Dr. Laurie Maddox is a Licensed Psychotherapist in Orlando, Florida and expert in the field of psychedelic psychotherapy. Laurie has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and has spent 22 years in healthcare working in hospitals and private practice throughout her career. Her passion for advancing emerging therapeutic practices is evident in her study of transformational psychiatry and advanced training with the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), the Oregon Health Authority, UC Berkeley, and Integrative Psychiatry Institute (IPI), on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.
As the founder and educational director of the Orlando Psychedelic Society, Laurie is deeply engaged in the conversation on how evidenced-based therapies can evoke healing from illnesses of despair, and complex trauma—through non-ordinary states of consciousness. "Psychedelics, Dreams, and Rituals," incorporates her many years of experience as a therapist and insights into the power of transcendent states for transformation and profound healing, for both beginners and mental health professionals.