Published tuition, hours and formats for 6 psychedelic therapy training programs that clinicians compare with Fluence.
Six training programs publish prices and hours you can set beside Fluence. They are the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) certificate and Mind Medicine Australia's Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies (CPAT). The rest are the Ketamine Training Center, Synthesis Institute, Zendo Project's Zendo SIT course and Psychedelic Support's free clinician course. These Fluence alternatives differ most in length and price, from a free three-hour course to programs near $10,000.
Fluence's official site is at fluencetraining.com. Every figure below is what each provider publishes on its own website, and the eligibility lines repeat only what each program says about itself.
Prices as published on each provider's own website on 2026-11-14. Eligibility, travel, lodging and taxes differ by provider.
| Product | Billing unit and entry price | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| Fluence | Post-Approval COMP360 (Compass Pathways psilocybin treatment) Psilocybin Certificate $3,500 (pre-enrollment price, $500 deposit). Course 3 only $1,500. Essentials and specialty certificates show no price on the pages read | Live-online Essentials (6 weeks, 22 continuing education hours), then 18-week certificates (42 hours) |
| California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) | $8,900 hybrid cohort or $8,300 online cohort, plus $150 application fee (2025-26 cohort fees) | 12-month university certificate, hybrid or online, for licensed and non-licensed professionals |
| Mind Medicine Australia (CPAT) | $9,950 paid upfront or $10,950 in three $3,650 payments, plus $250 application fee, GST included | 127+ continuing professional development hours with a 6-day residential in Victoria, Australia |
| Ketamine Training Center | Whole K (March 2027): $4,500 single room or $4,000 double room with tuition, credits, room and board. $500 registration fee | 6-day residential ketamine-assisted psychotherapy training, 30 credits listed |
| Synthesis Institute | Not published for the 13-month Core Training. Colorado Module add-on $799 | 250+ hours over 13 months by application, starting January 18, 2027 |
| Zendo Project (Zendo SIT) | $397 full price, or 4 payments of $99, or $36 a month for 12 months | 8 hours live online plus 1 hour self-paced. continuing education for clinicians |
| Psychedelic Support | Free: Clinicians Exploring Psychedelic Therapy, 3 continuing education hours | Introductory clinician course for a first look at the field |
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Fluence sells live-online courses and certificates built around continuing education (CE) hours for licensed clinicians. Its Essentials of Psychedelic Therapy runs 6 weeks and lists 22 CE hours, and its Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration Therapy (PHRI) and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) certificates each list 18 weeks and 42 CE hours. Its Post-Approval COMP360 Psilocybin Certificate Program, built around the psilocybin treatment from Compass Pathways, is cohort-based over 6 to 9 weeks. The six alternatives here come in five formats: a university certificate (CIIS), a course for regulated clinicians (Mind Medicine Australia), residential trainings (Ketamine Training Center), a 13-month practitioner program (Synthesis Institute) and short or free courses (Zendo SIT and Psychedelic Support).
Price is the clearest divider, but hours matter as much. A $397 course and a $9,950 certificate are not buying the same thing, so each section below converts the published price into a cost per listed hour or per credit where the provider publishes the hours.
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Contact usCIIS lists a Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research through its Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research. The program page gives a 12-month length and a hybrid or online format. Its tuition page lists an application fee of $150 and, for 2025-26 cohorts, $8,900 for the hybrid Boston and San Francisco cohorts (including Holotropic Breathwork) and $8,300 for the online cohort. It also lists a $500 Holotropic Breathwork weekend for the online cohort and $650 for Oregon coursework in Portland, and the page ties each of those items to a specific cohort. Payment can be made in one or three payments.
Worked example: the online cohort at $8,300 is about $692 a month over 12 months, or about $704 a month with the $150 application fee ($8,450 in total). The hybrid cohort at $8,900 is about $742 a month, or about $754 with the fee ($9,050 in total).
Who it fits: CIIS says it has historically prioritized applicants with a background in psychological treatment and research, and it now also encourages professionals without a clinical license who have relevant coursework or work experience. Where it falls short versus Fluence: the page gives no CE hour count, so you cannot compare price per hour, and its listed fees are for 2025-26 cohorts rather than a fee schedule dated for your start.
Mind Medicine Australia (MMA) runs the Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies, called CPAT. It lists 14 weeks of online learning on Sundays plus a 6-day residential at the Yarra Valley Estate in Victoria. That includes 78 hours of tuition and practical instruction and 43 hours of reading and self-study. In all, 127+ hours are accredited for continuing professional development (CPD). Cohorts run February 21 to June 20, 2027 and July 25 to November 21, 2027. The course fee is $9,950 paid upfront or $10,950 by instalments, with a $250 application fee, and the page says prices include GST (Australia's goods and services tax). A single room for the residential week costs an extra $900.
