-experience, to maximize benefits and minimize risks.

Embark on a self-reflective journey and enjoy rich clinical material through a video based case analysis of the MDMA-therapy of a wounded healer and a deeper exploration of this archetype. 

JOin us in opening hearts and expanding minds

About the presenter

MDMA-assisted therapist and researcher since 2018.

Ivar Goksøyr is a MAPS certified therapist and training assistant in MAPS trainings, affiliated with the Norwegian psychedelic research team "Psykforsk" since 2018. He is working as a therapist and researcher in clinical trials on MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD and depression and is the co-founder of Norwegian psychedelic science. 

Ivar has several publications in the field of psychedelic-assisted therapy and is currently working on setting up a new study on Empathogen-assisted therapist development. Profits from this training help fund these efforts.

Founder of the leading mental health clinic Psykologvirke

  Ivar Goksøyr is a specialist in clinical psychology with 16 years of experience. He is a specialist in Intensive short term dynamic psychotherapy and MDMA-assisted therapy. 

He is the founder of the leading mental health clinic Psykologvirke in Oslo, with 30 affiliated psychologists. Psykologvirke has a new treatment center for trauma and specializes in modalities such as Ketamine-assisted therapy, psychodynamic therapy and state of the art couples therapy.   

Public speaker and mediator: Inteview with Bessel van der Kolk

Ivar Goksøyr is presenting at international conferences on psychedelic therapy and psychotherapy. He has numerous appearances on national radio, documentaries, podcasts, interviews and panels in diverse fora. 

See this conversation where Ivar compare notes with Bessel van der Kolk on their experiences of receiving MDMA-assisted therapy themselves.

"You get these tranformations that I have not seen with any other modality"

MDMA-assisted therapist and researcher since 2018.

Ivar Goksøyr is a MAPS-certified therapist and training assistant at MAPS trainings and has been affiliated with the Norwegian psychedelic research team “Psykforsk” since 2018. He has co-created and worked as a therapist in clinical trials on MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD and depression, and is a co-founder of Norwegian Psychedelic Science. He is preparing a new study on empathogen-assisted therapist development and has several publications on MDMA-assisted therapy in international peer-reviewed journals.

Founder of the leading mental health clinic Psykologvirke

Ivar Goksøyr is a specialist in clinical psychology with 16 years of experience. He is also a specialist in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). He is the founder of the leading mental health clinic Psykologvirke in Oslo, with 30 affiliated psychologists. Psykologvirke has a treatment center for trauma and also specializes in modalities such as ketamine-assisted therapy, intensive psychodynamic therapy, and emotionally focused couples therapy.

Public Speaker: Inteview with Bessel van der Kolk

Ivar Goksøyr presents at international conferences on psychedelic therapy and psychotherapy. He has appeared on numerous podcasts and interviews in diverse fora. See this conversation where Ivar compares notes with Bessel van der Kolk on their experiences receiving MDMA-assisted therapy as part of their training. Here, Bessel van der Kolk shares openly about the importance of MDMA-assisted therapy for 

Lets raise the collective level of conciousness

More about this 2 x 3 hours online training 

Case analysis of a Wounded healer

The host will show extended and illuminating videoclips from his own MDMA-AT through which you will get rich illustrations of diverse clinical phenomena. Relevant themes, challenges, and pitfalls of the wounded-healer archetype will be explored, and a partial resolution of the core childhood wounds that led him into the profession will be shown, with raw emotions and recognizable patterns creating resonance.

Fundamentals

This is a clinically stimulating 2 part workshop, where empirical findings, theoretical principles and practical procedures from early pioneers, modern experimental research and clinical trials will be weaved into the analysis of the clinical material as we watch. The scientific rationale and the empirical status on risks and benefits will be briefly summarized.

Hands-on aspects

Far too often, the real potential in MDMA-assisted therapy is missed. Learn from authentic clinical footage how to facilitate, navigate and integrate this particular state of conciousness - to maximize benefits and minimize the potential for unproductive destabilization. Seeing how this is done in practice ensures a deeper learning than from didactical presentations alone. 

Learn the principles and details on how to best prepare for, navigate, facilitate and integrate this particular state of consciousness - to maximize benefits and minimize the potential for unproductive destabilization. 

The Nordic Psychedelic Therapist Award 2025

Winner: Ivar Goksøyr

MDMA-assisted therapy: Introductory training for mental health professionals

Excerpts from the jury’s decision:

" Ivar Goksøyr has been a living force in bringing psychedelic therapy into Norwegian healthcare. 

By speaking openly about his own journey as a wounded healer, he models authenticity and resilience for both colleagues and patients.

