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About Me:Trauma informed transpersonal psychologist in private practice for 33 years. Initiated traditional healer in the Thokoza (South Africa), Huni Kuin (Brazil) and Mazatec (Mexico) lineages. Direct personal experience over 24 years with ayahuasca, dmt, kambo, sananga, rapé, mescaline, psilocybin, mdma, ketamine and ibogaine. I believe in a solution-focused and evidence-based approach that helps you as a client to heal, grow, change and to self-actualize by changing a pattern in your life. My passion is to unleash each unique individual’s full potential; and I work with all my clients to remove barriers that keep them from doing so. This is done by eliminating undesirable programs in the subconscious, and replacing them with affirming ones, which is a fast and efficient way for anybody to change an ineffective mindset and achieve their goals in life. One-on-one depth sessions for pre-psychedelic preparation, ceremony and post-psychedelic integration. HIPAA and GDPR compliant online sessions. LGBTQ allied. Transpersonal therapy.
Description of Services:Credentials & Certifications: PhD University of Sedona, International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association, Translife InstituteLicenses: APA 03184657Details
Remote Practitioner: YesPrice Range: $250-650My Process
Overview of Experience:The psychedelic experience also accounts for both preparation and integration. Thus, set and setting is a widely accepted concept in preparing for such an experience. The setting is the physical location of the session, and the set relates to the client’s mindset e.g. internal state, personality, intention, mood, expectations, fears and wishes. With regard to the preparation phase, there are two important areas to explore with a client; their intentions and any fears that might be arising prior to the experience. The in-person ceremony duration is around 5-6 hours depending on the medicine of choice. For the integration sessions, guidance helps the client unpick and embody any insights gained from their psychedelic experience. A safe container is co-created with rapport allowing a client to feel heard and not judged, however unusual the material or connections made from it, by using an open awareness approach.
Intake Process:Video call or in-person consultation, underpinned by a consent form for medical assessment and history, as well as a psychological assessment. Contextual information is supplied pertinent to the type of psychedelic experience in question.
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I’ve sat in more than a dozen ceremonies with Deon over the years. Most were facilitated directly by him, and in all of them he played some counselling or oversight role, particularly in the Huni Kuin ayahuasca ceremonies. In every one, I’ve seen the same experience, empathy and insight. He has a real ability to home in on blockages and bring them to the surface in a way that is both assured and reassuring. You feel you’re pushing yourself, but you know you can, because Deon is there.
I’ve known him for more than ten years, and I’ve seen the results he gets. They are exceptional. He is a master at what he does, and I recommend him without hesitation. Jump in and experience Deon.
When I encountered deep loss and grief from the suicide of my son, every aspect of life came undone and I felt unable to cope with anything. Having Deon as a therapist, experiencing his facilitation and integration of psychedelic therapy has saved my life. The safety I experience in therapy with Deon has set me on the path of working with myself inside. The most useful tools I take from this therapy relate to identifying what is causing disturbance inside of me. As I work with what is not ok with me inside, I practice releasing/letting go of the cause and I observe myself using these tools and persistently cultivating the ability to be open and receptive to the reality of life as it keeps coming at me, no matter what is going on.
“Dr Van Wyk represents the highest standard of psychological practice. Combining doctoral-level training with extensive clinical experience, he applies a rigorous, highly intelligent approach to cognitive and behavioral transformation. His clinical insight fundamentally reshaped my cognitive framework, decision-making processes, and long-term strategic outlook. I offer my strongest endorsement for his clinical acumen and transformational methodology.”
During a deeply challenging period in both my professional and personal life, Dr. Deon provided invaluable clarity, guidance, and self-discovery. Through a thorough process of exploring the childhood origins of my low self-efficacy, imposter syndrome, and reticence, he helped me identify and own their root causes—ultimately enabling me to embrace the true realities of my achievements and potential. He introduced me to transformative frameworks, such as the ‘2nd Launch,’ which fundamentally altered the course of my life. While our sessions were often uncomfortably candid, Dr. Deon was consistently forthright, offering deep insight, acute observation, and wise counsel
I dont think i would ever be able to show my true appreciation for what Deon has done for me and my life over the years. I do believe Deon was brought to heal the broken and help the shattered, and that is exactly what he does. I personally feel like he saved me, and a thank you just isn’t enough.
I recommend Deon to anyone and everyone.
Truly a hero.
Mind blowing
Deon is the master of psychology. His ability to meet you where you’re at, and then facilitate the process of dismantling the old self and taking you into deepened awareness so you can come back into your own life whole and present is a gift. Deon helps you come up for air in a life that can sometimes feel restricted, limited and consuming. Anyone who has witnessed my transformation, and questions the how, I send straight to Deon. If you serious about healing and waking up to the full potential of life, look no further.
My journey with Doctor Deon van Wyk, started at the height of grief. I had just lost my brother.
What my grief had brought to the surface were many childhood traumas and memories. However I would not have been able to discover all that had I not been exposed to this wonderful way of healing.
Assisted therapy has allowed me to tap into areas I had long buried and refused to deal with.
