Welcome
I’m so glad you’re here. My name is Rochelle. I’m an interfaith chaplain.
For centuries, chaplains have stayed close to the tender mercies of human life. The moments where meaning, loss, love, fear, and courage are laid bare.
We quietly show up in hospital rooms and on battlefields, in prisons and disaster zones, at bedsides and gravesides. We curate sacred spaces for moments of remembrance and moments of celebration. Wherever human life reaches its edges, we’re there.
We’ve seen it all. We’ve witnessed unspeakable loss and profound love. We’ve held silence when words would fail, and spoken truth when it was needed most. Through it all, our role remains the same: to offer presence, spiritual care, and sacred witness, always grounded in love.
The settings may change. The work does not.
Chaplains are tenders of the chapel. The chapel is the human heart.
“When chaplains bring the gift of empathic presence into care encounters, we are mediating something greater than ourselves while inviting the spiritual and religious beliefs and values of the patient or client to guide the healing process. ”
You Are the Healer.
As psychedelics enter therapeutic and healing spaces, chaplains are stepping forward to offer compassionate care, spiritual grounding, and ethical presence. This work bridges clinical treatment and personal meaning while honoring both.
Intentional psychedelic journeying is central to my practice. Each journey is shaped by the person, their inner life, and what matters most. I listen for the heart’s longing or the heartache that has taken root over time, help clarify intention, and prepare a container in which the work can unfold with care and depth.
Professionally trained chaplains are skilled at accompanying spiritual and existential intensity, including grief, illness, transition, and awakening. In this work, I offer steady, nonjudgmental support before, during, and after a journey, including spiritual assessment, preparation, and integration.
Chaplains work across traditions and worldviews, meeting people where they are. Whether someone arrives with faith, doubt, anger, curiosity, or no spiritual language at all, the work begins with listening. Unlike clinical models focused on symptoms or diagnoses, psychedelic chaplaincy attends to deeper questions that arise in nonordinary states. Who am I? What matters most? What is ready to be released? What is seeking to emerge? These questions are held with care, allowing the journey itself to guide the healing.
Psychedelic chaplaincy affirms that not all healing can or should be measured. It honors mystery, freedom, and the unfolding of the most authentic self.
“Why are you so busy with your own thoughts? Open the window of your heart and let the spirit fly free.” –Rumi
Why Psychedelics?
Sometimes life nudges us through grief, change, burnout, illness, or a persistent inner stirring. These moments invite us to turn inward toward stillness, creative aliveness, and a deeper sense of belonging to ourselves and the world around us.
People often turn to plant medicine when something is shifting. It may arrive as burnout, complex grief, illness, or creative stagnation. Sometimes it is simply a quiet knowing that life is asking for more authenticity, clarity, and joy.
This work is for those who feel called to slow down, listen inward, and become more fully who they already are.
Authenticity matters here. As a person moves closer to their true self, wholeness follows. Life often begins to move with more ease. Relationships clarify. Creativity awakens. Decisions align.
This work is not new. Indigenous cultures have honored plant medicine in ceremonial and healing contexts for centuries. What is new is the growing body of research affirming what has long been known. This medicine can support meaningful and lasting change.
Why Psilocybin?
Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in certain species of fungi, often called magic mushrooms. These mushrooms have been used in ceremonial and healing contexts for thousands of years. In this work, psilocybin is not a solution. It is a catalyst.
Psilocybin does not provide answers. It can quiet the noise, soften habitual defenses, and invite a deeper, more authentic knowing. With careful preparation and grounded integration, what is revealed can be carried into daily life, allowing insight to become lived change.
People come to this work for many reasons. Some seek clarity, purpose, spiritual connection, or renewed creativity. Others stand at a threshold, facing loss, diagnosis, or profound transition, and wish to meet what is unfolding with presence rather than fear.
How Does This Work?
This work follows a clear, intentional arc shaped by preparation, a psilocybin session, and integration. Each phase is essential and held with care.
We begin with preparation. This is where trust is built, and intentions are clarified. Together, we explore what calls you to this work, assess readiness, and establish ethical and spiritual grounding. Preparation creates the conditions for safety, depth, and meaningful encounter. It is part of the work itself.
The psilocybin session is held in person in a carefully prepared, mutually agreed-upon setting. My role during the session is a steady presence and a sacred witness. I do not direct or interpret the experience. I remain attentive and grounded, holding the container with care while trusting the process's intelligence.
Integration follows the session and is where insights take root. Together, we reflect on what emerged and explore how it may be carried into daily life. Integration allows understanding to mature and supports thoughtful, embodied change.
Preparation and integration sessions are held virtually. Psilocybin sessions are typically held in person within approximately two hours of New York’s Hudson Valley. Travel arrangements are discussed with care and flexibility.
A note of care. This is spiritual care, not medical or psychiatric treatment. I do not provide or dispense psychedelic substances. This work is ethical, confidential, and grounded in professional interfaith chaplaincy.
Offerings
The Return
A one-month self-care Wellbeing Intensive to tend to the whole person.
This offering is for those navigating grief, burnout, spiritual questioning, or major life transitions. Through the deep work of preparation, a guided psilocybin session, and integration, you’ll be held in a safe, sacred container that supports deep healing and meaning-making.
The Vision
A creative immersion for artists, writers, performers, and visionaries.
This experience is for individuals seeking to unlock their creativity, reconnect with inspiration, or navigate stagnation in their work or artistic identity. Through preparation, a guided psilocybin session, and integration, you will be supported by spiritual care as you awaken new perspectives and rediscover your voice.
The Holding
A personalized spiritual care experience for those navigating illness or uncertainty.
When facing a health crisis—whether it’s a new diagnosis, a chronic illness, or a life-limiting condition—much attention is given to medical decisions and treatment plans. However, something more profound is also occurring. You may find yourself questioning what matters most, reorienting your sense of time, grieving what’s changing, or reaching for something sacred that you can’t yet name.