Our Team
Alice
Founder
Alice Smeets is the founder of The Inner Shift Institute and the creator of The Inner Shift Method, a groundbreaking approach that combines psychedelic ceremonies with trauma-informed techniques such as inner child work and parts work. Since 2017, she has guided more than 600 individuals through legal psychedelic journeys, facilitating profound breakthroughs and lasting change.
Jeanne
Group Retreat Leader & Private Retreat Facilitator
Jeanne is a French-German psychotherapy practitioner, psychedelic facilitator, and certified breathwork facilitator with more than a decade of experience working with psychedelics in therapeutic settings. She is also a trained art therapist and creates her own mandala artwork.
Cony
Group Retreat Leader & Private Retreat Facilitator
Cony is a certified psychologist with more than 10 years of experience working with plant-based medicines. She combines her academic training with a broad range of additional disciplines, including yoga, tantra, reiki, dance, life coaching, sexuality work, shadow work, trauma work, and theta healing. This wide background allows her to adapt her approach to the needs of the individual.
Caro
Group & Private Retreat Facilitator
Caro is a mindset and personal development coach and psychedelic facilitator who helps people identify and change limiting beliefs so they can live with greater clarity and purpose.
Rachel
Group & Private Retreat Facilitator
Rachel is a clinical psychologist, psychedelic facilitator, and Holotropic Breathwork facilitator with over 20 years of experience. She helps people find their own answers and build trust in their ability to heal. She supports them in working through their challenges and strengthening their sense of self.
Karlijn
Group & Private Retreat Facilitator
Karlijn is a psychedelic facilitator and therapist based in the Netherlands with 10+ years of experience. She works with individuals by creating a safe and supportive environment in which clients can explore their inner world. In her sessions, she encourages clients to acknowledge and work through whatever thoughts, emotions, or memories arise, with the goal of supporting personal growth, healing, and transformation.
Melissa
Group & Private Retreat Facilitator
Melissa has over 15 years of experience working with visionary plant medicines and a strong background in personal and social development. She has travelled extensively, driven by a fascination with nature, indigenous cultures, and the pursuit of freedom. As a neurodivergent individual, her way of perceiving and connecting with the world adds depth and sensitivity to her work.
Alejandra
Group & Private Retreat Facilitator
Alejandra is a trauma-informed therapist and psychedelic guide who combines scientific training with her cultural background to support emotional healing and personal growth. She creates safe, structured spaces where individuals can work through limiting patterns, reconnect with themselves, and find their own voice.
Sanne
Group & Private Retreat Facilitator
Sanne is an experienced psilocybin guide, artist, and singer-songwriter. Since 2019, she has guided more than 200 individuals in psilocybin sessions, drawing on her training in trauma work, inner child work, and parts work. Her approach is both structured and creative, combining therapeutic methods with music to create meaningful and supportive experiences.
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