Psychedelic Psychotherapy Forum (Victoria, British Columbia)

October 11 – 14, 2016

From the event website:

The Psychedelic Psychotherapy Forum engages mental health professionals and all others interested in advancing the ethical and legal use of psychedelic medicine for healing and growth.

Psychedelic Psychotherapy Forum 2018: The Unfolding Promise will be held Oct 11 – 14, 2018, in Victoria, on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada — with two full Forum days at the Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa (Thursday Oct 11 and Friday Oct 12), and a third and fourth day dedicated to weekend workshops held in downtown Victoria (Saturday Oct 13, and Sunday Oct 14).

Our keynote speaker this year is Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD, Head of Psychedelic Research, Centre for Neuropsychopharmacology, Division of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London. He will be joined by Joe Tafur, MD, Philip Wolfson, MD, Anthony Bossis, PhD, Rachel Harris, PhD, Leanna Standish, PhD, Devon Christie, MD, Janis Phelps, PhD, Donna Dryer, MD, Richard Yensen, PhD, Bruce Tobin, PhD, Kenneth Tupper, PhD, and many more… For our full list of presenters, click here.

Highlight topics at the Forum include psychedelics and the “entropic” brain, Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, activist therapists who are taking initiatives to change laws, and the training of psychedelic psychotherapists. Post-forum weekend workshop offerings cover art therapy, intention and integration, and self discovery through Holotropic Breathwork™, SpiritDanceSoulSong™, and Gestalt Practice.

For more information, visit the event website.