Spiritual health practitioners bring unique expertise to psychedelic-assisted therapy based on their training and professional experience. Interviews with 15 such practitioners revealed seven themes in two domains: unique contributions (competency with spiritual material, awareness of power dynamics, familiarity with non-ordinary states, holding space, counterbalancing biomedical perspectives) and general contributions (using general therapeutic skills and supporting interdisciplinary collaboration). Their skills complement other clinical team members, and psychedelic-assisted therapy teams may benefit from including them. Further work is needed to define roles, qualifications, and training for these clinicians.
Fayzan Rab, an MD Candidate at Emory University School of Medicine and clinical researcher at the Emory Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality, investigates the emerging psychedelic therapy landscape, including minority communities' perspectives and the public health and economic implications of these treatments. His background includes product development at Google and Mindstrong Health, grassroots political organizing, and executive coaching. In a Genomic Press Interview, he discusses the transformative potential of psychedelic therapy in modern healthcare.