Code of Ethics
1. Guiding Values
At Lucid Horizons, integrity, safety, and respect are at the core of every interaction. Our work rests on the belief that meaningful transformation can only unfold in an environment of trust, responsibility, and care.
Our core values:
Respect for every person's dignity, uniqueness, and autonomy
A commitment to safe, supportive, and confidential spaces
Integrity, honesty, and transparency in all communication
Compassion and non-judgement in our work with clients
A commitment to ongoing learning and professional growth
2. Inclusion and Non-Discrimination
We welcome people of every race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and ability. No one is treated differently, or offered less care, because of who they are. We meet each person as an individual.
3. Access
We believe this work should not depend on what someone can afford. Cost is a real barrier, and while we can't remove it entirely, we keep a small number of reduced-rate places for those who would otherwise be unable to take part. If that would help, reach out.
4. Safety and the Vulnerability of Altered States
Psilocybin opens a state in which a person is unusually open, suggestible, and sensitive. We treat this openness as something to protect, never to exploit. We are continuously attentive to the responsibility this places on us, and we never use a client's vulnerable state to influence them in any direction that serves our interests rather than theirs.
5. Power and the Relationship
We recognise the inherent imbalance of power between facilitator and client, and the ways it can be amplified by differences in role, knowledge, gender, culture, or circumstance. We hold this awareness openly, we name it where helpful, and we act always in the client's interest. We do not foster dependency, and we keep the relationship clear and professional at every stage.
6. A Non-Directive Approach
We trust that the direction of each experience belongs to the client. Our role is not to lead or impose meaning, but to offer steadiness, honest presence, and, where it helps, gentle guidance. We reflect what we notice and name what seems important, while always respecting each person as the authority on their own inner life.
7. Freedom from Dogma
We bring no spiritual, religious, or ideological agenda to this work, and we never present our own beliefs as the meaning of a client's experience. Our spaces are warm and comfortable, but free of ritual objects, symbols, incense, or esoteric props. Everything in the room is there for your comfort and safety, nothing more. What arises in a session belongs to the person who lived it, and the sense they make of it is theirs to find. We are especially careful, in vulnerable states, never to suggest what someone "should" have felt, seen, or believed.
8. Sexual Boundaries
There is never any sexual contact, advance, or suggestion of any kind between facilitator and client, before, during, or after a session or journey. This boundary is absolute and admits no exception. It exists to protect the safety and trust that this work depends on.
9. Touch and Consent
Touch, if it has any place at all, is limited to simple, non-intimate, supportive contact, and only ever with explicit consent agreed in advance. We discuss during preparation whether and how supportive touch might be used, and consent can be withdrawn at any moment. Aside from protecting someone from immediate physical harm, all touch is optional and always the client's choice. There is no sexual touch under any circumstances.
10. Scope of Practice
We work within the limits of our training, competence, and role. We do not provide medical, psychiatric, or psychotherapeutic treatment, and we do not diagnose. Where a person's needs fall outside what we can responsibly offer, we say so plainly and refer them to appropriate professionals.
11. Informed Consent
Everything is explained clearly in advance: what the process involves, its potential benefits, its risks, and its limits. Participation is always voluntary, consent can be withdrawn at any time, and no outcome is ever promised or guaranteed. Each path is different.
12. Safety, Screening, and Care
Psilocybin journeys take place only within the legal context of the Netherlands, with careful screening of physical and mental health beforehand. We prepare thoroughly, keep group sizes small, and remain present and attentive throughout. We are trained to recognise and respond to crisis, and in any situation where a person's wellbeing is at stake, their safety comes before anything else.
13. Confidentiality
Everything shared with us is held in strict confidence. Information is disclosed only with the client's explicit consent, or where disclosure is required by law, such as an imminent risk of harm.
14. Cultural Respect
We hold respect for the older traditions from which this work descends, and we are honest about what we are and are not. Our approach is contemporary and professional, and we are mindful not to borrow or perform what is not ours.
15. Professional Accountability
We commit to ongoing supervision, training, and exchange with peers. We seek honest feedback, we reflect on our practice, and we meet ethical questions openly and with accountability rather than defensiveness.