Peter H Addy – Psychedelics, Hallucinogens and Entheogens: What Clinicians Need to Know
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- Faculty:
- Peter H Addy
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 17 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Jul 15, 2020
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Types of Psychedelic Substances: What You Need to Know
- Classic Psychedelics: LSD, Psilocybin, Mescaline, DMT
- Empathogens: MDMA
- Dissociatives: Ketamine, Dextromethorphan, Nitrous Oxide
- Complex Psychedelics: Ayahuasca, Ibogaine
- Other Atypical Psychedelics: Salvia Divinorum, Cannabis
History & Context of Psychedelic Use: The Research
- Epidemiology: Who uses, how, & how often
- Pharmacology: How they work in the brain
- Indigenous Use: How they work in culture
- Safety
- Addiction to psychedelics
- MDMA is not ecstasy
- Potency & purity of -street drugs
- Ibogaine & cardiac toxicity
- Contemporary Research
- PTSD
- Addiction
- End-of-life anxiety
- Depression
- OCD
- Social anxiety
Legal Avenues for Experiencing Psychedelics: Paths Clients May Take
- Clinical Trials for MDMA & psilocybin
- Cultural Tourism
- South American ayahuasca tourism
- Central American mushroom tourism
- Contemporary Tourism
- Mushroom tourism in the Netherlands, Jamaica
- Church for ayahuasca & peyote
- Legal Psychedelics
- Ketamine & cannabis clinics
- The strange case of Salvia
- Exercise: Discuss psychedelics with your client
Ethical Considerations for Your Clients
- Sexual abuse in psychedelics communities
- Outing & societal pushback
- Isolation when your client has no community
- Limitations of the related research
Ethical Considerations in the Therapy Room
- Assessment strategies to determine high risk
- The entropic brain theory
- Diagnoses that may benefit from psychedelic experiences
- How to talk about future illegal activity
- Spiritual bypassing: Using psychedelics to avoid working on yourself
- Exercise: Navigate ethical challenges
Psychotherapy Preparation & Integration
- Non-directive counseling
- Grounding techniques
- The holotropic mind model
- Exercise: Practice counseling techniques
Faculty
Peter H Addy, PhD, LPC, LMHC Related seminars and products: 2
Peter H Addy, PhD, LPC, LMHC, has studied psychedelic substances and states and consciousness for 15 years. He earned a PhD in clinical psychology studying transcendence, wholeness, and transformation and conducted one of the earliest studies of the atypical psychedelic plant Salvia divinorum in humans. He continued refining his research and clinical skills at Yale University where he studied Salvia and other atypical psychedelics and co-founded the Yale Psychedelic Science Group. He has completed postdoctoral training in substance use disorder treatment, participated in non-directive harm reduction and integration training at Burning Man, and traveled to Mexico to learn about indigenous use of psychedelic plants among the Mazatec people. He is currently a psychotherapist in private practice in Washington and Oregon.
Dr. Addy has presented internationally on a variety of subjects related to spirituality and transpersonal states, psychedelic science, and research methodology. Participants consistently regarded his talks as informative, accessible, and humorous. He has written numerous scientific articles, book chapters, and popular press articles on typical and atypical psychedelics, substance abuse, and spirituality.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Peter Addy maintains a private practice. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Peter Addy has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
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