Webinar Tue Mar 18th 2025 Débora González: Therapeutic potential of ayahuasca in grief

Can ayahuasca be helpful for dealing with grief? This question will be explored in a webinar lecture organized by the Finnish Association for Psychedelic Research (Psykedeelitutkimusyhdistys) on Tue March 18, 2025, at 6PM UTC+2. Drawing from a clinical study with 82 participants, psychologist Débora González will share the principal outcomes of the study. We will explore key insights about how ayahuasca, within a meaning-reconstruction therapy framework, can help find acceptance of death, promote continuing bonds with the deceased, and foster post-traumatic growth.

Dr. González will highlight the mechanisms of sense-making and meaning-making as key therapeutic agents of change in psychedelic therapy. She will also delve into the role of community and nature, offering some reflection on how these elements are relevant in consolidating change in the process of grief within Western culture. 

The event contains a Q&A section and the total length is 2 hours. The event is free of charge – you can register here. You can support us in organizing such free events by paying our membership fee for 2025. You’ll find our membership products on the main page of our web store. We also accept donations. 

About the speaker:

Débora González is a psychologist and holds a PhD in pharmacology. She currently combines her role as a researcher at the Sant Joan de Déu Foundation (Barcelona) with her position as a professor at Isabel I University (Spain) and as a clinician at Clínica Synaptica (Barcelona). In recent years, she has been dedicated to researching the therapeutic potential of ayahuasca in the grieving process following the loss of a loved one.