Before you book

What a provider's credentials mean

A license is issued and checked by a government. A certificate is not. Here's how to tell them apart and look them up.

State psilocybin licenses

Oregon facilitator license: Issued by the Oregon Health Authority. Requires finishing a training program approved by Oregon's Higher Education Coordinating Commission and passing a state exam. Allows the person to facilitate at a licensed service center in Oregon. Oregon Psilocybin Services
Colorado facilitator license: Issued by Colorado's Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) after an approved training program. Healing centers are licensed separately by the Department of Revenue. Colorado DORA license lookup
New Mexico: New Mexico's medical psilocybin program is still being set up by the state Department of Health. Treat claims of a New Mexico license with caution until the program opens.

MD or DO (physician): Licensed by a state medical board. Can diagnose, prescribe and manage medical risks. Needed for prescription treatments such as ketamine. DocInfo physician lookup
NP or RN (nurse): Licensed by a state board of nursing. Nurse practitioners can prescribe in many states; registered nurses can monitor health during a session. Nursys nurse lookup
Psychologist, LCSW, LPC, LMFT: Licensed mental-health professionals who can provide therapy. A therapy license does not, on its own, allow someone to give psilocybin.

Retreat or school certificates: Many retreats list a training certificate from a private program or a university continuing-education course. These can show real training, but they are not a government license and are not checked by any state.
Traditional or lineage training: Some ayahuasca and ibogaine practitioners train within an Indigenous or traditional lineage. There is no public register for this; ask who trained them and for how long.

General information, not legal or medical advice. Rules change; check the issuing agency.