Christine Dennstedt

Psychedelic-assisted therapy from a narrative therapy perspective: A map for practitioners

International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work September 19, 2025 Christine Dennstedt

Psychedelic-assisted therapy is currently in its second wave and enjoying a renaissance of sorts. This article describes a narrative therapy–inspired approach to working therapeutically with psychedelics. My intent in writing this paper is to provide a model for how narrative therapy ideas in practice can be applied to the three stages of psychedelic-assisted therapy: preparation, medicine work...