Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Psychedelic-assisted therapy is experiencing a moment in the spotlight as substances like MDMA, ketamine, and psilocybin continue to show remarkable promise for otherwise treatment-resistant conditions. They've been shown to facilitate altered states that can catalyze profound healing, particularly for trauma, depression, and end-of-life anxiety. As legalization expands, it's critical that we continue to broaden our understanding of how to best help clients integrate transformative experiences while also navigating ethical complexities around access and safety. These articles explore MDMA therapy, ketamine treatment, microdosing, racial trauma applications, and ayahuasca experiences. Explore perspectives from Gabor Maté, Bessel van der Kolk, Monnica Williams, and Michael Mithoeffler. Discover how psychedelics are transforming therapeutic practice and what practitioners need to know.
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More and more people are ingesting small amounts of psilocybin on a daily basis in the hope of curing everything from mild irritability to major depression... Read more
Bessel van der Kolk and Monnica Williams, two prominent trauma researchers, weigh in on what the field should be talking about now that psychedelic-assisted... Read more
Dr. Mithoefer chats about MDMA and psychedelic therapy, their accessibility challenges, as well as what you can expect from his new online course with... Read more
After this experience, I knew I needed to share what I’d learned with my clients, and soon afterward decided to get training to become a ketamine-assisted... Read more
Can psychedelic therapy offer a faster, deeper way to heal the intergenerational effects of racial injustice? Read more
Bessel van der Kolk assesses the importance and possible impact of the growing psychedelic-therapy movement. Read more
Even as ketamine’s popularity continues to rise for depression treatment, it’s still fighting an uphill battle for clinical acceptance. Read more
What's it like to be a therapist on the front lines of treating trauma with MDMA? Psychotherapist Marcela Ot'alora G., a principal investigator in... Read more
It’s been nearly 30 years since SSRIs came on the scene, but despite their ubiquity and pairing with a variety of talk- and body-centered treatments, the... Read more
A clinician accustomed to treating trauma in her private practice is also an investigator of an MDMA-assisted psychotherapy research project. From this dual... Read more
As a researcher and outspoken advocate for therapeutic innovation, Bessel van der Kolk has been as influential as anyone in shaping the landscape of trauma... Read more
A world-renowned trauma expert shares his personal experience with the power of ayahuasca ceremonies to heal addiction, PTSD, and ingrained patterns that... Read more
With his latest book, How to Change Your Mind, noted author Michael Pollan has drawn a comprehensive portrait of the growing psychedelic therapy movement. In... Read more
Since it was introduced as an anesthetic in the 1970s, ketamine has occupied an uncertain pharmacological status. It’s been used as both a Vietnam-era... Read more
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