Treatments Proposed
Learn about the treatment services described in the application and the questions surrounding how those services may be provided.
The rezoning application describes a combination of clinical, holistic, and psychedelic-supported treatment services. This page summarizes those proposed services and explains the regulatory and zoning questions that arise from the types of treatment described in the application.
What treatments are proposed?
The application talks about offering “integrated therapeutic, behavioral health, trauma-informed, natural medicine and holistic treatment services within a structured residential treatment environment.” The Mycelia website https://www.themyceliummovement.com/ lists 3 categories of “treatment”:
- Trauma Informed Clinical Care: “Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR [Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing], somatic experiencing, neurofeedback and functional medicine to support deep nervous system regulation.”
- Himalayan Yogic Tradition: “daily sādhanā—including meditation, kriya, breathwork, and āsana.”
- Psychedelic-Supported Therapies: “psilocybin, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, and, in the near future, Ibogaine — combined with clinical care and daily practice.”
Can they offer psychedelic supported therapy?
It depends. Colorado voters approved Proposition 122 legalizing some psychedelic treatments. But the state has adopted strict regulations about what may be legal. Psychedelic care may only be offered in a licensed “healing center” that meets location and staffing requirements. Psychedelics cannot be sold and taken out of the healing center and can be administered only by a licensed therapist in a licensed facility.
Can you put a “healing center” in a residential neighborhood in Jefferson County?
Jefferson County ruled a “healing center” will be treated like a medical office, which must be located in a commercial zone. (The Director of Planning and Zoning determination: https://www.jeffco.us/DocumentCenter/View/48970/Natural-Medicine-Health-Act-Director-Determination )
While a healing center can be placed in a “Planned Development” zone, the tenor of the directive indicates that would be allowable only if the property to be rezoned is located in an area with commercial zoning. Since the owners and developer are trying to maintain the underlying Agriculture zoning for this property, it is questionable whether it could meet Jefferson County’s standards.
How about putting a healing center in Clear Creek County?
The application only addresses the part of the property located in Jefferson County. A separate application and Clear Creek County involvement would be required if any of the activities will be held on the part of the property located in Clear Creek County. Clear Creek has the Pavilion on its property tax records, so if that building will be used for the residential treatment center or licensed as the “healing center.” we would expect Clear Creek County to get involved.
Clear Creek County has not yet addressed where healing centers can be located. Georgetown did adopt a strict limitation requiring healing centers to be located only in areas zoned for commercial services and allows only two such centers in town. Clear Creek County should be encouraged to adopt similarly strict regulations.
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