Summit: Psychedelics & Trauma Healing

• Working with Trauma Imprints in Somatic Psychedelic Integration — Atira Tan (75 min)
• Embodied Journeys: Somatic and Trauma-Informed Mindset for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy — Manuela Mischke-Reeds (75 min)
• Psychedelic-Assisted Trauma Healing: Promises and Pitfalls — Dr. Devon Christie (75 min)
• From Posttraumatic Stress to Posttraumatic Growth: MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for Trauma — Dr. Alex Belser (75 min)
• Psychedelics & Race: Creating a Container for Healing Transgenerational Trauma — Chara Caruthers (75 min)

By the end of this summit, you will be able to:

• Apply the Somatic Plant Medicine Integration Model and trauma-informed principles to psychedelic integration work
• Recognize and respond to trauma imprints and body memories that arise before, during, and after psychedelic experiences
• Use somatic interventions — including Hakomi-informed practices and somatic attunement in expanded states — to support clients in psychedelic-assisted therapy
• Identify essential guiding principles and key trauma considerations for an optimal psychedelic-assisted therapy care model
• Understand the latest clinical evidence for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy and its capacity to facilitate posttraumatic growth, not just symptom reduction
• Hold race-aware, inclusive containers for psychedelic healing in BIPOC and racially marginalized communities
• Resist the over-medicalization of psychedelic therapy and advocate for holistic, trauma-informed models of care