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How Psychedelic Therapy Is Different
Many therapists are eager to provide psychedelic-assisted therapy. Join Will Van Derveer, MD, as he explores the ways psychedelic psychotherapy requires a different skill set compared to ordinary therapy. This session will explore three elements that are important to understand — a psychedelic therapist must be able to sit with themselves, somatic interventions work better than cognitive ones, and a therapist’s own experience in receiving psychedelic therapy can be very relevant.
In this session, you’ll discover:
- The core competencies of a psychedelic therapist, including ethics, touch, and presence
- The ability to meet the emergence of traumatic material held in the client's body is an essential competency
- The inner psyche can be terrifying — ongoing exploration of one's own difficult terrain and inner healer is essential
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UPGRADE HEREWill Van Derveer, MD
Will Van Derveer, MD is co-founder of Integrative Psychiatry Institute (IPI), which teaches therapists and doctors advanced tools for resolving the causes of mental illness. In collaboration with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, IPI runs a year-long, 200-hour psychedelic-assisted therapy training covering psilocybin, ketamine, and MDMA-assisted therapy. He is the medical director of the Integrative Psychiatry Center of Boulder, CO, providing integrative psychiatry for a broad range of conditions and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression and PTSD.
In addition to his clinical practice and teaching, Will has been involved with several studies sponsored by MAPS, investigating MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for chronic, treatment-resistant PTSD, now nearing the end of Phase III under break-through designation by FDA.
Will is a diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABOIM). He earned his MD from Vanderbilt University and his BA from the University of Pennsylvania.
