Adele Lafrance and Jennifer Danby | “Brief Overview of Psychedelic Assisted Therapy for Individuals and their Families Living with an Eating Disorder”
Jen and Adele will give an overview of highlights relating to the use of psychedelic assisted therapy with those struggling with an eating disorder. They will draw primarily on their theoretical knowledge and practical experience from research and clinical settings with psilocybin, ayahuasca, ketamine and MDMA. They will also discuss the role of supportive others (family member or close friend) in the process, in line with advances in the field of ED treatment.
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Dr. Adele Lafrance is a clinical psychologist, research scientist, author and developer of emotion-focused treatment modalities. She is active in the research and practice of psychedelic medicine, with a focus on ayahuasca, MDMA, psilocybin and ketamine. Adele was the Strategy Lead for the MAPS-sponsored study of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for eating disorders and a clinical trainer and supervisor for Imperial College Center for Psychedelic Research. She has a particular interest in mechanisms and models of healing, including emotion processing, spirituality, love, and family-based psychedelic medicine.
Jennifer Danby is Systemic Psychotherapist, Clinical Lead and Trainer specialising in eating disorders based in London, UK. Jennifer was the lead therapist on the Panorexia Trial at Imperial College London, a psychedelic-assisted therapy study for female adults with Anorexia Nervosa. As part of her role on the trial she worked closely with the participants support network. Her clinical work in both areas is strongly influenced by Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) in which she is a certified supervisor and trainer as well as a founding board member for the International Institute for Emotion-Focused Family Therapy.
Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: Jan 08 2024
- Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
