Speaker Bio
Geoff Bathje, PhD is a licensed psychologist, professor, researcher, and drug policy reform advocate living in Chicago, USA. He is co-founder of the psychedelic non-profit Sana Healing Collective, where he provides ketamine-assisted therapy and utilizes a harm reduction approach to support individuals who have used psychedelics or other substances. His clinical work has focused primarily on substance use and addiction, trauma, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and psychosis. He has published frequently-cited articles on stigma of mental health and substance use issues, cultural competence, substance use and harm reduction, and psychedelic-assisted therapy. He has also co-authored and advocated for several pieces of legislation aimed at dismantling the war on drugs.
ICPR 2024 Abstract
A Cultural Critique and Synthesis of the Concept of Integration
The concept of psychedelic integration has garnered increased attention in the past few years, resulting many definitions of psychedelic integration, competing models, and a wide range of practices and techniques. This seems to have led to confusion about what integration is and how it might practiced. To bring clarity to the topic, I will share a synthesized model of integration, along with cultural critique and historical context of integration.