Liberating Consent: A Kink-Informed Exploration of Consent in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Integral Psychedelic Therapy the Non Ordinary Art of Psychospiritual Healing January 1, 2023 DOI: 10.4324/9781003167976-4 via Elsevier
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractConsent practices from queer and kink communities can be adapted to psychedelic-assisted therapy to address power dynamics and improve client safety. The chapter presents a model for working with power dynamics, establishing embodied consent, creating soft and hard boundaries, and cultivating aftercare practices in psychedelic therapy.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Key finding | Consent practices from queer and kink communities provide a model for addressing power dynamics, embodied consent, boundaries, and aftercare in psychedelic-assisted therapy. |
Abstract
One of the most complex and important conversations about ethics in psychedelic-assisted therapy centers on the process of client consent. In this chapter, Emma Knighton draws together the elaborate and well-established guidelines around consent developed within queer and kink communities and applies them to psychedelic therapy. She provides a model for working with power dynamics, establishing embodied consent, creating soft and hard boundaries, and cultivating aftercare practices in psychedelic-assisted therapy.