Psychedelic Psychotherapy

With all the massive upheaval occurring in the world, our normal patterns of defense and adaptation are breaking down. Many people are seeking to return to how things were, or seeking a new normal. This upheaval is a catalyst that exposes many underlying structural pathologies in our individual and collective psyches. It is as if we are all in a dream together, and we need to become lucid before it veers out of control into a nightmare scenario. The teeter totter of consciousness often goes back and forth between denial and despair. We must learn to embody the space between the two, so that we can clearly see that which usually sends us spinning out. If we we can do this we can stay connected to the hope that is critical to move forward.

Psychedelic Psychotherapy has the potential to move us closer to the space between denial and despair. We can begin to see what is happening, without being overwhelmed by it. This embodiment of the space between hope and despair can also occur in high quality psychotherapy without the assistance of psychedelics. But the process can be slower for many, and the addition of psychedelic compounds into treatment creates a demarcation point and importance into the experience of therapy that sometimes is lost in other forms of psychotherapy.

Currently, the only legal psychedelic for prescription use is Ketamine. Ketamine is ideal in some ways because of its short duration of action and safe side effect profile. I work with Ketamine in a way that is deeply rooted in the healing of trauma and metabolization of the underlying cause of depression and anxiety. If you already have a therapist you are working with, we can collaborate and utilize a team approach for your treatment.