Full Description
An exploration of the latest developments from the flourishing field of modern psychedelic psychotherapy
• Examines the therapeutic potential of expanded states, underground psychedelic psychotherapy, harm reduction, new approaches for healing individual and collective trauma, and training considerations
• Addresses challenging psychedelic experiences, spiritual emergencies, and the central importance of the therapeutic relationship
• Details the use of cannabis as a psychedelic tool, spiritual exploration with LSD, micro-dosing with Iboga, and MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD
Exploring the latest developments in the flourishing field of modern psychedelic psycho-therapy, this book shares practical experiences and insights from both elders and newer research voices in the psychedelic research and clinical communities.
The contributors examine new findings on safe and skillful work with psychedelic and expanded states for therapeutic, personal, and spiritual growth. They explain the dual process of opening and healing. They explore new approaches for individual inner work as well as for the healing of ancestral and collective trauma. They examine the power of expanded states for reparative attachment work and offer insights on the integration process through the lens of Holotropic Breathwork. The contributors also examine the use of cannabis as a psychedelic tool, spiritual exploration with LSD, microdosing with Iboga, treating depression with psilocybin, and MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD.
Revealing diverse ways of working with psychedelics in terms of set, setting, and type of substance, the book concludes with discussions of ethics and professional development for those working in the field as well as explores considerations for training the next generation of psychedelic therapists.
Contents
FOREWORD
Psychedelics as a Pathway to the Self
by Gabor Maté
PREFACE
Into the Deep: Integrating Psychedelics and Psychotherapy
The Opening Circle
1 On the Therapeutic Stance during Psychedelic Psychotherapy
Andrew Feldmar
2 Ayahuasca and Psychotherapy
Rachel Harris
3 Impact of Personal Psychedelic Experiences in Clinical Practice
Jerome Braun
4 Psychedelics in Private Practice: The Highs and Lows of Integration Maria Papaspyrou
5 Daimonic Experience and the Psyche's Archetypal Self-Care System Scott Hill
6 The Healing Potential of Challenging Psychedelic States
Tim Read
7 The Weekend Workshop: Group Therapy with Psychedelics
Friederike Meckel Fischer
8 Underground Psychedelic Psychotherapy
Lisa Marie Jones
9 Preparation and Integration in Holotropic Breathwork
Marianne Murray
10 Set and Setting, Facilitator Presence, and Bodywork
Holly Harman
11 Holotropic Breathwork and MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy with Trauma Survivors
Ingrid Pacey
12 Cultivating Inner Healing Intelligence through MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy
Shannon Carlin
13 Therapeutic Use of MDMA for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Recovering the Lost Good Objects
Jo O'Reilly and Tim Read
14 Cannabis-Assisted Psychedelic Therapy: Path of Gentle Power
Daniel McQueen
15 Iboga: Lessons from the Bwiti Tradition and Therapeutic Use
Svea Nielsen
16 Transformational Coaching, Psychedelic Therapy, and Addiction Deanne Adamson
17 The Deep Dive into Bufo alvarius (5-MeO-DMT)
Natasja Pelgrom
18 Art Therapy and Psychedelic Integration
Bruce Tobin
19 Integration Using Mandalas: A Personal Perspective
John Ablett
20 Harm Reduction, Peer Support, and the First Steps of Integration
Nir Tadmor
21 Psychedelic Peace Building: Relational Processes in Ayahuasca Rituals of Palestinians and Israelis
Leor Roseman
22 Celestial Integration: Psychedelics and Archetypal Astrology
Becca Tarnas
23 The Challenges of Integrating an Extreme Psychedelic Journey Christopher Bache
24 Training Psychedelic Therapists
Renee Harvey
25 Psychedelic Psychotherapy Supervision: Shared Learning and Reflective Practice
Tim Read, Michelle Baker-Jones, Sven Kimenai, Jonny Martell, Roberta Murphy, Ashleigh Murphy-Beiner, Rosalind Watts
26 Toward an Ecology of Ethics
Maria Papaspyrou
The Closing Circle
Contributor Biographies
Bibliography
Index
