Episode 93: Curious About Sacred Plant Medicine? with Alexis Ward, LMFT

<p dir="ltr">Welcome back to the Soul Care for Therapist podcast. In this episode, host Dawn Gabriel invites special guest Alexis Ward, LMFT, to talk about sacred plant medicine and its integration with therapy. Alexis Ward shares her background as a transpersonal psychotherapist and her journey into specializing in working with men's issues and sacred plant medicine integration.</p> <h2 dir="ltr">About Alexis Ward, LMFT</h2> <p dir="ltr">Alexis received her master's degree in counseling psychology from Sophia University in Palo Alto. After receiving her license in Marriage and Family Therapy, she opened a private practice in Los Gatos, CA. Alexis moved to Colorado in early 2014 and eventually opened a practice in the DTC area. She specializes in working with spiritual emergence/emergency, plant medicine integration, men's therapy, EMDR, individuals, and couples.</p> <h2 dir="ltr">Introduction and Background</h2> <p dir="ltr">Dawn introduces Alexis Ward, a therapist specializing in sacred plant medicine integration. Alexis talks about her practice and her background as a transpersonal psychotherapist, explaining how she integrates existential concepts, spirituality, and religion into her work with clients. "I recently relocated down to Castle Rock, as you said. Um, but I've been in practice for a little over 15 years now, and, um, more recently have come to specialize in working with men's issues, um, and then also with sacred plant medicine integration."</p> <h2 dir="ltr">Exploring Spiritual Emergence and Plant Medicine</h2> <p dir="ltr">Dawn and Alexis discuss spiritual emergence and its connection to sacred plant medicine. Alexis defines spiritual emergence as a point in someone's life where they are exploring the deeper meaning of their own existence. They also touch on the potential challenges and overwhelming experiences that can arise during spiritual emergence, especially when working with plant medicines.</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">"Spiritual emergence really