Psychedelic-Informed Care Series for Therapists (Part V): The LMFT’s Role in the Psychedelic Landscape
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
6:15pm-8:30pm
(see time breakdown below)
with Dr. Sergio Rodriguez-Castillo
2 CE credits
(earn up to 12!)
In person
(1010 Hurley Way, Suite 110 Sacramento, CA 95825)
Description
Psychedelic-Informed Care is a six-part workshop series designed specifically for California LMFTs who are increasingly asked to support clients curious about psychedelics, preparing to seek experiences elsewhere, or returning from psychedelic experiences. This is not a “how-to” or facilitation training. Instead, it provides practical, scope-appropriate tools for education, harm reduction, and clinical integration—with clear attention to current research signals and legal status; applicability across behavioral, trauma, psychological, and spiritual dimensions; multicultural considerations (including cultural context, appropriation, and exotization); and concrete risk, boundary, and ethical safeguards (e.g., spiritual bypassing, psychedelic exceptionalism, consent and power dynamics).
While each event stands alone and you must register for each separately, they are meant to be a "package" and build upon each other so, please register for all if you can!
Part III will specifically focus on clarifying your professional role in today’s evolving psychedelic field, building safe collaboration networks, and communicating accurately about integration work in clinical and public settings.
Educational Goals/Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to:
- Define an integration-focused LMFT role in the psychedelic landscape and list scope limits (what LMFTs do and do not do).
- Develop a clear personal/professional stance on PAT and the LMFT role, consistent with an integration-only scope, client autonomy, and ethical practice.
- Translate the series’ key concepts into a coherent, real-world approach that guides how you discuss, assess risk, set boundaries, and support integration when psychedelics arise in therapy.
Presenter
Dr. Sergio Rodriguez-Castillo (he/him) has over 20 years of experience in sacred medicine and a background spanning law, psychotherapy, and psychedelic-assisted therapy. Holding a Mexican JD and UK LLM, he practiced law for 12 years before shifting to psycho-spiritual studies in India (Sadhana Institute, Osho’s ashram, Ramakrishna Mission). He apprenticed for over a decade with a Mazatec curandera and leads groups in exploring Mexico’s sacred mushroom tradition. He holds master’s degrees in Integral Counseling and East-West Psychology and a Ph.D. focused on the training of psychedelic-assisted therapy. A licensed MFT, he has served as core faculty at CIIS, AMPYDET, and Protocol Q, mentored in CIIS’ PAT program, and is a MAPS MDMA-Assisted Therapy Practitioner and is a lead facilitator at Beckley Retreats. He teaches, mentors, and develops psychedelic therapy curricula. Specializing in personal, interpersonal and transpersonal transformation, existential growth, consciousness expansion, or simply put, helping people rediscover who they really are.
Other Details
Time: 6:15pm-8:30pm
6:15pm-6:30pm (check-in/networking)
6:30pm-8:30pm (CE event presentation)
Location: 1010 Hurley Way, Suite 110 Sacramento, CA 95825
Cost:
Non-member $40
Licensed Member $35
Associate Member $30
Student Member $25
Early Bird (ends 2 weeks prior to event)
Non-member $35
Licensed Member $30
Associate Member $25
Student Member $20
For questions, more information, accommodations: contact us at sacramentocamft@gmail.com. You may also contact event organizer and DeI Chair Christina Robles at christina@intuitiveheartcounseling.com.
See specific presentation outline in confirmation and reminder emails, if available. Space is limited to 25. Registration closes morning of event.
This is an introductory, intermediate, and advanced level course. This program will benefit LMFT, LPCC, LEP and LCSW licensees and pre-licensees. Open to all mental health professionals, both members and non-members.
This course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The Sacramento Valley Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (SVC-CAMFT), provider #62279, is approved by CAMFT to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs. SVC-CAMFT maintains the responsibility for the program and all its content.
CE credit will be awarded via email after the completion of the course in exchange for a course evaluation. No CE credits will be awarded to persons not attending the presentation in it's entirety. Partial CE credit will not be awarded.
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