Hi, I'm Ben Mannix. Welcome to Sophrodelic!

Hi, I’m Bénédicte (Ben) Mannix. I’m a holistic therapist with a long history of helping clients across the globe deal with anxiety, depression, childhood trauma, and other issues. Over the years I’ve developed a holistic approach to therapy which combines aspects from Rogerian therapy, Transgenerational therapy, Sophrology, and Risk Reduction.

I’ve been serving client as a Rogerian therapist for over a decade.  My focus has always been on co-creating  a place of empowerment with my clients which allows them to discover their own solutions to the challenges in their lives. I am a true believer that you are responsible for your own healing. I don’t aim to be a guide for my clients, but to serve as mirror which helps them reflect on their thoughts, behaviors, and experiences.

I apply methods from Sophrology to help my clients recognize their own strengths and abilities as well as develop a non-judgemental mindset. This provide my clients with a greater sense of agency in their lives and results in them being prepared to face any challenge.  

As someone who has used psychedelics for over 30 years, and served as a psychedelic session facilitator for over 15 years, I’m very familiar with the risks associated with their use and how to mitigate them. This is why I’ve been so involved with Risk Reduction programs at large festivals around the world. This work focuses on creating a supportive environment and providing specialized care designed to transform difficult psychedelic experiences into valuable opportunities for healing, learning, and growth.

In the last several years, I’ve devoted myself to using these frameworks alongside psilocybin sessions to empower my clients to transform their lives. My team and I are very excited to provide this dynamic to support our clients.

The core values I hold most dear and practice everyday and in every relationship are:

  1. Gratitude and Humility
  2. Personal Freedom
  3. Sincerity and Honesty
  4. Self-awareness
  5. Respect and Empathy
  6. Peace and Love

I was grateful for the opportunity to lead a psilocybin retreat for David Culver as part of a CNN documentary looking into the benefits of psilocybin.

Psychedelic Integration