About
I’m Francesca Sciandra, an integrative therapist, artist, guide, and educator. My work brings psychology, altered states of consciousness, and creative practice into conversation.
Through one-to-one work, courses, and creative programs, I help people understand what a significant experience has opened in them, and carry that understanding into their lives.
Background
My therapeutic training spans hypno-psychotherapy, integrative psychotherapy and counselling, couples therapy, and specialist training in psychedelic integration and harm reduction. It grounds my work in depth psychology: the unconscious, attachment, and the relational patterns that shape how we live.
This is the lens I bring to psychedelic integration, and to a question at the center of all my work: what happens when an experience exceeds the story we have been telling about ourselves and the world.
My work lives between disciplines, where psychology, altered states, and creative expression inform one another. Through my teaching, writing, and projects, I invite you into that inquiry.
What I offer
Psychedelic Integration
Some experiences resist easy meaning. They can feel profound, unsettling, or beyond words. I work with people to engage what emerged, understand its significance, and let it inform everyday life.
Learn more about Psychedelic Integration →
Creative Programs: Courses, Seminars, and Workshops
Explore beneath the surface and encounter new perspectives through play, reflection, and spontaneity. Meet yourself and the world in unexpected ways.
Enroll in Experimental Drawing →
A Few Highlights
I support people through psychedelic integration, offering a structured space to make sense of their experiences, navigate ongoing challenges, and translate insights into meaningful action.
I offer individual therapy, couples therapy, and hypnotherapy through my therapy practice. Learn more on my therapy practice site.
I created and lead Experimental Practice, a program of courses, workshops, and seminars that gives artists and non-artists entry points to practice attention, exploration, and creative play. It includes Experimental Year, Experimental Drawing, Experimental Photography, and the upcoming seminar Art as Psychological Process. Across the program, art making is treated as a method of inquiry: a structured way to meet and work with what lies beneath the surface.
I share Inner Journeys, a free library of guided self-hypnosis and meditation audios for relaxation, exploration, and personal development.
I am an artist, focused on painting and experiential art.
I’m the founder and director of the Psychedelic Arts Society, a global online community of contemporary artists, arts adjacent practitioners, and supporters of the arts exploring the multi-directional relationship between altered states and creative practice.
I share thoughts and updates on Surfacing(on Substack) and provide information on offers and programs in my occasional newsletter.
Qualifications
Postgraduate Diploma in Hypno-Psychotherapeutic Counselling, The National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy
Diploma in Analytical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy, Jacquelyne Morison Hypnotherapy Training
Bachelor of Architecture, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Training in Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration
Postgraduate Certificate in Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration, Fluence
MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Couples with Anne Wagner
Psychedelics and Psychoanalysis, Fluence
De-Escalating Psychedelic Crisis Certification, PsyCare UK
Integrating Psychedelic Experiences, The Centre of Applied Jungian Studies
Foundations of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Beckley Academy
Additional Training & Certifications
Professional Certificate in Couples Therapy, Institute of Couples Therapy
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) Externship, International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)
Diploma in Mindfulness Life Coaching, The Centre for Mindfulness
Postgraduate Summer Art Program, Syracuse University
Work With Me
If you’d like to work with me, the first step is to book an introductory call.
Please note: Individual therapy, couples therapy, and hypnotherapy are offered through my therapy practice. If you are seeking therapy, learn more and book an intro call on my therapy practice site.
