Psychedelics and Psychotherapy

The Healing Potential of Expanded States

By: Tim Read - editor, Maria Papaspyrou - editor, Gabor Maté - foreword

Narrated by: Erica B. Robinson

• 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 psychotherapy, 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.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 Tim Read and Maria Papaspyrou. All Rights Reserved. (P)2021 Inner Traditions Audio. All Rights Reserved.

Critic reviews

“Training compassionate and effective therapists is the key to scaling psychedelic-assisted therapy. Psychedelics and Psychotherapy will contribute to the training of tens of thousands of therapists who will be able to treat millions of people.” (Rick Doblin, PhD, executive director of MAPS)

“There is a revolution happening in mental health. Read and Papaspyrou have gathered together the world’s experts on various medication-assisted psychotherapies to explain how these molecules facilitate transformational experiences.” (Julie Holland, MD, author of Good Chemistry)

“A remarkable collection of sophisticated psychedelic therapists and integration specialists sharing new methods, new models, and theoretical underpinnings for both. What makes this volume invaluable is the wide range of solutions that the writers have come up with for helping and healing. There is a richness of ideas and case histories here, and no matter what your orientation is, you’re going to learn many other ways your own work might go.” (James Fadiman, PhD, microdose researcher, author of The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide)

Very thorough info

Great resource for learning to navigate the medical implementations of plant medicines. Enjoyed the narration as well.

Essential Reading/Listening for Psychedelic Integration Therapists

Top level information, wisdom, guidance, and inspiration for our collective future. Essential reading. Just look at table of contents. Consider caliber of content writers/researchers/practitioners.

Author continued to give too many examples of his own torturous experiences.

I appreciated the thorough explanation and instructions on this subject the author gives. Although the experiences the author was having were very difficult trips. And I had to eventually stop listening due to the concerns of bringing this type of self torture he seemed to be having, into any journeys I may want to take with psychedelic medicines someday! Not a good read for newbies in my humble opinion.

Love it

This was a very interesting book. I know I will keep going back to it for reference in the future.

Wow

Really nice, heartfelt work, folks!
Good range of ideas and approaches but very well informed by some of the mistaken pathways of which we have recently become aware.
Good future trajectory for the work. Thank you.

very detailed

Could be used for instructional material. excellent examples of how to process and progress people through their experiences.