Exploring the Potential of Psychedelic Assisted Therapy

This one-day conference provides a research-backed overview of psychedelic-assisted therapies, clarifying safe and effective integration into mental health and addiction services. We will examine their healing potential through psychodynamic, biochemical, somatic, relational, and spiritual lenses.

Dr. Eva Altobelli Discusses the mental health and addiction epidemic, limited efficacy of current treatment and research indicating the potential benefit of psychedelic medicine. Clinical description of ketamine therapy as well as potential use of MDMA and psilocybin.

Dr. David Laramie: Will present on some of the possible therapeutic and philosophical implications of working clinically with expanded states as well as associated tensions with the current modes of thought and practice. Topics include entropic brain, placebo, expectations, set and setting.

LMU Conference Panel and Community Discussion