Gillian Maxwell

My passion is working with people; to help them realize their unique potential and empower them to take action that profoundly contributes to their lives and the lives of others. Currently, I serve as the co-founder and director of The Sentinel Retreat & Wellness Centre in the West Kootenays of British Columbia, Canada, which offers cutting-edge, transformative practices to realize the full potential of humanity.

I have gained extensive experience over the last 20 years in ceremonial circles and treatment settings. I bring a depth of knowledge, innate intuition and wisdom into my work as an integration coach, where I help people interpret peak and cathartic experiences to bring clarity and integrate what they learned. I appreciate plant medicines and psychedelics' vital role in releasing trauma.

By combining my coaching skills and training together with life experience, I provide a safe container, whether working with people individually or in groups. I feel most gratified to witness the transformational shifts people can manifest from their psychedelic experiences.

I have over two decades of experience in the field of harm reduction and drug policy reform. I have had the pleasure of working with a wide and diverse network of colleagues and associates who value my knowledge and wisdom. I am the co-founder of the Psychedelic Association of Canada, a national organization that educates and advocates for access to all psychedelics as a basic human right.

I have had the wonderful opportunity to represent the psychedelics community as a featured guest on the first Goop Lab Netflix series on psychedelics and also as part of the Psychedelic Association internationally with a group that will make a declaration to the U.N. and release a multi-faceted campaign to call for universal access to psilocybin.

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