Episode 17: Psychedelic Therapy with Robert DeSalvo, LCSW

Season 2 of Psyche Magic is here!! Our first guest is Robert DeSalvo, LCSW - Psychotherapist and co-founder of the Nashville Psychedelic Center. Together we discuss the future of psychedelic medicine as part of the landscape of evidence-based Psychotherapy, and how these medicines help to connect us to the unconscious and integrate the material we find there. Robert shares a dream that echoes his commitment to this aspect of the field, and we share some personal stories of how these medicines have helped each of us in our own journeys. I also announce our Patreon(!!) and share a song I co-wrote with Biz Colletti (who some of you may remember from Episode 3!) Enjoy!

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Select research studies:

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP): Patient Demographics, Clinical Data and Outcomes in Three Large Practices Administering Ketamine with Psychotherapy https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02791072.2019.1587556

Long-Term Follow-Up Outcomes of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for Treatment of PTSD: A Longitudinal Pooled Analysis of Six Phase 2 Trials https://bibliography.maps.org/bibliography/default/citation/15295

Efficacy and safety of Psilocybin-assisted treatment for major depressive disorder: Prospective 12-month follow-up https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02698811211073759