Existential Dialogue: In Search between Dr Y. Martinez and Prof E. Spinelli

A phenomenological method for existential seekers.

One of the ten live dialogues between Prof Ernesto Spinelli and International Existential Therapists which clearly illustrate their own personal journey intertwined with the method of the investigation. We are looking to highlight the role of the researcher as an existential seeker.

Expanding Frontiers: Possibilities for Psychedelic-Assisted Existential Therapy. More and more patients come to their therapist’s office to share that they are about to take some psychedelic substance, or that they have recently had an experience with a psychedelic (Magic Mushrooms, Ayahuasca, LSD, MDMA, Ketamine, etc.). In some cases, they have terrifying or difficult-to-integrate experiences that leave them with panic attacks; in others, they have wonderful experiences, which many classify among the 3 most impactful, transformative, and wonderful experiences of their lives. Most of them want to talk at length about their experience, make sense of it, or go deeper into the emotions, visions, or messages they feel they have received. In this dialogue, we will reflect on the impact of psychedelics on the therapeutic process, and we will open the window towards the possibility of psychedelic-assisted existential therapy. A possibility perhaps not far away, since both models share an interest in not imposing models of life on the other, and they are deeply respectful of the mystery of existence.” Dr. Yaqui Andrés Martinez

Dr Yaqui A. Martínez-Robles is a psychologist with Masters, PhD and PsyD in Psychotherapy. He has training in Gestalt Therapy; Music Therapy; Transpersonal Psychology and Holotropic Breathwork (with the Grof Transpersonal Training Association); Narrative and postmodern therapies and Social Constructionism; and in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (with the Integrative Psychiatry Institute and MAPS-Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies). He is the author of four books, and co-author of another two, focused on the existential perspective. He has participated with chapters in several books and with articles in several journals. Yaqui is the founder of the Circle of Studies in Existential Therapy, in Mexico City and in Medellin, Colombia,. He teaches existential-phenomenological psychology and therapy in Mexico and different countries of South America. He is the current president of the Latin American Association of Existential Psychotherapy (ALPE). He works in private practice as an existential-phenomenological therapist and coach, in modalities one-on-one, couples and groups.

www.yaquiandresmartinez.com

Professor Ernesto Spinelli was Chair of the Society for Existential Analysis between 1993 and 1999 and is a Life Member of the Society. His writings, lectures and seminars focus on the application of existential phenomenology to the arenas of therapy, supervision, psychology, and executive coaching. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS) as well as an APECS accredited executive coach and coaching supervisor. In 2000, he was the Recipient of BPS Division of Counselling Psychology Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession. And in 2019, Ernesto received the BPS Award for Distinguished Contribution to Practice. His most recent book, Practising Existential Therapy: The Relational World 2nd edition (Sage, 2015) has been widely praised as a major contribution to the advancement of existential theory and practice. Living up to the existential dictum that life is absurd, Ernesto is also the author of an on-going series of Private Eye novels.

Date and Time: Saturday 22 June from 2 pm to 3 pm – UK time)

Individual Dialogue Fee: £40

Venue: Online Zoom

FULL PROGRAMME 2024:

Ten Saturdays 2 pm to 3 pm (UK time)

27 Jan. “Placebo” with Prof Ernesto Spinelli and Barbara Godoy

24 Feb. “Reflexivity” with Prof Carla Willig and Prof Ernesto Spinelli

23 March “Homecoming” with Prof R. Romanyshyn and Prof Ernesto Spinelli

27 April “Ungraspable” with Dr Todd Dubose and Prof Ernesto Spinelli

18 May “Homelessness” with Dr Greg Madison and Prof Ernesto Spinelli

22 Jun. “Psychedelics” with Dr Yaqui Martinez and Prof Ernesto Spinelli

20 Jul. “Anxiety” with Prof Kirk Schneider and Prof Ernesto Spinelli

26 Oct. “Intentionality” with Dr Betty Cannon and Prof Ernesto Spinelli

23 Nov. “Vulnerability” with Prof Simon du Plock and Prof Ernesto Spinelli

12 Dec. “Enacting” with Bárbara Godoy and Prof Ernesto Spinelli

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