Dori Lewis, MA, MEd, LPC-S joins Julian Royce to discuss the current state of psychedelic assisted therapy

About Dori Lewis: Co-founder of Elemental Psychedelics and the owner-operator of Reflective Healing in Fort Collins, CO, a psychotherapy group practice that specializes in psychedelic therapy using ketamine, integration therapy, transpersonal psychotherapy, and providing clinical supervision with over 10 years of experience as a therapist. 

Links:

 https://www.elementalpsychedelics.com/ - A Women-Led Training Center For Education, Experience, and Ethics in Psychedelic Practice

https://www.reflectivehealing.com/

https://www.elementalpsychedelics.com/event-details-registration/mushroom-myths-and-misconceptions-a-webinar-for-psychedelic-professionals

Topics in Chronological Order: 

• Modalities that align and use psychedelic therapy & the spiritual component.
• The most important thing in psychedelic assisted therapy is the therapeutic relationship
• Diagnosed with learning disability at age 5 - neurodivergent 
• So much of therapy is teaching - a class about you! 
• The Value of therapy 
• Sometimes have to tell a client that you're not right person
• Endings
• First experience with psychedelics. - salvia, at age 15
• Ketamine work - for depression
• Advice for Ketamine Assisted Therapy (KAP)
• What type of issues KAP is recommended for
• Depression is a symptom cluster - sometime a symptom of something else
• Mushroom journeys
• The current state of regulations and laws around psychedelics in the state of Colorado
• Women retreats for therapist wanting to learn about psychedelics and other trainings
• MDMA assisted therapy in the MAPS trial and studies
• Value of supervision
• Not leading the client - they are leading us. 
• Challenges of MDMA assisted therapy for the therapists. 
• The importance of not having a goal
• Finding one's unique calling
• How Greif is at the forefront of our ability to heal
• LSD and the mind of the universe

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