Dick Schwartz’s approach to therapy in general and psychedelics in particular has been very helpful to me over the past decade. I want to share two of his most useful points from the Summit on Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy. One point is about the necessity to engage with protector parts in our preparation work: Do not […]
IFS and Psychedelics: Two Essential Points from Dick Schwartz Read More »
The recent MAPS study piqued my curiosity about complexity and intensity as possibly helpful in healing PTSD – if the complexity might be sessions with two therapists and the intensity more therapy hours in a shorter time frame. I have been listening to the Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy Summit this October and the perspective of Andrew
We know that taking 15 minutes to prepare for an hour-long task doesn’t seem appealing. And that a chaotic day of parenting, work, and navigating global news does not leave much bandwidth for pausing to do a practice. Time is precious and we want you to make the most of it. Feeling better, or feeling
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MysticMag interviews Beth Dennison on co-regulation, healing from trauma, and the importance of embodied peer relationships as a basis for anti-oppression work in our culture.
Healing Trauma with Co-Regulation with Beth Dennison Read More »
Lately I have been noticing where I go numb and freeze-y because I do not speak up for myself. And surprise, surprise, my clients are reporting similar issues! The first order of business, in feeling safe in a body on planet earth, is being able to protect ourselves. Once we have handled weather, hunger and
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Endings are important. The wrap-up of a therapy session shapes the work of that session, the next session, and the intervening time. Therapy happens before and after, as well as during the session. Effective endings support the client-therapist relationship and the therapeutic process. A well-ended session also sets a client up to meet the demands
