Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Psychedelic Integration
Psychedelic psychotherapy is a treatment approach that uses psychedelic substances (consciousness-expanding compounds) as part of the therapeutic process. In this approach, patients are exposed to substances such as LSD, psilocybin (the active compound in hallucinogenic mushrooms), and MDMA under professional guidance in a safe environment, with the goal of promoting healing processes and personal development.
Psychedelic integration is a process of psychological, emotional, spiritual, and physical accompaniment and processing of experiences with psychedelic substances that lasts from the moment a person decides to alter their consciousness until the mental, emotional, and spiritual engagement with the content that emerged during the experience ceases - a process that sometimes continues for many years.
Psychedelic Integration and Psychedelic Psychotherapy
The therapeutic core of the psychedelic experience lies in the preparatory and concluding sessions. In these sessions, a deep understanding of the goals of the psychological journey made possible under the influence of psychedelic substances takes shape.
To extract the full therapeutic potential from the psychedelic experience and promote psychological healing and rehabilitation processes, thorough preparation is required. It's recommended to undergo this process with the guidance of an expert who has a deep understanding of human consciousness and the effects of various substances. Ideally, the guide should be an experienced mental health professional with extensive knowledge in personal development processes, coping with life crises and trauma, and rich clinical experience.
To integrate meaningful change into daily life, beyond the initial physical and consciousness experience, a deep process of psychedelic integration is required. This process begins even before the experience itself, to help the client examine the motivations and expectations that led to their decision. At this stage, we will work together to shape the optimal environment and conditions for achieving the specific goals that have been defined.
After the experience, we will hold follow-up sessions at the clinic to process the experience and translate it into concrete meanings in the context of your request and the desired change in your life. This may include processing memories that emerged, dealing with intense emotions that arose, or integrating deep insights into daily life.
Deep integration transforms a meaningful experience into a genuine turning point in life and the therapeutic process. It's important to emphasize that therapy incorporating psychedelic experiences doesn't focus only on them, but addresses life in its entirety.
Within the framework of a professional and empathetic relationship, a unique opportunity is created to explore the depths of consciousness and the psyche, and to develop in beneficial and compassionate ways.
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What is psychedelic integration?
Integration means connecting the different parts of the human psyche, as well as the various layers that make up one's life.
Psychedelic integration is a process of psychological, emotional, spiritual, and physical accompaniment and processing of experiences with psychedelic substances that extends from the moment a person decides to alter their consciousness until the mental, emotional, and spiritual engagement with the content that emerged in the experience ceases. This process sometimes continues for many years.
Integration begins even before the experience, allowing the patient to examine the various aspects that contributed to the decision. Professional guidance before taking consciousness-altering substances allows for expectation alignment and addressing concerns, as well as minimizing the potential for traumatic and crisis experiences.
The integration process in clinical settings can support anyone who has used psychedelic substances, whether in the recent or distant past, and feels they would like to process the insights and impressions that were created within them in a professional, non-judgmental, and trauma-informed environment.
Experience with psychedelic substances can temporarily alter the structure of the 'self,' awaken dormant parts of the psyche, and bring subconscious content to conscious awareness. This enables, among other things, the lowering of defense mechanisms, perceptual changes, and encounters with traumatic experiences, as well as arousing feelings of meaning, transcendence, unity, and even experiences of encountering spiritual entities.
Is this legal?
In most countries, mind-altering substances have not yet received legal status as therapeutic medications. Nevertheless, many people use these substances for entertainment and pleasure, for research purposes, and also for healing and development.
Professional guidance in this process can be the difference between random experiences that leave either a positive or negative impression on the psyche and a structured process with a clear beginning, middle, and end that has tangible value and can demonstrate significant improvement in healing and development processes upon completion.
I will be there for you before and after the experience. We'll plan it together, choose together the intentions and goals of what and how. Of course, we'll continue to meet afterward to process and understand what you went through, as part of a comprehensive therapeutic process.
What are the main substances used today?
Psychedelic psychotherapy is a treatment approach that uses psychedelic substances (consciousness-expanding substances) to promote personal development and healing processes. In this approach, patients are exposed to these substances in a controlled environment, accompanied by professional therapists.
The most common psychedelic substances in therapeutic use are:
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MDMA (Ecstasy) - Helps create experiences of emotional openness, empathy, and deep connection with others. Used in treating severe trauma. Helps dissolve psychological defense mechanisms.
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LSD - A substance from the tryptamine family with strong psychoactive effects. Can trigger intense visual experiences, feelings of depth, and insights. Has been used in clinical research since the 1960s.
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Psilocybin - The active psychedelic substance in hallucinogenic mushrooms. Triggers feelings of merging with the environment and encourages existential insights. Widely used in clinical research and considered the most common in this field.
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DMT - A psychedelic substance derived from various plants. Triggers intense visual experiences in a relatively short timeframe. This substance is attributed to profound transformation processes, associated with a profound perception of existence.
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Ketamine - A substance with profound and intense dissociative effects. Ketamine is researched chiefly in dealing with severe depression.
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Ibogaine - A substance extracted from the iboga plant, common in West Africa. The substance has potential for treating addictions.
To remove any doubt: I do not treat with illegal substances, do not encourage their use, and distance myself from uncontrolled, irresponsible, or unprofessional use of consciousness-expanding substances by people for whom such use could harm them in the short or long term. I do not accept people to the clinic who are interested in using these substances within the framework of guidance due to the illegality of their use in the State of Israel. However, I believe that every person has the right to choose and control their consciousness and body.