Bridging modern science and depth psychology with sacred medicine.
Awaken Within offers ethically grounded, clinically informed psilocybin individual sessions and retreats for those who feel called to explore something deeper, something long-held, not yet fully understood, waiting to be seen, felt, and received.
Research into psilocybin-assisted therapy is showing significant and lasting results: relief from longstanding symptoms, deeper self-understanding, and the kind of transformation that endures. We take that science seriously. We also know that data alone does not hold a person through the process. That is what we are here for.
A DIFFERENT KIND OF HEALING
Services Offered
Integration Therapy
(PAT) Psyche-delic Assisted Therapy
12-wk Program
Private Session
Bespoke Private Group Retreat
4-Day Transformational Retreat
All services are subject to application approval.
About Heather
Heather Gillin is a psychotherapist with over 16 years of clinical experience and the founder of Awaken Within, a psilocybin-assisted retreat and integration practice based in the Algarve, Portugal.
Her work is heart-centred, somatically informed, and grounded in depth psychology, with a focus on the unconscious and each client’s innate capacity for healing. She offers a steady, ethically held space where individuals can explore their inner world with curiosity, safety, and clinical depth—supporting not just insight, but meaningful, embodied transformation.
Her approach spans the full process: from careful preparation, to facilitation within a safe and supported setting, through to integration, where experiences are explored, understood, and woven into everyday life. She also incorporates art therapy as a non-verbal pathway into deeper layers of the psyche.
Heather trained with the Synthesis Institute and completed her practicum with Beckley Retreats. She is a member of the Institute of Psychedelic Therapy, reflecting her commitment to ethical, professional practice in this evolving field.