Through this healing journey I learned how to:
-Re-parent the little girl in me
-To recognise how and when it was that I lost my light
-To be honest with the woman that stares back at me in the mirror (Radical Honesty)
-To face the sides to me that would have destroyed me, had I not been a part of this healing process
-To love myself and rediscover what that love means to me and those around me, as it has and still continues to make me a better Mother, Partner, Sister, Daughter and overall human being.
This would not have been possible outside of Doc Dion. I am filled with a zeal and love for life, and the utmost gratitude for all the healing I continue to experience through this wonderful process!
I was going through a harrowing time in 2014. My marriage of 28 years ended under stressful circumstances and I turned to Dr. van Wyk for help. For a year he counseled me twice a week. I still, to this day, check in with him when I hit a rough patch. He is wise, compassionate, and gentle. I highly recommend him as a therapist, both in person and online.
If it wasn’t for this journey, I genuinely don’t know where I would be today.
There was a time when I was carrying so much pain, disappointment, regret, anger, loss, confusion, and things I simply didn’t know how to process. I was surviving, functioning and getting on with life, but deep down I knew there were parts of me that needed healing.
Going through this process became one of the greatest gifts I could have given myself. It wasn’t always comfortable. I had to confront myself, my choices, my mistakes, my hurt and even the parts of my story I would have preferred to leave buried. I had to take accountability where I needed to, forgive where I could, let go of things I couldn’t change and, eventually, learn to forgive myself too.
And somewhere in that process, I found myself again.
Today, I can genuinely say I am in a much better place. I feel lighter. I think differently. I love differently. I communicate differently. The relationships I have today are healthier because I am healthier within myself. My life is progressing, but more importantly, so am I.
Healing taught me that knowing your worth isn’t about believing you’re better than anyone else. It’s about finally understanding who you are, what you deserve, what you bring into people’s lives and what you should no longer have to lose yourself trying to hold onto.
I’ve learnt to recognise my patterns, my triggers, my strengths and my flaws. I’ve learnt that growth isn’t pretending the past didn’t happen; it’s being able to look back at it without allowing it to define the person you are today.
I’m still a work in progress. I still get things wrong. I still have moments where the old version of me shows up. But now I’m aware enough to recognise him, understand him and choose differently.
That, for me, has been the real healing.
When I look at myself today, I don’t just see someone who made it through difficult times. I see a man who chose to face himself, do the work and become better because of what he went through.
I’m proud of that man.
I’m proud of where I am, grateful for the people and experiences that helped me get here and genuinely excited about the life I’m building.
I know who I am now. I know what I deserve. I know what I have to offer. And perhaps most importantly, I’ve learnt that protecting the peace I’ve worked so hard to find is not selfish — it’s part of honouring the person I’ve fought so hard to become.
Hey Deon the time spent together, building a business plan and getting the head in the game was fantastic. Keeping me on point to achieve goals and break down the walls built in my head has turned my life around.
Thank you
My life has been forever changed by this man! I’ve had multiple journeys with Deon, each one deeply special and life-altering in its own way. He has always held space for me so beautifully, creating a sense of safety, trust, and compassion while offering deep insight and guidance whenever needed.
I am beyond grateful for the role he has played in my journey and for the positive impact he has had on both my life and the lives of my loved ones.
Forever grateful. I cannot speak highly enough of Deon and the incredible work he does!
Deon was the first person I ever told about my life and my childhood who made me feel that everything I had felt was real. He validated my experience in a way no one had before, and that alone was life-changing.
In our sessions, Deon gave me the emotional safety I needed to grow, to open up, and to look at myself honestly, even when it was hard. That work has changed me. My marriage has shifted in meaningful ways, and I’ve become someone I’m genuinely proud of.
Deon was the starting point of my spiritual awakening. I will always be grateful for his warmth, his insight, and the space he held for me. I’d recommend him to anyone ready to do the deeper work of healing.
Deon is a genuine and gifted therapist. His understanding of the human mind is excellent and in-depth. He helped both my wife and myself fix our relationship together. Not only was this goal accomplished, Deon also identified childhood issues in each of us that were affecting our relationship together as adults.
With Deon’s help we were able to face these difficult times head-on and over come these problems, which we were completely unaware of, that was holding us back as individuals and as a couple.
Highly recommend Deon.
Dr Van Wyk saved our relationship. He helped myself and my now husband through a very tough time, and we were able to come out on the other side. We are approaching our 10 year anniversary at the end of this year and we remain incredibly grateful for how he helped us.
I am testimony of how brilliant your approaches are. Every time you get it right Deon. You create the safest space for me enabling me to focus on nothing else but healing. At 58, I trusted you to open the door to psychedelic healing, my life has never been the same. Thank you.
Deon is the master of psychology. His ability to meet you where you’re at, and then facilitate the process of dismantling the old self and taking you into deepened awareness so you can come back into your own life whole and present is a gift. Deon helps you come up for air in a life that can sometimes feel restricted, limited and consuming. Anyone who has witnessed my transformation, and questions the how, I send straight to Deon. If you serious about healing and waking up to the full potential of life, looking no further.