Best practices for integrating psychedelic medicines into psychotherapy
Empirical Evidence and Reliable Insights into a Promising, Emerging Practice
This comprehensive course offers mental health professionals the knowledge and skills to ethically integrate psychedelic harm reduction and integration therapies into their counseling practice. Grounded in current research and practice, this course explores the emerging field of psychedelic-assisted therapy.
Participants will examine the latest empirical evidence on psychedelic medicines in mental health treatment, with a focus on psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine. The course covers key counseling techniques for preparation, intention setting, and integration, all within the framework of ethical guidelines and professional scope of practice.
Through expert instruction and practical examples, this course aims to equip counselors with cutting-edge knowledge and skills to enhance their professional practice and provide innovative, transformative care for their clients.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
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Define key terminology related to psychedelic medicines, including mechanisms of action for psychedelics, entheogens, empathogens, and psychoplastogens.
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Assess the benefits and risks of psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine-assisted therapies.
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Apply preparation, intention setting, and integration techniques to provide psychedelic harm reduction aligned with ethical guidelines and scope of practice.
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Examine strategies to improve access, education, and service quality of psychedelic-assisted therapies for patients and clinicians.
Instructor(s)
Dr. Peter H. Addy
PhD, LPC, LMHC
[email protected]
Dr. Peter H. Addy is an expert in the field of psychedelic substances and states of consciousness. With 15 years of experience, Dr. Addy has established himself as an authority on the transformative effects of transcendence and wholeness.
Dr. Addy's knowledge and expertise have led him to become a highly sought-after speaker and presenter, having given talks internationally on a range of topics related to spirituality, transpersonal states, psychedelic science, and research methodology. Dr. Addy is also an accomplished writer, having authored numerous scientific articles, book chapters, and popular press articles on typical and atypical psychedelics, substance abuse, and spirituality.