Psychodynamic Techniques for Psychedelic Facilitators
Enhance your therapeutic abilities by studying
the most useful psychodynamic tools used by clinical psychedelic practitioners.
What Makes This Course Unique
Designed and taught by practicing psychedelic therapists and physicians
Advanced content that is accessible to clinicians and non-licensed students alike
In-depth psychoanalytic techniques applied to cutting edge psychedelic facilitation
Perfect first step to becoming a completing SoundMind's Psychedelic Facilitator Training Program
Who Is This Course For?
Mental Health Professionals
Ideal for therapists and practitioners looking to integrate non-directive, client-centered techniques into their practice, focusing on psychodynamic techniques and trauma-informed therapy.
Emerging Psychedelic Facilitators
Learn the most essential techniques and concepts from the world of relational therapy that can be applied to psychedelic facilitation. This will help you prepare your clients better, hold space with more presence, and deepen the process of integration.
“This course taught me an incredibly valuable skill in a very short period of time - I learned to actively listen and allow for space in my sessions so my clients can participate fully in their own healing process.
I would highly recommend this incredible course to all psychedelic facilitators, guides, coaches, and therapists, no matter where you are in your learning journey.”
— Recent Graduate of the SoundMind Psychodynamic Techniques for Psychedelic Facilitators Course
What to Expect
Psychodynamic Techniques
Embark on your journey towards licensure with comprehensive training in psychoanalytic, relational psychodynamic, and trauma-informed therapy methods.
Non-Directive Approaches
Learn to apply a non-directive stance in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy to facilitate healing and integration, empowering clients' inner healing intelligence.
Unique Training
Benefit from the only program offering specialized psychodynamic content tailored for psychedelic contexts. Enhance your therapeutic practice with unique insights and approaches.
Expert Instruction
Receive guidance from seasoned professionals, including Dr. Hannah McLane herself along with Emma Knighton, MA, LMHC, RYT, and Kevin Barrett, LCSW, who bring extensive experience in psychodynamic therapy and psychedelic therapy.
Practical Application
Explore effective implementation of psychodynamic principles within psychedelic medicine, ensuring practical and impactful integration into your practice.
Transformative Learning
Develop essential skills to build and maintain healing relationships centered on the inner healing intelligence of your clients, fostering profound therapeutic outcomes.
Course Structure
Module 1
Course Overview: A Patient Case Study
Explore the principles of non-directive therapy essential for psychedelic facilitators to create a safe and supportive therapeutic environment.
Module 2
Overview of Psychodynamic Psychedelic Concepts
Learn the key psychodynamic concepts essential for integrating psychedelic experiences into therapeutic practice.
Module 3
Diagnosis and Psychedelics Part 1
Explore how to effectively diagnose and assess key diagnoses and recognize red flags in the context of psychedelic therapy.
Module 4
Diagnosis and Psychedelics Part 2
Deepen your understanding of diagnosis and patient assessment with advanced techniques tailored to the psychedelic context.
Module 5
Content Review and Applications
Recorded questions and answers sessions from Dr. Hannah McLane, Dr. Behdad Bozorgnia, Emma Knighton and Kevin Barret.
Module 6
Attachment Theory — An Introduction
Delve into the basics of attachment theory and its relevance in psychedelic therapy.
Module 7
Transference in the Relational Container
Understand the dynamics of transference and how to navigate these within the therapeutic relationship during psychedelic sessions.
Module 8
Defenses, Protectors, and Working with Parts
Discover strategies for identifying and working with defense mechanisms and protective parts in patients undergoing psychedelic therapy.
Module 9
Trauma, Polyvagal Theory, and the Window of Tolerance
Examine the intersection of trauma, polyvagal theory, and the window of tolerance in the context of psychedelic therapy.
Module 10
Class Review
Review key concepts and reflect on the insights gained throughout the course to reinforce learning and prepare for application.
Enroll now to gain immediate access to this transformative course and begin enhancing your practice with psychodynamic techniques tailored for psychedelic facilitation. The course is available for $1199.
