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How the Psychedelic Ibogaine Can Help Clients with Trauma & Addiction

Gary Katz, LCSW, CSAT, CPTT (he/him)
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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Describe how the psychedelic Ibogaine can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other PTSD symptoms.

  • Recognize how Ibogaine interacts with neurotransmitter systems and stimulates neuroregeneration, which helps clients to develop new thought processes and behavior patterns.

  • Apply strategies to support clients after experiencing a psychedelic-assisted therapeutic experience

Educational Goal

Participants will: increase their knowledge of Ibogaine’s therapeutic mechanisms, evaluate clinical applications, ensure safety and risk management, address ethical and legal considerations, and be able to support clients after receiving psychedelic-assisted treatment.

Description

This presentation will introduce the audience to the cultural history of the psychedelic, Ibogaine, as well as educate them about its medicinal uses with clients for the purposes of healing trauma, helping with addiction, and creating a better relationship with one’s self. It will provide data from several studies on how it helps reduce Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms commonly found in betrayed partners as well as anxiety and depression. Finally, this presentation will review how to support clients after receiving psychedelic-assisted treatment, emphasizing the treatment of betrayal trauma and people struggling with sexual addiction.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Gary Katz, LCSW, CSAT, CPTT (he/him)
Gary Katz, LCSW, CSAT, CPTT is a psychotherapist and founder of The Center for Intimacy Recovery in New York, which focuses primarily on intimacy and relationships. He has found that without a sense of intimacy with one’s self, people can’t fully experience intimacy with someone else. The Center for Intimacy Recovery helps clients find ways to have the intimacy and connection in life they are seeking and to uncover all the ways that they have learned to play it safe and protect their hearts, which at times can get in the way of intimacy. Prior to opening this practice, Gary worked in education for over 20 years and as a rabbi.