Wounded Healers Professional Association and Guild
WH Professional Association and Guild
MEMBERSHIP & GUILD STRUCTURE (The Association)
The Healer’s Guild Membership Tiering
• Tier 1: The Wounded Healer (Student/Seeker) Honorary / Public Member
◦ Access: Digital subscription to Wounded Healers Insights (Journal), access to the “Rabbit Hole” archive, and entry to the Mental Wealth Gym.
◦ Goal: Personal posttraumatic growth and recovery and resiliency training.
• Prerequisite: Submission of the MASA (Short Form) to establish a baseline of conscious/unconscious awareness.
• Cost: Free / Donation-Based.
• Benefits:
◦ Access to WHI Newsletter and public blogs.
◦ Eligibility to attend open WHI Community Healing Events (with signed waiver).
◦ Access to the “Tea Time with Dr. Adam” orientation sessions.
• Tier 2: The Recovery and Healing Advocate (Professional) PWH Trained Member (The “Apprentice”)
◦ Access: Trainings, PTG Growth and Spa
• Prerequisite: Successful completion of PWH-1 (Regulation) and PWH-2 (Memory Work).
• Benefits:
◦ Listing in the internal WHAG directory.
◦ Access to the Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) Gym & Spa (online meditation and neuroregulation resources).
◦ Eligibility for group consultation hours.
◦ Authorization to utilize the ADM and MASA protocols in professional practice (within existing scope of licensure, if applicable).
Certified Wounded Healer (The “Professional”)
• Prerequisite: Completion of PWH-1 through PWH-3, plus 200 hours of session time, 20 hours of group consultation, and a Capstone Project.
• Cost:
◦ PWH-3 ($1,500).
◦ Certification Application Fee: $200.
◦ Annual Guild Dues: $200/year.
• Benefits:
◦ Full professional designation as a “Certified Wounded Healer.”
◦ Right to market services under the WHI banner.
◦ Access to the “Rabbit Hole” (advanced research and enhanced bracketing techniques group).
◦ Protection under the Guild’s collective advocacy for Psychedelic Care rights.
◦ Requirement: Must sign the “Moral-Ethical Code” (prioritizing moral action over legal compliance when necessary).
• Tier 3: The Council of Elders (Consultants/Faculty/Researcher)
◦ Access: Research collaboration, publishing rights in WHI Journal, and voting rights on Guild standards.
◦ Role: Defining the “Healer” profession as distinct from “Therapist”.
Faculty & Leadership (The “Guide”)
• Sub-Tiers: Consultant-in-Training (CIT), Approved Consultant (AC), Affiliate Faculty, Senior Faculty.
• Prerequisite: Completion of PWH-4 (Professional Enhancement), invitation by Senior Faculty, and execution of Faculty Agreements (NDA, MOU).
• Cost:
◦ PWH-4: $2,000.
◦ Annual Guild Dues: $200/year.
• Benefits:
◦ Revenue share on trainings led.
◦ Authority to train others and sign off on certifications.
◦ Voting rights on the WHAG Council of Elders.
Donation-Based options available for those involved with WHI programming and memberships.
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References
O’Brien, A. (2023a). Addiction as Trauma-Related Dissociation: A Phenomenological Investigation of the Addictive State. International University of Graduate Studies. (Dissertation). Retrieved at woundedhealersinstitute.org/courses/addiction-as-dissociation-model-course/
O’Brien, A. (2023b). Memory Reconsolidation in Psychedelics Therapy. In Path of the Wounded Healer: A Dissociative-Focused Phase Model for Normative and Pathological States of Consciousness: Training Manual and Guide. Albany, NY: Wounded Healers Institute. Retrieved at woundedhealersinstitute.org/courses/addiction-as-dissociation-model-course/
O’Brien, A. (2023c). Path of the Wounded Healer: A Dissociative-Focused Phase Model for Normative and Pathological States of Consciousness: Training Manual and Guide. Albany, NY: Wounded Healers Institute. Retrieved at woundedhealersinstitute.org/
O’Brien, A. (2024a). Healer and Healing: The re-education of the healer and healing professions as an advocation. Re-educational and Training Manual and Guide. Albany, NY: Wounded Healers Institute. Retrieved at woundedhealersinstitute.org/
O’Brien, A. (2024e). Path of the Wounded Healers for Thrivers: Perfectionism, Altruism, and Ambition Addictions; Re-education and training manual for Abusers, Activists, Batterers, Bullies, Enablers, Killers, Narcissists, Offenders, Parents, Perpetrators, and Warriors. Re-Education and Training Manual and Guide. Albany, NY: Wounded Healers Institute. Retrieved at woundedhealersinstitute.org/
O’Brien, A. (2025). American Made Addiction Recovery: a healer’s journey through professional recovery. Albany, NY: Wounded Healers Institute. Retrieved at woundedhealersinstitute.org/
*This is for informational and educational purposes only. For medical advice or diagnosis, consult a professional.
