Psychedelic Psychotherapy: A User Friendly Guide to Psychedelic Drug-Assisted Psychotherapy

by R. Coleman

Overview

Psychedelic Psychotherapy is a comprehensive, easy-to-read resource for therapists and laypeople who need practical guidelines for psychedelic drug-assisted psychotherapy. 

This book contains valuable insiders' information for those using psychedelics for their own healing, and for practitioners who facilitate their sessions with a focus of healing trauma using MDMA, LSD, and psilocybin. It includes step-by-step guidance on how to safely and effectively navigate through the psychedelically-enhanced healing process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780963009654
Publisher:	SYNERGETIC PR
Publication date:	11/17/2017
Pages:	153
Sales rank:	688,432
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

For over thirty years, R. Coleman specialized in facilitating psychedelic drug-assisted psychotherapy sessions in Southern California. He specialized in working with survivors of severe childhood trauma who were resistant to, or disappointed with, mainstream therapy. The foundation of his work was built on twenty years of serious spiritual practice and extensive studies of psychotherapeutic principles. His passion for this cutting-edge modality came from personal experience using the drugs to heal his own extensive childhood wounds. When he began his psychedelic therapy in 1986, information about psychedelic therapy was sparse, and qualified, psychedelically informed therapists were almost impossible to find. Consequently, he spent years discovering what works and what does not—both for himself and for his patients. He wrote this book to share these discoveries.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

1.         PSYCHEDELICS AND HEALING

2.         HOW PSYCHEDELIC THERAPY HEALS TRAUMA

3.         LAYERS OF THE PSYCHEDELIC HEALING PROCESS

4.         PRIMARY TOOLS

5.         USING A SITTER

6.         GUIDELINES FOR THE SITTER

7.         GUIDELINES FOR THE PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOTHERAPIST

8.         PREPARATION FOR THE JOURNEY

9.         GUIDELINES FOR THE JOURNEYER

10.       RESTORING SANITY WITH THE PEAK EXPERIENCE

11.       EMBRACING THE SHADOW

12.       RESOURCING

13.       BEYOND THE EGO

14.       AFTER THE JOURNEY

15.       USEFUL TECHNIQUES

16.       SUPPLEMENTAL PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT JOURNEYWORK

17.       JOURNEY STORIES

Editorial Reviews

Psychedelic Psychotherapy is the book I wanted to write and would have been proud to have written. It must be on the bookshelf of every therapist who presently does this work, or hopes to do it in the future.” –Ann Shulgin, coauthor of PIHKAL: A Chemical Love Story and TIHKAL: The Continuation

“R. Coleman probably knows more than anyone else I know about the issues and methods for guiding.” –James Fadiman, PhD, author of The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide

“A very good handbook, guidebook, sourcebook, and grounded outline for explorers and sitters alike. It’s user friendly, accessible, and covers all the bases well.” –Harvey L. Schwartz, author of Dialogues with Forgotten Voices 

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