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BIPOC Participants Describe Needs in Psilocybin Therapy

BIPOC Participants Describe Needs in Psilocybin Therapy

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Eight BIPOC participants stressed cultural safety, representation and access barriers in psilocybin-assisted therapy.

Eight BIPOC participants stressed cultural safety, representation and access barriers in psilocybin-assisted therapy.

How solid is it?

Early human

Early human

Human – observational/survey

Human – observational/survey

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Sample size

eight BIPOC participants

eight BIPOC participants

Published in

ProQuest

ProQuest

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

BIPOC Voices in Therapy

BIPOC Voices in Therapy

This doctoral dissertation explored the experiences of eight BIPOC participants who completed psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. Themes included the need for cultural safety and representation, barriers like financial access, and the importance of intentional preparation and ongoing integration. Participants described deep healing through somatic release, emotional processing, and group connection, while also emphasizing how important BIPOC therapists and affinity spaces are there.

This doctoral dissertation explored the experiences of eight BIPOC participants who completed psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. Themes included the need for cultural safety and representation, barriers like financial access, and the importance of intentional preparation and ongoing integration. Participants described deep healing through somatic release, emotional processing, and group connection, while also emphasizing how important BIPOC therapists and affinity spaces are there.

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