His work demonstrates how courage, compassion, and professionalism can coexist - inspiring hope for those who struggle, and raising the standard for how psychedelic therapy is practiced in the Nordic region."

Award description:

Advancing the theoretical knowledge into practical therapeutic processes• Demonstrates excellence in therapeutic practice and patient care.• Pioneers new methods or models of clinical delivery in the Nordic setting.• Serves as a role model for ethics, safety, and compassion in the field.• Inspires colleagues and contributes to professional standards.

This training will bring you up to date on the most exciting frontier in mental health right now.

Learn from a certified MDMA-assisted therapist with experience as both a participant, therapist and researcher in clinical trials on MDMA. 

Enjoy rich clinical material, get evidence-based knowledge and skills, and get a better sense of the potential benefit for yourself and those you care about. 

Pioneering a new Frontier in THerapist development:

Support our clinical study on Empathogen-Assisted Therapist development

Profits from this training SuPPORTS further protocol development

Self-experience module

By providing therapists firsthand experience with MDMA-AT in a group setting, this project addresses key challenges related to the optimal development and implementation of MDMA-AT as an emergent treatment. This includes providing therapists with a self-experience training-module in a scalable group format, potentially improving both quality and accessibility to safe and ethical care. 

Professional development 

and well-being

Its primary innovation and focus lies in integrating MDMA-AT within a broader personal and professional development (PPD) framework for method-independent therapist development and well being. As such, this project pioneers a new frontier in therapist training, Empathogen-Assisted Therapist Development (EATD), with potential to ensure more sustainable and effective practice. 

Broader implications

Anchored at Norway’s national training/licensing institution, this study will reduce stigma around both MDMA-AT and therapists’ woundedness while advancing knowledge in these relevant domains. If successful, we will pursue a Nordic multicenter trial to further advance knowledge and integrate empathogen-assisted therapist development into existing educational structures while supporting safe, ethical implementation of MDMA-AT in the Nordics.

Help US Get this important study going - its potential impact is SUBSTANTIAL - AT MULTIPLE LEVELS

Empathogen-assisted professional development and well being 

MDMA-assisted therapist and researcher since 2018.

Ivar Goksøyr is a MAPS certified therapist and training assistant in MAPS trainings, affiliated with the Norwegian psychedelic research team "Psykforsk" since 2018. He is working as a therapist and researcher in clinical trials on MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD and depression and is the co-founder of Norwegian psychedelic science. 

Ivar has several publications in the field of psychedelic-assisted therapy and is currently working on setting up a new study on Empathogen-assisted therapist development. Profits from this training help fund these efforts.

Founder of the leading mental health clinic Psykologvirke

  Ivar Goksøyr is a specialist in clinical psychology with 16 years of experience. He is a specialist in Intensive short term dynamic psychotherapy and MDMA-assisted therapy. 

He is the founder of the leading mental health clinic Psykologvirke in Oslo, with 30 affiliated psychologists. Psykologvirke has a new treatment center for trauma and specializes in modalities such as Ketamine-assisted therapy, psychodynamic therapy and state of the art couples therapy.   

Public speaker and mediator: Inteview with Bessel van der Kolk

Ivar Goksøyr is presenting at international conferences on psychedelic therapy and psychotherapy. He has numerous appearances on national radio, documentaries, podcasts, interviews and panels in diverse fora. 

See this conversation where Ivar compare notes with Bessel van der Kolk on their experiences of receiving MDMA-assisted therapy themselves.

"You get these tranformations that I have not seen with any other modality"

Empthatogen-Assisted Therapist development: Interview with Psychedelics Today

Psychedelics Today immediately recognized the potential impact of the clincial trial on empathogen-assisted, method-independent therapist development and well-being. They recorded this inteview where Ivar Goksøyr explains the rationale.   Learn why the study merits support: Psychotherapy research shows the therapist as a person matters most, yet personal growth is underemphasized in training. Therapists also face high stress and burnout, partly because their own wounds get triggered in the role. MDMA-assisted therapy embedded within a personal and professional development program holds the potential to help with both therapists effectiveness and well-being. 

Portrait interview with Norway’s national public broadcaster.

In this portrait-interview on NRK P2, Norway’s national public radio channel for culture, in-depth news and debate, documentaries, and classical and jazz music, Ivar Goksøyr shares his very personal journey as a wounded healer,  therapist and as a psychedelic researcher and advocate. He speaks in depth about how the MDMA-assisted healing of his own wounds contrbuted to his professional growth and well-being. This interview is in Norwegian. 

 Psykologvirke AS