EMBARK Psychedelic Therapy for Depression
April 23, 2024
Bill Brennan, Alex Belser
AbstractChapter 1 introduces the concept of psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) and the EMBARK psychedelic therapy model, a new approach to PAT and psychological support. The chapter serves as an orientation to the book, outlining its structure and intended audiences. It discusses the growing interest in psychedelic medicines for treating mental health disorders, particularly depression. The...
EMBARK Psychedelic Therapy for Depression
April 23, 2024
Bill Brennan, Alex Belser
AbstractChapter 5 outlines a preparation phase consisting of three 90-minute nondrug sessions. Preparation lays the groundwork for potential benefits across the six EMBARK domains. The therapist’s aims in this phase include building trust, understanding the participant’s experience of depression, identifying participant intentions, and providing psychoeducation about psychedelic therapy. The...
EMBARK Psychedelic Therapy for Depression
April 23, 2024
Bill Brennan, Alex Belser
AbstractChapter 6 focuses on the medicine sessions of psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT), where the psychedelic medicine is administered. The chapter outlines the therapist’s role in these sessions, emphasizing the importance of support, responsiveness, and skillful following, ensuring the participant’s physical well-being, maintaining appropriate boundaries, and providing mindful,...
EMBARK Psychedelic Therapy for Depression
April 23, 2024
Bill Brennan, Alex Belser
AbstractChapter 7 underscores the pivotal role of integration sessions in psychedelic therapy, where insights from medicine sessions are woven into the fabric of daily life. It presents the EMBARK model’s flexible, participant-centric approach to integration, focusing adaptively on the clinical domains that emerged for the participant. It provides guidelines and goals for the practitioner in...
March 6, 2024
Bill Brennan, Alex Belser
6 citations
Abstract EMBARK Psychedelic Therapy for Depression: A New Approach for the Whole Person is a comprehensive guidebook for clinicians that presents a novel therapeutic framework for administering psychedelic medicines. The EMBARK model was developed in response to the growing interest in psychedelic medicines for treating mental health disorders, particularly depression, and the identified gaps...