Evelyn Cushing, Facilitator & Guide
About the Teacher
Why study with them?
Evelyn is a licensed Psilocybin Facilitator, Preparation, and Integration Coach. She has 25 years of experience with psychedelics, helping people navigate their expanded consciousness and integrating their experiences afterward. Personally, she has worked with psychedelics on her own depression, addiction, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, and PTSD. This work, along with lots of time in nature helped her to build a happy, authentic life filled with love and creativity.
-Licensed Psilocybin Facilitator; graduate of the Changa Institute
-BA in Social Sciences with Emphasis in Psychology from Portland State University
-Twenty-five years of experience with psychedelics
-Ten years of experience in hospitality
-Five years of experience outdoor adventure guiding in Alaska
-One of the first facilitators to work in Oregon’s legal psilocybin landscape in 2023
Evelyn's Background
Evelyn studied psychology, sociology, anthropology, and philosophy, worked as a peer counselor with at-risk youths, and earned a degree in Social Sciences from Portland State University. She feels fortunate to have learned from experienced guides, mentors, counselors, Indigenous leaders, and her mother, a classically trained therapist.
Upon the legalization of psilocybin-assisted therapy in Oregon, Evelyn became one of the first people to acquire OHA-approved training through the Changa Institute. She began working in Jamaica, then in Oregon soon after service centers began opening their doors. She is one of the most experienced facilitators in the state with the legal model of psilocybin
Evelyn's Approach