Psychedelic Therapy For Underserved Populations: Assessing Risks & Benefits

Join us in this course to explore how to make psychedelic therapy safely and equitably accessible to clients from underserved communities, particularly those affected by the war on drugs. In the age of psychedelic water, Facebook mushroom ads, and ketamine yoga, it’s hard to know what’s what. While “accessibility” should be a means towards equity, the intersection of capitalism and psychedelics has led to an interest in profit over ethical client care. “Accessible” psychedelic treatments are more readily available, but at what psychological cost? Psychedelic medicines can be powerful tools that amplify the subconscious, lower defenses, and help people connect with more vulnerable parts of themselves. As such, this modality must be approached with care, especially when working to make these treatments more accessible to people who use drugs and other systematically-oppressed populations. As co-founders of two nonprofit psychedelic therapy clinics, we will frame the course from our exper