Worked example: $9,950 upfront across 127 CPD hours is about $78 per hour, or about $80 with the $250 application fee ($10,200 in total). Three $3,650 instalments total $10,950, about $86 per hour, or about $88 with the fee ($11,200 in total).
Who it fits: MMA says applicants should already be qualified to practice in mental healthcare, and it names psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers and counsellors among eligible roles. Where it falls short versus Fluence: it is built around Australian regulation. It requires travel to Victoria. Its cost is far above Fluence's $3,500 COMP360 certificate.
The Ketamine Training Center lists six-day residential trainings in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Its March 7 to 12, 2027 Whole K program in Northern California limits participation to licensed health practitioners and lists $4,500 for a single room or $4,000 for a double room, with tuition, continuing education and room and board included. A $500 registration fee applies to all applicants, and $400 of it is refundable depending on the cancellation date. The Ketamine Training Center lists 30 American Medical Association (AMA) Category I credits for these programs. An Advanced Sharing retreat for people who have already started practicing KAP runs November 30 to December 5, 2026 at $3,000 for non-prescribers or $3,500 for prescribers, with room and board extra.
Worked example: $4,500 for 30 credits is $150 a credit, or about $167 with the registration fee added. The $4,000 double room is about $133 a credit, or $150 with the fee. Advanced Sharing at $3,000 is $100 a credit before lodging.
Who it fits: clinicians who want an in-person, experiential format focused on one modality. Where it falls short versus Fluence: it is a single week of travel rather than a structured online sequence. It centers on ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Scholarships and fee reductions are handled by request.
Synthesis Institute lists a 13-month certificate program with more than 250 hours of study, practice and mentorship. The next cohort begins January 18, 2027. Each month has four live sessions: two Pod sessions, one Skills Lab and one Faculty Q&A. Weekly live engagement totals 2.5 hours. Assignments take an estimated 4 to 7 hours a month. Enrollment is by application only. Synthesis Institute does not publish Core Training tuition on the pages we read. The optional Colorado Module, 25+ hours for people seeking a Colorado license, costs $799 on top of tuition, about $32 an hour at the stated minimum.
Who it fits: the page invites applicants with diverse professional backgrounds, not only licensed clinicians. It also states that a completion certificate does not authorize you to lead or facilitate psychedelic journeys.
Without a published tuition you cannot compare cost before you apply. The 13-month length also asks for far more calendar time than Fluence's 6-week Essentials course.
Zendo Project's Zendo SIT (Specialized Training in Psychedelic Care) combines 8 hours of live online training with 1 hour of self-paced foundations. The December 5 to 6, 2026 cohort lists a full price of $397 (the $297 early bird tier is sold out). Payment plans listed are four interest-free payments of $99 or $36 a month for 12 months through Klarna, which decides what you qualify for. Zendo lists continuing education credits for psychologists, licensed clinical social workers and nurses, and says no clinical background is required.
Worked example: $397 over 8 live hours is about $50 per live hour, or $44 per hour counting the self-paced hour. The 12-month plan totals $432, which is $35 more than paying in full.
Who it fits: clinicians and peer supporters who want a short course in supporting someone through a difficult experience. Where it falls short versus Fluence: at 9 hours it is not a certificate sequence. It teaches peer support, and treatment delivery is outside its scope.
Psychedelic Support lists a free course called Clinicians Exploring Psychedelic Therapy, worth 3 CE hours. It covers the fundamentals of psychedelic-assisted therapies and includes talks from therapists on harm reduction, mental health applications, cultural considerations and integration techniques. The same page lists a free introductory course, a free 45-page guide to popular psychedelic substances, and a separate InnerEthics Level 1 Certification six-course bundle whose price we did not find.
Worked example: $0 for 3 CE hours is $0 an hour. Fluence's Essentials course lists 22 CE hours, so the two are not like for like.
Who it fits: clinicians who want a no-cost first look before committing to a paid certificate. Where it falls short versus Fluence: three hours gives an orientation and no credential, and the page lists no live practice or cohort.
Start with what you need at the end. If you need a named certificate for a directory listing or a hiring file, compare Fluence's certificates with CIIS and CPAT, which are the longest programs here. If you need in-person practice, look at the Ketamine Training Center or the CPAT residential. If you only need to understand the field before spending thousands, the Psychedelic Support course costs nothing and Zendo SIT costs $397.
