A Three-Day Clinical Training with Andrew Tatarsky, PhD & Casey Paleos, MD

We are in the midst of a profound paradigm shift in how we understand addiction. Increasingly, clinicians are moving beyond seeing addiction solely as a disease and toward understanding it as a deeply meaningful human response to suffering—an adaptive attempt to regulate overwhelming emotions, cope with trauma, or survive difficult life circumstances. This shift transforms the therapeutic task: rather than focusing primarily on stopping a behavior, it invites us to focus first on the person, with compassion, curiosity, and deep respect. Psychedelic-assisted therapy is opening remarkable new possibilities for transformation, but profound experiences alone don't produce lasting change. What matters is how those experiences are prepared for, facilitated, and integrated. Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP) offers a relational, trauma-informed, dignity-centered framework that strengthens every phase of psychedelic work. What if the most effective entry point into psychedelic-assisted therapy for addictive and compulsive behaviors isn't abstinence, but honest, compassionate curiosity about why someone uses?Meet Your Facilitators This December, InnerMost, Journey Clinical, and MAPS are co-hosting a three-day clinical training in New York City bringing together Andrew Tatarsky, PhD and Casey Paleos, MD—two practitioners who have been working at this intersection from very different angles, for a very long time. Andrew Tatarsky, PhD is an internationally renowned addiction therapist, trainer, and psychologist, and developer of IHRP—a framework built over four decades of clinical practice that meets people where they are, centers their autonomy, and treats the root of suffering rather than the behavior.Casey Paleos, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist, co-founder of InnerMost, a leading psychedelic-assisted therapy researcher and clinician—having served as Principal Investigator and Therapy Supervisor on MAPS' Phase III MDMA trials and as a therapist on NYU's landmark psilocybin study. This is the first time they've taught together and the first training to put these two frameworks in direct dialogue. Together, they've built a training that is part clinical education, part think tank, for clinicians who are ready to think more carefully and work more skillfully at the intersection of these two frameworks.Across three days, you will: Engage with the theoretical foundations and clinical applications of IHRP Examine where harm reduction and psychedelic-assisted therapy share a philosophical root and what that means in practice Build skills through demonstration therapy sessions and structured real play Join a facilitated think tank on the emerging clinical questions at the intersection of IHRP and psychedelic-assisted therapy 👉 View the full training overview, modules, and extended facilitator bios here. Details When: December 11–13, 2026 (Friday–Sunday) Where: InnerMost, 137 E 25th Street, 11th Fl, Gramercy, NYC Capacity: Maximum 50 participants & registration is first come, first served Cost: $1,500 full price* Credits: 15 CE credits available *We are committed to making this training accessible to clinicians at all stages of their careers. A limited number of reduced-rate seats are available for students and early career clinicians. Please reach out to [email protected] for details. Refund & Cancellation Policy What Your Registration Fee CoversYour registration fee of $1,500 includes access to all three days of the training, CE credits, and all training materials. Lunch is not included—there are many dining options within walking distance of InnerMost in Gramercy. Refund Schedule Full refund: Cancellations received on or before September 29, 2026 (45 days prior to the event) are eligible for a full refund. 50% refund: Cancellations received between September 30 and October 30, 2026 are eligible for a 50% refund. No refund: Cancellations received on or after October 31, 2026 (14 days prior to the event) are not eligible for a refund. All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to [email protected]. Refunds will be processed within 10 business days of receipt. TransfersIf you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to a colleague at no additional charge. Transfer requests must be submitted in writing to [email protected] prior to the start of the training. Please include the name, credentials, and contact information of the person who will be attending in your place. Event Cancellation by InnerMostInnerMost is committed to delivering this training as scheduled and does not anticipate cancellation. In the unlikely event that circumstances beyond our control require postponement, registered participants will be offered a full credit toward a future InnerMost training or a full refund. Questions?Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions regarding registration, refunds, or transfers. Our HostsInnerMost is a New York City-based psychotherapy clinic and public benefit corporation dedicated to advancing ethical, integrative psychedelic-assisted care. Located in Gramercy, InnerMost provides ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and Spravato alongside clinician training, clinical research, and community programming—all designed to raise the standard of care across the field. InnerMost's clinical philosophy is rooted in the concept of inner healing intelligence: the belief that each person carries an innate capacity for growth, integration, and repair, and that the role of the therapist is to create the conditions in which that capacity can emerge.Journey Clinical is the leading psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy platform in the US, with the largest network of licensed therapists offering ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Its collaborative care model connects a dedicated in-house medical team, licensed psychotherapists, and patients—enabling the delivery of high-quality psychedelic-assisted care at scale. Journey Clinical is committed to expandi