Hybrid Seminar
“The art and science of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy“.
Dates: September 27 – 28 2024, HYBRID format (on site in Barcelona and Online via zoom).
This seminar offers a theoretical introduction to psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. We will explore the past, present, and future of this psychotherapeutic approach, covering the work done in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, as well as the research conducted since 1999 at institutions like Johns Hopkins University, New York University, Imperial College London, and more. We will also explore ongoing research, focusing on the key therapeutic modalities and tools used in psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy, and discuss the promising future this innovative approach holds.
Instructors
Dr. William Richards. Currently regarded as the most experienced active researcher in the field of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy worldwide, Dr. Richards works as a psychologist at the Center for Psychedelics and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. He also serves as a trainer and consultant for several institutions conducting psychedelic therapy research and leads the team of therapists at Sunstone Therapies.
Dr. Richards holds degrees in Philosophy, Theology, History of Religions, and Psychology, having studied under influential figures such as Walter Houston Clark, Abraham Maslow, and Hanscarl Leuner. His work with psychedelics began in Germany in 1963 with Leuner. From 1967 to 1977, he conducted research with LSD, psilocybin, DPT, and MDA at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center in Baltimore, alongside colleagues such as Walter Pahnke, Stan Grof, Sandy Unger, and Richard Yensen. Their studies explored the potential of these substances in treating alcoholism, addiction, severe neuroses, and psychological distress in cancer patients, as well as their educational applications for mental health and religious professionals.
In 1999, after a 22-year hiatus on U.S. psychedelic research, he and Roland Griffiths resumed psilocybin studies at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Richards is the author of numerous articles and the book Sacred Knowledge: Psychedelics and Religious Experience (2016, Columbia University Press).
Brian D. Richards, Psy.D., completed a Master’s degree in Existential-Phenomenological Psychology at Duquesne University, a Psy.D. at the University of Denver, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit (now the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research), where he contributed to some of the original research administering psilocybin with cancer patients and healthy normal adults.
Dr. Richards was formerly a Clinical Director with MedOptions, once the largest behavioral health provider in the United States. He now cares for patients with a cancer diagnosis at Maryland Oncology Hematology, The Aquilino Cancer Center, and with Gladstone Psychiatry and Wellness. Dr. Richards has worked on varied clinical trials with LSD, psilocybin, and MDMA. He also teaches and mentors students at the California Institute for Integral Studies Psychedelic Medicine Certificate Program.
Dr. Richards was a Lead Psychologist on an innovative, simultaneous group administration high-dose psilocybin trial with cancer patients at the Bill Richards Center for Healing in Rockville, Maryland; a cutting-edge, purpose-built psychedelic medicine clinic—located in a busy outpatient oncology center. He now works with Gladstone Psychiatry and Wellness, an innovative, multisite practice delivering KAP covered by insurance.
By participating in the Seminar “The art and science of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy” you will:
- Learn about the history, key influences, and the work of one of the pioneers in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.
- Familiarize yourself with the main paradigms that have emerged in this field—psycholytic and psychedelic—and understand the key characteristics of each approach.
- Explore in depth the research conducted since 1999 at institutions such as Johns Hopkins University, New York University, Imperial College London, and other institutions, as well as the current studies in the field of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy.
- Learn about the various conditions and diagnoses for which psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy is being researched (depression, addiction, OCD, etc.).
- Receive firsthand information about the opportunities opening up in the near future regarding psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.
Methodology
A theoretical introduction to psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy in a HYBRID format (on-site in Barcelona and online via Zoom).
Who is for?
Dates, Time and Location
SEPTEMBER 27 – 28, 2024
Friday, September 27th 17.30 to 21.30 CEST
Saturday, September 28th, 10.00 am to 20.00 pm CEST
Location: HYBRID
ON SITE in BARCELONA: Integrative Transpersonal Institute
Plaça del Nord 11, 1st floor
ONLINE for all other participants
Contribution
ON SITE option:
Complete seminar: 250€
ON SITE option:
Opening day (friday 27th): 77€
ONLINE option:
Complete seminar: 160€
ONLINE option:
Opening day (friday 27th): 60€
Registration and payment methods
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Instructors:
Dr. William Richards. Currently regarded as the most experienced active researcher in the field of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy worldwide, Dr. Richards works as a psychologist at the Center for Psychedelics and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. He also serves as a trainer and consultant for several institutions conducting psychedelic therapy research and leads the team of therapists at Sunstone Therapies. Dr. Richards holds degrees in Philosophy, Theology, History of Religions, and Psychology, having studied under influential figures such as Walter Houston Clark, Abraham Maslow, and Hanscarl Leuner. His work with psychedelics began in Germany in 1963 with Leuner. From 1967 to 1977, he conducted research with LSD, psilocybin, DPT, and MDA at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center in Baltimore, alongside colleagues such as Walter Pahnke, Stan Grof, Sandy Unger, and Richard Yensen. Their studies explored the potential of these substances in treating alcoholism, addiction, severe neuroses, and psychological distress in cancer patients, as well as their educational applications for mental health and religious professionals. In 1999, after a 22-year hiatus on U.S. psychedelic research, he and Roland Griffiths resumed psilocybin studies at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Richards is the author of numerous articles and the book Sacred Knowledge: Psychedelics and Religious Experience (2016, Columbia University Press).
Dr. Brian D. Richards holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Denver. He completed a Master’s in Existential-Phenomenological Psychology at Duquesne University and a postdoctoral fellowship in the Behavioural Pharmacology Research Unit at Johns Hopkins University, where he participated in psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy research with cancer patients and healthy adults. Currently, he provides care to cancer patients at Maryland Oncology Haematology and The Aquilino Cancer Center. He also teaches and mentors students in the Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Certificate Program at the California Institute for Integral Studies. Dr. Richards has served as the lead investigator in a groundbreaking clinical trial exploring the group administration of high-dose psilocybin for cancer patients at the Bill Richards Center for Healing in Rockville, Maryland.