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Guest João da Fonseca
Psychedelic-assisted Embodied Therapy. E12S02 of The Living Process with Dr Greg Madison.
Our guest this time is Lisbon existential psychotherapist João da Fonseca. João is well-known as an existential psychotherapist and psychologist, supervisor and lecturer, and a pioneer in combining what he has learned from Focusing with his interests in spirituality and psychedelic therapy. He is also a Focusing Institute Coordinator in Portugal. João is at the leading edge of the use of psychedelics in therapy and he currently works at the ‘Liminal Minds’ ketamine clinic in Portugal. João has also contributed to the first book in Portuguese on psychedelic-assisted therapy, Psicadélicos em Saúde Mental (2023).
www.liminalminds.pt
https://joaodofocusing.com
More information on using psychedelics in psychotherapy:
https://youtu.be/TIVIfQaqVG4?si=Drrx8sb5EIzLL3NL
In this episode, João and I discuss his work at Liminal Minds and the principles of psychedelic-assisted therapy as well as the different impacts that different substances can have on the client. João talks about how Focusing can be used to support psychedelic-assisted therapy from the stage of preparing for a session to the post-integration of the psychedelic experience. João emphasises how the body can be a guide for therapist and client and how psychedelics can offer another avenue into the body's spiritual nature. Join us in this conversation about the place that substances like MDMA, LSD, ketamine, ayahuasca, etc. might have in therapeutic healing and what role a Focusing-oriented therapist might have on this journey.
The work João refers to in the conversation is by Alicia Danford: Focusing oriented psychotherapy as a supplement to preparation for psychedelic therapy. The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 2009, Vol. 41, No. 2
#psychedelicresearch #Focusing #Gendlin #TheLivingProcess #counseling #counselling #psychology #existentialtherapy #personalgrowth #Psicadélicos #focusingorientedtherapy #MDMA #lsd #ketamine
Psychedelic-assisted Embodied Therapy. E12S02 of The Living Process with Dr Greg Madison.
Our guest this time is Lisbon existential psychotherapist João da Fonseca. João is well-known as an existential psychotherapist and psychologist, supervisor and lecturer, and a pioneer in combining what he has learned from Focusing with his interests in spirituality and psychedelic therapy. He is also a Focusing Institute Coordinator in Portugal. João is at the leading edge of the use of psychedelics in therapy and he currently works at the ‘Liminal Minds’ ketamine clinic in Portugal. João has also contributed to the first book in Portuguese on psychedelic-assisted therapy, Psicadélicos em Saúde Mental (2023).
www.liminalminds.pt
https://joaodofocusing.com
More information on using psychedelics in psychotherapy:
https://youtu.be/TIVIfQaqVG4?si=Drrx8sb5EIzLL3NL
In this episode, João and I discuss his work at Liminal Minds and the principles of psychedelic-assisted therapy as well as the different impacts that different substances can have on the client. João talks about how Focusing can be used to support psychedelic-assisted therapy from the stage of preparing for a session to the post-integration of the psychedelic experience. João emphasises how the body can be a guide for therapist and client and how psychedelics can offer another avenue into the body's spiritual nature. Join us in this conversation about the place that substances like MDMA, LSD, ketamine, ayahuasca, etc. might have in therapeutic healing and what role a Focusing-oriented therapist might have on this journey.
The work João refers to in the conversation is by Alicia Danford: Focusing oriented psychotherapy as a supplement to preparation for psychedelic therapy. The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 2009, Vol. 41, No. 2
#psychedelicresearch #Focusing #Gendlin #TheLivingProcess #counseling #counselling #psychology #existentialtherapy #personalgrowth #Psicadélicos #focusingorientedtherapy #MDMA #lsd #ketamine
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