Hannah Raine-Smith

As access to psychedelic therapy is rolled out, there is a need to develop comprehensive preparation and integration protocols, particularly to support individuals with an impaired capacity to self-regulate. Moreover, there is an immediate need to develop comprehensive, trauma-informed harm reduction and risk minimalisation models as illegal, under...

As restrictions on psychedelic substances are relaxed across the globe, the notion they are a ‘silver bullet’ treatment has led to a dramatic increase in psychedelic induced PTSD and psychosis. EMDR therapy is well-placed to stabilise this client group, and recent studies have demonstrated its efficacy in treating the symptoms of psychosis. This ca...

Psychedelic-Assisted EMDR Therapy is a groundbreaking exploration of how eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy can be harnessed to enhance the beneficial effects of psychedelic medications. EMDR is an clinically validated therapy that utilises bilateral stimulation of the brain to access and reconsolidate pathologically encod...

This case study illustrates the use of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy as a tool for preparation and integration of non-ordinary states of consciousness. It provides an account of work from the field of psychedelic-assisted EMDR therapy (PsyA-EMDR) and explores how the eight phases can be adapted to optimise psychedelic...