SoundMind’s Psychedelic Facilitator Training Program was recently featured in the MAPS bulletin. We are grateful to have the recognition of Jon Dennis, an esteemed psychedelic advocate and lawyer and are proud to announce that he has joined our advisory team as the Oregon Psilocybin Policy Advisor.

As transgender and gender non-conforming people have long been marginalized within the medical system, it is important to be aware of the unique challenges and needs of this population as we continue to learn how to co-create safe spaces for all people in psychedelic therapy.

Veterans are seeking out cutting edge psychedelic treatments, including ketamine, to address a variety of serious mental health conditions. SoundMind, a psychedelic therapy and training center with a national footprint, has launched our Veteran Peer Support Model to help open doors to these important options.

In this talk, Emma Knighton MA, LMHC, and Hannah McLane MA, MD, MPH, discussed the current literature and research around personality disorders, power dynamics, cults, and boundary violations and how they interact within the psychedelic ecosystem.

Conflicts of interest can influence psychedelics research, policy, and practice standards.Join Dr. Hannah McLane MD, MA, MPH, for Disclosed: Conflicts of Interest in the Psychedelics Ecosystem on Dec 6th at 12-1:30 PST/ 3-4:30 EST.

This Veteran's Day, SoundMind is proud to share our work to improve equity and access to psychedelic-assisted therapies for our nation's Veterans. There is an urgent need for effective, accessible mental health interventions for Veterans, and these innovative new treatments offer hope for more effective care for PTSD, depression, and other mental health concerns.

Dr. McLane and Emma Knighton MA, LMHC discussed the intersection of cults, narcissism, psychedelics, power, and boundaries, as well as what you can do as an individual to keep yourself and your community safe.

Join Dr. Hannah McLane for the online Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Global Summit on Nov. 8-14, featuring 49 global thought leaders and pioneers in the cutting-edge field of psychedelic therapies and medicine.

We are so proud of Dr. Chris Stauffer, SoundMind Instructor and Advisor to the SoundMind Gender Identity and Psychedelics Initiative for this seminal article on MDMA therapy with transgender clients. This is the first article of its kind and published in Frontiers of Psychiatry.

We are proud to announce the launch of our Psychedelic Access for Veterans Project. There is an urgent need for effective, accessible mental health interventions for veterans, and psychedelic-assisted therapies offer hope for more effective interventions to treat PTSD, depression, and other mental health concerns.

SoundMind Institute is dedicated to educating the public on psychedelic-assisted therapy, and advocating for these life-changing treatments in local and national policy settings. One of the most powerful ways to advocate for these treatments is through sharing the real-life stories of those who have been helped by psychedelic medicine and psychedelic-assisted therapy.

The Solidarity Series is an initiative by SoundMind Project, a nonprofit aimed at providing access to wellness information and therapy to marginalized groups in Philadelphia and beyond. This free monthly speaker lineups took place from June 2020 – June 2021, with a particular focus on mental and cognitive health, alternative medicine, and psychedelics. All donations related to this series went towards providing educational material and psychotherapy to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), and COVID-19 essential workers in need. Additionally, SoundMind has ongoing scholarships available to BIPOC for educational courses (SoundMind Learning Series) and sliding scale for psychedelic psychotherapy.

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Dr. Hannah was recently featured on The Psychedelic Entrepreneur podcast with Beth Weinstein.

June 8, 2022, SoundMind joined the Center for Psychedelic Education, Reason for Hope, and other advocates for safe and affordable psychedelic medicine at Pennsylvania’s capital building in Harrisburg for a day of legislative visits and activism! SoundMind and Dr. Hannah stood side-by-side with other amazing local advocates to raise awareness and provide evidence-based policy recommendations for safe and affordable psychedelic medicine. Thank you everyone for your tireless and invaluable efforts as we progress together in the movement for equitable, affordable access to psychedelic medicine.

Trans-affirming care in the psychedelic space. A Guide for Therapists, Clinicians, Facilitators, and Healers

Friday, June 17, 2022, the Oregon Health Authority approved the SoundMind Institute Psychedelic Facilitator Training program as a state-sanctioned training facility for Oregon Psilocybin Services. We are beyond excited to be one of the first three programs in the world to become approved to offer legal psilocybin training for facilitators.

SoundMind is excited to share this important piece by Dr. Darron T. Smith at The University of Memphis, which features SoundMind Center as an important leader in the space of equitable access to psychedelic medicine.

Watch Hannah McLane, MD, MA, MPH and Elias Dakwar, MD talk about psychedelics for The Shift Network. Integration As Medicine: Ketamine and Beyond.

This is a 12-month training program for clinicians and other professionals that provides a foundational understanding of the literature and practice of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, including the use of ketamine, MDMA, and psilocybin in therapeutic settings. This program is designed for clinicians—especially psychotherapists, physicians, and others, but being a clinician is not a requirement for acceptance.