An Invitation to Transform
There are moments in life when insight alone is no longer enough.
You may understand your patterns intellectually and still find yourself caught in the same cycles of anxiety, shame, disconnection, grief, or relational pain. You may sense that something deeper is asking for your attention, something that cannot be accessed through thinking alone.
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy offers an opportunity to approach healing from a different place. Through intentional preparation, supported experiences, and thoughtful integration, this work can create space for new perspectives, emotional processing, embodied healing, and meaningful change.
At The Pleasure Practice, Dr. Nicole provides psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and coaching for individuals and partners seeking deeper connection with themselves, their relationships, and their lives. Whether you are navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, relationship challenges, identity exploration, or a desire for greater authenticity, this work is designed to support transformation that extends beyond the therapy room.
Services are available through ketamine individual and partner sessions in Chicago, virtual therapy for clients located in participating states, the Queer Joy: Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Group each summer, and psychedelic integration therapy for individuals working with experiences involving other psychedelic substances.
Working with Dr. Nicole,
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Develop a deeper relationship with yourself by accessing emotions, beliefs, and patterns that may feel difficult to reach through traditional talk therapy alone.
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Move through anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and life transitions with greater self-compassion, nervous system flexibility, and emotional resilience.
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Strengthen intimacy and connection within your relationships by exploring attachment, communication, trust, vulnerability, and relational patterns.
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Reconnect with your body and cultivate a greater capacity for pleasure, authenticity, and embodied living.
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Integrate meaningful psychedelic experiences into lasting change so that insight becomes action and transformation becomes sustainable.
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Explore questions of identity, sexuality, queerness, non-monogamy, purpose, and belonging within a space that is affirming, relational, and deeply compassionate.
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Develop greater trust in your own inner wisdom and capacity to navigate life's complexity with clarity, courage, and intention.
Queering Psychedelic Therapy?
Watch this free Queering Psychedelics 101 workshop led by psychotherapists Dr. Nicole, Meggie, and nurse anesthetist Rick Clark as we explore ketamine-assisted psychotherapy through a queer, relational, and trauma-informed lens.
Services
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for individuals and partners seeking deeper healing, emotional processing, relationship growth, and personal transformation. Sessions can be done in-person in Chicago or virtually in participating locations.
Begin your journey with Dr. Nicole: Here
Each summer during June, Dr. Nicole facilitates the Queer Joy Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Group, a community-centered experience designed to support healing, connection, embodiment, and collective liberation within LGBTQIA+ communities.
Learn More about Queer Joy: Here
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For individuals who have engaged or are planning to engage with psychedelic substances outside of therapy and are seeking support to prepare and making meaning of their experiences. Integration sessions help translate insight into sustainable growth, healing, and action.
Begin your journey with Dr. Nicole: Here
Working with Dr. Nicole helped me access parts of myself that I had spent years avoiding. I had been carrying anxiety, grief, and shame that I could understand intellectually, but I could not seem to move through. The combination of preparation, support, and integration allowed me to experience a level of healing that felt deeply embodied rather than just cognitive. I left our work feeling more connected to myself, more present in my relationships, and more trusting of my ability to navigate life.
Sarah M.
Dr. Nicole created a space where I felt genuinely safe to explore the complexity of my inner world. Through our work together, I gained insight into long-standing patterns around attachment, self-worth, and intimacy that had been shaping my relationships for years. What stood out most was her ability to help me transform those insights into meaningful changes in my everyday life. I feel more grounded, more confident in who I am, and more capable of building the kinds of relationships I truly want.
James R.
The Queer Joy Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Group was one of the most transformative experiences of my life. Being held in community with other queer people while engaging in this work created a sense of connection and belonging that I had never experienced before. I walked away with greater self-compassion, a deeper connection to my body, and a renewed sense of possibility for my future. The experience continues to impact how I relate to myself, my community, and my capacity for joy.
James P.
This Work is for you if
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You feel called toward deeper healing and want support that engages both mind and body.
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You have reached a point where insight alone no longer feels sufficient and you are seeking a more transformative therapeutic experience.
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You are navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, identity exploration, or major life transitions.
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You are seeking a therapist who understands the intersections of sexuality, relationships, queerness, non-monogamy, and personal growth.
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You want support integrating psychedelic experiences into meaningful and lasting change.
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You are ready to approach healing with greater intention, curiosity, courage, and care.
Ready to Begin?
Change is possible. Pleasure is possible.
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy offers an opportunity to slow down, listen deeply, and engage with the parts of yourself that have been waiting for attention, compassion, and care. Through preparation, supported experiences, and integration, this work can help create lasting shifts in how you relate to yourself, your relationships, and the world around you.
Whether you are interested in individual therapy, partner work, psychedelic integration, or the Queer Joy Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Group, this space is designed to support meaningful transformation grounded in connection, embodiment, and healing.