This course includes a 14-day moneyback guarantee. If you don’t want to continue, you receive a full refund, no questions asked.
Ready to start your journey?
Meet Your Expert Instructors
Hannah McLane, MD, MA, MPH
Dr. Hannah McLane is a physician, psychoanalyst, and entrepreneur. She is the Founder of SoundMind Institute, a rigorous facilitator training program and research initiative aimed at bringing ethics, equity, and innovation to the psychedelic ecosystem. She grew up in rural New Hampshire and spent several years in South America and East Asia. Dr. McLane conducts research on cognitive diversity, psychedelic science, ethics, PTSD, and emerging alternative therapies for mental health issues. She identifies as neurodiverse, having both dyslexia and ADHD.
Dr. Hannah attended McGill University and holds graduate degrees from Temple University (MA, Communication Sciences, Spanish Language), Brown University (MD, Doctor of Medicine, Contemplative Studies Concentration), and Harvard School of Public Health (MPH, Global health and Bioethics). She attended residencies in neurology and Occupational and Environmental medicine (University of Pennsylvania) and completed a fellowship in Patient Safety at the VA Hospital in Philadelphia. She also completed a 5-year psychoanalytic training program and considers herself a relational psychoanalyst.
Emma Knighton, MA, LMHC
I hold a M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Bastyr University, a Graduate level certificate in Psychedelic Assisted-Therapies and Research from The California Institute of Integral Studies, and a Master’s level certificate in Holistic Health from St. Catherine University. I am also a registered yoga teacher. My therapeutic approach encompasses the integration of therapy, yoga, and psychedelic practices. My work with clients is based on learning safe embodiment, deep listening to self and intuition, and curiosity into the possibility of the present moment. My work has taught me that trauma shows up in many forms, and that our bodies and consciousness have the ability to teach us what our minds may have difficulty accessing and expressing.
My personal practice with altered consciousness states has been integral to my own trauma healing and personal growth. Meditation, Holotropic Breathwork, and psychedelic medicine work provide me a space to enter the depths of my subconscious and connect to resources inside and outside of myself. I hold sacred my relationships with the many facets of self and the greater sense of collective love consciousness, for these are my greatest teachers.
Kevin Barrett, LCSW
Kevin is a psychotherapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Chicago with specialty training and experience in working with LGBTQ individuals, anxiety and depression, and those who would like a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships. He works with people who are preparing for psychedelic journeys as well as those looking to integrate experiences they have already had.
His work is predominantly informed by relational theory—believing that most of the time things go wrong in life due to problems in our relationships with others. In short, when we feel connected to the people who are important to us, other things in life tend to run more smoothly. A supportive therapeutic relationship can be a place to explore how unconscious patterns of relating to others are contributing to the problems you are experiencing.
He approaches psychedelic integration in the same way he approaches his other therapeutic work - from a place of open curiosity and support helping the client to make meaning of their experience and pursue the goals they have for psychedelic exploration.
Behdad Bozorgnia, MD, MAPP
Dr. Bozorgnia (he/him) is a general adult psychiatrist practicing in Philadelphia. He attended college at Wesleyan University, majoring in philosophy and history with a focus on existentialism and middle eastern history. He then served a year in Americorps while obtaining a Master's in Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry for Medical School, learning the biopsychosocial approach to medical care. He won the Benjamin Rush Award for Excellence in Psychiatry as medical student. He was elected by his peers into the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Society.
He finished his residency at the University of Pennsylvania where he served as Chief Resident while obtaining advanced training in psychoanalysis at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. He won the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society Resident Award for Psychodynamic Formulation as well as the University of Pennsylvania Resident Award for Excellence in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Dr. B serves on the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania where he teaches residents about psychoanalysis and positive psychology.
He also lectures at the Philadelphia Center of Psychoanalysis on psychoanalytic listening and pragmatic approaches to psychoanalytic diagnosis.