Psilocybin-Assisted Compassion Focused Therapy for Depression
Frontiers in Psychology March 25, 2022 Wendy Pots, Farid Chakhssi 31 citations
Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for depression typically follows a structure of preparation, dosing support (navigation), and integration, but often lacks a specific theoretical model. This paper proposes integrating Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) as the guiding framework, arguing that CFT's compassion practices may enhance psychologically insightful experiences during navigation and integration sessions, potentially augmenting antidepressant effects. The authors describe the rationale for CFT, its compatibility with psilocybin therapy, and outline an integrated protocol and study design, while noting limitations.