Next, line up your eligibility against each program. Fluence lists a licensed psychotherapist requirement on its course pages, MMA expects mental healthcare qualifications, and Synthesis and Zendo say they accept people without a clinical license. Then convert price to hours. CPAT works out to about $78 per CPD hour upfront. The Ketamine Training Center runs $100 to $167 a credit. Zendo SIT is about $50 per live hour, and the free course is $0.
Finally, count calendar time and travel. A 13-month cohort, a 6-day residential and a 6-week live-online course ask for different things from a working clinician. For background on the paths themselves, read our guide to how to become a psychedelic therapist and our guide to how to become a ketamine therapist.
Fluence publishes a defined ladder: Essentials first, then a specialty certificate in harm reduction and integration, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy or psilocybin facilitation. Its courses are live-online, so you need no travel, and its pages list 22 and 42 CE hours for licensed clinicians. It offers a 50% scholarship for eligible licensed and pre-licensed clinicians on Essentials and the certificates, and it lists monthly payments through Affirm. Its example is $800 over 12 months at a 15% annual percentage rate (APR), which is $72.21 a month or about $867 in total.
Fluence also lists the only COMP360 program on this page. The Post-Approval COMP360 Psilocybin Certificate Program is $3,500 for the full certificate or $1,500 for Course 3 alone, with start dates of January 4, February 1 and March 1, 2027. Courses 1 and 2 account for the $2,000 difference. The $500 pre-enrollment deposit is non-refundable and applies to tuition. If a short live-online sequence in your own scope of practice is what you want, Fluence covers it at a lower published price than CIIS or CPAT.
The gap to weigh is the one noted above: the Essentials and specialty certificate pages we read do not show a price. Fluence's page offers a 15-minute Zoom call.
This page lists published prices and formats. It is not for readers who want a recommendation, a view on whether psychedelic-assisted work is appropriate for a client or for you, or a legal opinion on licensing. Those questions belong with your licensing board, an attorney and your own professional judgment.
It also leaves out directories, marketplaces and programs whose own websites we could not read. It does not cover medical-school fellowships, state licensing courses beyond the Colorado Module noted above, or retreats sold to the public rather than training sold to practitioners.
The comparison changes whenever a provider changes its public pricing or hours. A published tuition for Synthesis Institute's Core Training, a price on Fluence's Essentials and certificate pages, a 2026-27 fee table from CIIS or a new cohort fee from Mind Medicine Australia would each alter the figures above. A provider adding or dropping CE accreditation would change the cost per hour.
Fluence's published COMP360 price of $3,500 sits between the free Psychedelic Support course, the $397 Zendo SIT course and the $8,300 to $10,950 programs at CIIS and Mind Medicine Australia. The Ketamine Training Center falls in the middle at $3,000 to $4,500 for a week in person. Synthesis Institute publishes no Core Training price.
For background, read our guide to COMP360 cost and our overview of integration therapy. Pick the hours and format you need, multiply them out with the figures above, and shortlist the one or two Fluence alternatives that fit your budget and your scope of practice.
Psychedelic Support lists a free course, Clinicians Exploring Psychedelic Therapy, worth 3 CE hours. The cheapest paid option is Zendo SIT at $397 for 8 live hours plus 1 self-paced hour. Both prices come from each provider's own website.
Fluence's Post-Approval COMP360 Psilocybin Certificate Program lists $3,500 for the full certificate and $1,500 for Course 3 only. Its Essentials and certificate pages show no price. CIIS lists $8,300 to $8,900, Mind Medicine Australia $9,950 to $10,950, and the Ketamine Training Center $3,000 to $4,500 for a six-day residential.
Zendo Project says no clinical background is required for Zendo SIT. CIIS says it encourages professionals without a clinical license who have relevant coursework or experience, and Synthesis Institute invites applicants with diverse backgrounds. Mind Medicine Australia and the Ketamine Training Center state their own eligibility rules, so read them before applying.
Synthesis Institute lists 250+ hours over 13 months and Mind Medicine Australia lists 127+ continuing professional development hours. Fluence's longest listed certificates are 42 CE hours over 18 weeks. Hours are counted differently by each provider, so compare the definitions on each page.
No. They are the prices each provider publishes on its own website as of 2026-11-14. Nothing on this page was tested, and the page gives no medical or legal advice. Where a provider publishes no price, the table says so.
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