I offer psychedelic harm reduction and integration therapy for individuals who use psychedelics outside of my psychotherapy practice, and I have trained in the Essentials of Psychedelic Therapy through Fluence.
Over 10 million Americans a year report using some psychedelic substance. Whether the intention is recreational, spiritual, or therapeutic, these experiences often have profound and unexpected effects.
This is not unlike the methods already used in psychoanalysis – like dreams and free association – although psychedelics are often more potent. In fact, though these approaches have been marginalized, psychedelics have been used in psychoanalytic practice for over a hundred years.
If you’ve had psychedelic experiences, you may benefit from psychotherapy to help make meaning of your experiences and integrate them into your daily life. It is not uncommon to have distressing or adverse experiences through psychedelics, such as greater contact with past trauma, and need support to meet these experiences in a sustainable way. Because of this, harm reduction in psychedelic use is something I take seriously. I use an approach that is both psychologically informed and psychedelic aware to foster safety and meet individuals where they are. Likewise, many people have positive psychedelic experiences that are visionary and affirming but require ongoing attention in order to be integrated sustainably into life.
Jose Carlos Bouso, Scientific Director of ICEERS
Contact me if you’d like to set up a consultation for integration support. I work with individuals who have had independent experiences with medicines such as Psilocybin, MDMA, or LSD, and those who have had group experiences but need more individual exploration of what emerged after group ceremonies have closed. I also work closely with providers who can administer Ketamine in New York City if you are curious about psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and don’t know where to begin.
You can learn more about psychedelic psychoanalysis through a podcast I co-host called The Psychonaut Show. Before starting the show, I interviewed my co-host Dr. John Burton about Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy which you can read here.