Psychedelic-supportive psychotherapy: A psychotherapeutic model for, before and beyond the medicine experience

Abstract A renaissance is underway as research studies are substantiating psychotherapeutic and physiological benefits of psychedelic medicines, along with advancements towards legalization, expansion professional training programs a renewed cultural recognition the healing qualities medicines. Pending legislation, cadre trained psychotherapists poised to apply their expertise for those who might benefit however, they currently largely blocked from doing so. There also ranks competent psychedelically informed provide support clients engaging medicines but lacking guidelines do ‘Psychedelic-Supportive Psychotherapy’ proposed model which be immediately implemented by qualified practitioners working adjacent not during medicine experience without compromising ethical or legal risk. This aimed at increasingly challenged help already considering psychedelics, draws current field knowledge respond moral imperative act in service client's best interests expand access diverse communities. It balances harm reduction perspectives emotional, psychological, spiritual gains had when use psychedelics outside therapy can process within therapy. The psychedelic-supportive psychotherapy,’ transtheoretical, its core premise being centrality therapeutic relationship change agent even therapist physically present journey. Here foundational structure presented criteria, parameters, recommendations application.