by Numinus
Sep 14, 2021Listen to this episode
In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison are joined by returning guest, Vhari Macbeth, CSW, to discuss psycholytic ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP). They cover the following topics:
(1:49) Some differences between psycholytic and psychedelic
(4:26) Psychedelics assist the therapy process, but don't do the work for you
(9:00) Different skills required for psycholytic vs psychedelic-assisted therapy and the importance of the therapeutic relationship
(11:39) What does a psycholytic ketamine therapy session look like?
(12:10) The advantages and power of group therapy
(16:10) The Huberman Lab Podcast
(19:34) Dosing a psycholytic session
(22:38) What types of conditions do we treat with psycholytic KAP?
(24:45) PTF Podcast episode: Treating trauma with psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy
(29:03) Ketamine's effect on cognition and neuroplasticity
(32:05) Non-sleep deep rest and yoga nidra
(38:55) Some drawbacks or challenges of KAP
(40:15) PTF Podcast episode: Psychedelics, psychosis, & the abuse potential of ketamine
(43:10) Horizons 2017: Phil Wolfson's talk on ketamine
(50:13) Ketamine can contribute to therapeutic breakthroughs
(54:50) Comparing, combining, and sequencing different psychedelics therapeutically
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