"We Witness Such a Powerful Healing with Psychedelics" | ROBERTA MURPHY, MD & ASHLEIGH MURPHY-BEINER

ROBERTA MURPHY, MD is a Psychiatrist, and ASHLEIGH MURPHY-BEINER is a Clinical Psychologist, working at Imperial College London, UK.
Recorded at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR) 2022, in Haarlem, The Netherlands.
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Questions:
0:00 Intro
1:00 What's the potential of psychedelics in psychotherapy?
2:49 Do professionals need specific training to work with psychedelics?
4:28 Some professionals may be concerned that psychedelics can induce psychosis during the session and they might not know how to deal with that. What would you say to them?
6:04 Some people say that the most difficult experiences during the psychedelic experience are the most useful. Do you agree with that statement?
8:03 Do therapists need personal experiences with psychedelics to be able to help others with psychedelics?
9:30 These psychedelic sessions often last for several hours, and that must be very exhausting for the therapists. How can they mitigate this without burning out, what kind of supervision do they need?
10:16 Do psychedelics work for everyone or do they only work for a certain group of people and not for others?
11:34 Do previous recreational experiences with psychedelics can affect the therapeutic experience of patients?
12:39 In your experience, is there any gender difference between how people respond to psychedelics?
13:14 There is much hype around psychedelics right now, very high expectations. Do you think that can turn into disappointment later?
15:04 Do you have any personal preferences working with any specific substances among psychedelics?
16:06 there were some much publicized scandals around psychedelics sessions with sexual abuse. What do you think about the ethical requirements of these sessions? How can we improve them?
18:21 Ashley You've worked with ayahuasca in Peru and now there are more and more ayahuasca sessions happening in Europe. How should we make sure that people are not abused in this context, and that there is a quality standard in these sessions?

[@careydixon8189]

A key skill that every person with the role of working with psychedelic experiences for therapeutic or personal growth, must have taken any psychedelic they offer or manage. They must understand the territory. This includes the understanding integration process. If you haven't had these kinds of experiences, this a your training ground to help the client/patient, giving one the perspective to support.

[@levinsonl]

a bit distracted by the sheer beauty on display, but I'm here for the subject matter, ahem 😅