Effective and Ethical Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy for Racial Trauma

• Learn about legacy burdens, why therapists must be aware of them, and the ways that psychedelic-assisted therapy can address them
• Recognize that trust is a significant barrier in marginalized communities' access to psychedelic-assisted therapy
• Why racial trauma often leads to a deep disconnect from one’s body and how psychedelic-assisted therapy creates reconnection

Deran Young, LCSW, is a licensed therapist specializing in racial trauma and legacy burdens and the founder Black Therapists Rock, a non-profit organization with a network of over 30,000 mental health professionals committed to reducing the psychological impact of systemic oppression and intergenerational trauma.

Deran is a retired military officer and obtained her social work degree from University of Texas. She also studied abroad in Ghana, West Africa creating a high school counseling center for under-resourced students. She has visited over 37 different countries and her clinical experience spans across four different continents.

Her passion for culture and people has led her to become a highly sought after diversity and inclusion consultant working with companies like BBERG, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YWCA. Deran is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller, You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience. Her website is blacktherapistsrock.com