SoundMind Institute

What SoundMind Institute does

SoundMind Institute is a Philadelphia-based private nonprofit founded in 2019 by Dr. Hannah McLane that operates a 12-month Psychedelic Facilitator Training Program and an affiliated ketamine-assisted psychotherapy treatment clinic. Its proprietary SoundMind Psychedelic Protocol integrates psychodynamic techniques, ceremonial plant medicine, parts work, and somatic approaches, and its curriculum covers ketamine, MDMA, huachuma, and psilocybin; the program is state-approved for Colorado Natural Medicine Facilitator licensure and SoundMind is positioning to deliver MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy pending MAPS/FDA expanded-access approval.

The business combines a flagship tuition-based training program ($5,800–$10,300, plus optional $2,500–$4,500 in-person practicum) with à la carte short courses ($1,199 each, such as Informed Consent Certification and Psychodynamic Techniques), a $1,000 3-month integration package, and fee-for-service KAP at the Philadelphia clinic. Distribution is community-led and event-driven: an interview-based enrollment funnel, live Zoom cohorts, in-person practicums in Colorado, Oregon, Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Peru, and content marketing amplified by earned media in NBC, NYT, Forbes, National Geographic, PBS, and Al Jazeera.

Operationally, SoundMind runs with roughly 10 employees, a small faculty and clinic team, MAPS-aligned MDMA training credentials, and mission-driven nonprofit programs for veterans, BIPOC clinicians, and end-of-life care. Revenue is not disclosed, there are no outside funding rounds, and the company is founder-led with no parent or subsidiary structure.

Name

SoundMind Institute

Legal name

SoundMind

Website

https://soundmind.institute

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SoundMind Institute is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit founded in 2019 that runs a year-long psychedelic facilitator training program and an affiliated ketamine-assisted psychotherapy clinic, serving clinicians, healthcare professionals, and mental health patients seeking psychedelic therapy training and treatment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychedelic facilitator training and psychedelic-assisted therapy services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (62133)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Mindfulness-Based Coaching & Training (MBSR/MBCT-style) (HSADAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Guided Meditation Instruction (1:1 & Group) (HSADAJAA), Breathwork Facilitation (Pranayama, Somatic, Holotropic-style) (HSADAJAC)

Keywords

• Psychedelic facilitator training
• Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy
• Psychedelic integration services
• MDMA-assisted therapy
• Certification programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Psychedelic Facilitator Training Program: 12-month certification program with tuition ranging from $5,800 to $10,300 depending on program selection. Includes online coursework, live sessions, and optional in-person practicum (additional $2,500-$4,500).
2. Short Courses and Certifications: Individual courses such as Psychodynamic Techniques ($1,199) and Informed Consent Certification ($1,199) offered for continuing education and skill development.
3. Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Treatment: Treatment center providing ketamine-assisted psychotherapy services to patients, including individual and group sessions.
4. Integration Services: $1,000 for a 3-month package with weekly 45-minute sessions, pro-rated at approximately $83 per session.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SoundMind Institute operates a year-long Psychedelic Facilitator Training Program that certifies clinicians and other professionals in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy using ketamine, MDMA, huachuma, and psilocybin protocols. Complementing the training, the institute delivers clinical Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy and a Psychedelic Therapy Integration Program from its Philadelphia treatment center, with MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy in preparation pending MAPS and FDA approval.

Product overview

SoundMind Institute operates as a multi-product training and treatment organization offering both professional certification and therapeutic services. The core portfolio consists of a 12-month Psychedelic Facilitator Training Program (the first year-long national certification program of its kind), supplemented by individual Short Courses for ongoing education, alongside treatment services including Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy (pending regulatory approval), and a Psychedelic Therapy Integration Program. The training and treatment arms are interconnected: the institute runs an affiliated psychedelic-assisted therapy clinic, and training graduates provide integration services to patients. Short courses function as both standalone certifications and preparatory modules for the main training program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Psychedelic Facilitator Training Program A 12-month comprehensive certification program for clinicians and other professionals covering ketamine, MDMA, huachuma, and psilocybin protocols, psychodynamic techniques, ceremonial practices, and state-approved Colorado psilocybin certification. Tuition ranges from $5,800 to $10,300 with optional in-person practicum at additional cost.
• Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)

Quantifiable outcome

• 61% PTSD remission rate at 2 months, 68% at 12 months (MDMA-assisted therapy studies)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• National Kidney FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner/collaborator organization on SoundMind's website. Nature of partnership not explicitly detailed.
• Heroic Hearts ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeteran-focused psychedelic therapy organization. SoundMind has a dedicated Veterans Initiative and partners with organizations supporting veterans with psychedelic therapies.
• Reason for HopeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner/collaborator organization on SoundMind's website. Nature of partnership not explicitly detailed.
• Brown UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner/collaborator organization on SoundMind's website. Dr. McLane holds an MD from Brown University.
• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner/collaborator organization on SoundMind's website. Dr. McLane holds an MPH from Harvard.
• MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSoundMind is among the first group of Expanded Access sites for MDMA-assisted therapy. Multiple faculty members have completed MAPS MDMA Therapy Training Program.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies): MAPS runs the leading MDMA-Assisted Therapy training program and is SoundMind's named partner; it is also a regulatory gatekeeper for the company's MDMA expansion plans.
• Fluence: Fluence (formerly Psychedelic Support) provides continuing-education training for clinicians in psychedelic therapy and integration, directly competing with SoundMind's facilitator training program and short courses.
• Nushama: Nushama operates psychedelic wellness clinics offering ketamine-assisted therapy, directly competing with SoundMind's clinical treatment arm for patients seeking psychedelic care.
• Polaris Insight Center: Polaris Insight Center offers ketamine-assisted psychotherapy training and clinician certification programs, overlapping with SoundMind's training content and treatment services.
• Mindbloom: Mindbloom delivers at-home ketamine therapy with clinician supervision, competing with SoundMind's ketamine-assisted psychotherapy treatment for the same patient population.
• Sage Institute: Sage Institute offers psychedelic clinician training and integration practitioner certification, competing for the same licensed-clinician student segment as SoundMind.
• California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research: CIIS runs one of the first university-affiliated psychedelic therapy training programs for clinicians and is a credible alternative to SoundMind's certification pathway.

Broad incumbents

• Field Trip Health (Wellbeings): Field Trip Health operates a national network of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy clinics, a broader incumbent in the same psychedelic treatment category as SoundMind's Philadelphia clinic.
• Compass Pathways: Compass Pathways is a leading clinical-stage psilocybin therapy company; it sets industry standards for clinician training and protocols that SoundMind's curriculum must align with.

Emerging players

• Inner Trek: Inner Trek is a state-approved psilocybin facilitator training program in Oregon, competing for the same psilocybin-licensure-bound clinicians that SoundMind targets in Colorado and Oregon.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/soundmind
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/soundmind-institute

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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