Jun 25, 2021
On today's episode I chat with
Norma Stevens who is an LCPC in private practice in the
Baltimore/DC area. She is a Research
Therapist for a Clinical
Trial for Psilocybin Assisted Therapy for Depression in Cancer
Patients and a Therapist for the MAPS Expanded Access Program for
MDMA Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD at the William Richards
Healing Center in the Aquilino Cancer Center in Rockville,
MD.
She is a Certified IFS
therapist and an Approved IFS Supervisor for Certification. She has
worked as a program assistant extensively for Level 1, 2, and 3 IFS
trainings and was a presenter at the 2019 IFS Annual
Conference.
We talk about:
- Processes and essential steps of
this treatment
- What brought her into
psychedelic assisted therapy (such a great story!) and her current
work at the Healing Center
- Healing potential of psychedelic
therapy and what is needed to administer it safely (all the S's-
screening, set, setting, skill, and support)
- IFS and Psychedelics:
A powerful combination (self healing exiles)
- Concerns: What about
addiction? Don’t psychedelics bypass protectors (and how they do)?
What if someone has a history of psychosis? What about “bad”
trips?
- Importance of
Integration and follow up
Norma calls this Sacred
Work, and I loved hearing her story and her passion.
I'd also love to connect
over all the socials: at The One Inside Facebook page and ifs.tammy
on Twitter, Instagram and Clubhouse.
Enjoy!