I write this post as I make my way back from Israel, having been a guest speaker and part of a facilitation team that offered training in psychedelic-assisted therapy for trauma survivors.
The trainees and trainers have left an in indelible mark on my heart, as the nature of the training was incredibly inclusive, intimate and rich.
My topic was ‘Possibilities Beyond Words: creative and embodied approaches to trauma work with psychedelics.’ I feel privileged to have been given the opportunity to travel to Israel and speak about what I am most passionate about.
When someone survives an event that is truly traumatising, it often leaves them without words, speechless, unable to articulate their traumatic experience or to describe their inner world of emotions and sensations. This is when non-verbal , creative or embodied approaches are so beneficial.
Through working this way, we as therapists can offer our clients opportunities to express themselves without words, to be heard without speaking and to come to understand themselves and their trauma responses better. Ultimately, we can afford our clients hope when previously there was none.
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Melissa McWalter 