LONDON & VAUGHAN, ON
When Nothing Has Worked, This Might Be Why...
When depression, anxiety, PTSD, or trauma haven't responded to medication or therapy, it's not a failure of effort. It's a pattern locked deep in your brain that standard treatments can't fully reach.
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (PAT) targets those patterns directly.
Clinically supervised
Psychotherapist-led
Legal & evidence-backed
But before we begin, we make sure you're the right fit.
A thorough preparation with Heather Wilgar and our expert team ensures your PAT protocol is built around your history, your goals, and your experience, not a standard template.
Psychedelic-Assisted Care Led By
Heather Wilgar, RP
Registered Psychotherapist
Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Certified
Clinician-Led, Medically Supported Care
Patient Experience
The Session
The Science
Real Patients. Real Results.
The Problem
Most people try treatment after treatment without ever understanding what's driving the pattern.
Medication manages symptoms. Talk therapy builds awareness. But neither fully reaches the deep neural pathways — shaped by trauma, stress, and years of struggle — that keep pulling you back to the same place.
You can't change a pattern you can't access. That's why PAT works differently.
Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy temporarily quiets the brain's overactive default mode network — the autopilot behind rumination, self-criticism, and emotional rigidity. Many patients report meaningful shifts within hours of their first session.
Medication Has Limits
Nearly 30% of people with depression don't respond adequately to antidepressants. If you've tried two or more without enough relief, your brain may need a fundamentally different approach.
Talk Therapy Has Limits
Therapy builds self-awareness — but awareness alone doesn't always create change. PAT creates a neurologically open state where new insights can be processed more deeply and become lasting shifts.
The Pattern Keeps Returning
Trauma, anxiety, and depression often feel managed rather than resolved. PAT doesn't just treat the symptom — it targets the underlying neural rigidity that keeps those patterns locked in place.
The Treatment
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (PAT): Clinically Supervised. Psychotherapist-Led. Evidence-Backed.
PAT combines Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy with structured therapeutic support — before, during, and after each session.
The medicine used creates a brief therapeutic window — typically 60 to 90 minutes — that reduces psychological defensiveness and promotes neuroplasticity. Your therapist guides you through that window to process trauma, shift entrenched patterns, and build lasting change.
This is not experimental. This is not recreational. It's a structured clinical protocol — and for many people who have tried everything else, it changes everything.
Treatment-Resistant Depression
For patients who haven't responded to two or more antidepressants, PAT offers clinically proven relief with rapid onset.
Anxiety Disorders
Quiets the overactive fear circuits driving chronic worry, panic, and hypervigilance.
PTSD & Trauma
Opens a therapeutic window to process traumatic memories that remain inaccessible in standard therapy.
Addiction & Substance Use
Disrupts the compulsive neural patterns underlying addiction and creates space for new behavioral pathways.
Chronic Depression
Rapidly reduces symptoms of major depressive disorder — often within the first few sessions — by promoting new neural connections.
Grief & Life Transitions
Supports people navigating loss, burnout, or a persistent sense of disconnection from themselves and the life they want.
Existential Distress
For patients experiencing a deep loss of meaning, purpose, or identity that traditional therapy hasn't been able to resolve.
Chronic Pain
Emerging evidence supports PAT in disrupting the maladaptive neural patterns underlying treatment-resistant chronic pain conditions.
Burnout & Cognitive Fog
Targets the neurological exhaustion patterns behind severe burnout, emotional numbness, and persistent mental fog.
Your Providers
You'll be working with certified Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy specialists — every step of the way.
Our team includes licensed mental health and medical professionals with backgrounds in psychiatry, psychotherapy, and clinical care. Treatment at New Track Self Care is collaborative, clinician-led, and grounded in ethical, trauma-informed practice. We focus on creating a calm and supportive environment where individuals feel respected, heard, and guided with care.
Heather Wilgar, RP
Registered Psychotherapist
Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Certified
Supports adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, and life transitions through an integrative therapeutic approach.
Richard Utama, MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Certified
Provides trauma-informed, client-centred therapy supporting individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, ADHD, grief, and identity-related concerns.
Francesco Kment, RP, CCC
Registered Psychotherapist
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Certified
Works with adults and youth experiencing anxiety, self-worth challenges, and difficulties building emotional resilience.
Your Path Forward
Three steps from inquiry to treatment.
01
Book Your Free Discovery Call
A 15-minute phone call with our care coordinator to understand your situation, answer your questions, and confirm PAT is a strong fit for where you are right now.
02
Assessment & Preparation
An in-depth session with Heather Wilgar where she reviews your history, discusses your goals, and builds your personalized PAT protocol. This step includes preparation therapy, setting intentions and understanding what to expect before your first session begins.
03
Begin PAT Sessions
Clinically supervised Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy sessions in a calm, private setting with your therapist present throughout. Followed by integration therapy where insights become lasting change. Most patients notice meaningful shifts within the first 2–3 sessions.
Coverage + Next Steps
Insurance & Coverage
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy may not be covered by your provincial insurance plan in Ontario — but that doesn't necessarily mean you're on your own.
We've partnered with MediCard by iFinance, a Canadian healthcare financing provider. You can spread your treatment costs across manageable monthly payments, so cost isn't the reason you put this off.
Book your call and we'll help you figure out your options together.
A Calm, Supportive Therapeutic Space
Our clinic environment is intentionally designed to feel private, welcoming, and emotionally safe. The space encourages presence, reflection, and deeper therapeutic work without unnecessary distractions. Clients often describe the clinic as calm, supportive, and conducive to meaningful healing work.
Ready to find out if PAT is the right next step for you?
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Psychedelic-assisted therapy is not a first-line treatment and may not be appropriate for everyone. All care begins with a professional assessment to determine suitability and safety. Treatment outcomes vary by individual.