Life is messy, and being human is complex. Much of my focus is on the subconscious, where defense mechanisms and ingrained patterns can block growth and keep you stuck. I'm also using a lot more somatic practice and IFS to guide my clients into unfamiliar parts of their deeper self.
About
David Drapkin, MSW, is a clinical psychotherapist, educator, and thought leader at the intersection of mental health innovation, psychedelic therapy, clinical AI, and public care systems. With over 15 years of experience across hospital psychiatry, addiction treatment, private psychotherapy practice, and psychedelic education, David’s work spans frontline clinical service, executive leadership, and international consulting. His clinical background includes roles at Mount Sinai Hospital, Hackensack Meridian Health, and Englewood Hospital, as well as serving as Clinical Director at Forge Health’s outpatient addiction center.
David’s psychotherapy practice draws from psychoanalytic, somatic, and mindfulness-based traditions, with additional training in CBT, IFS, DBT, hypnosis, psychoanalysis and Jungian psychology. A longtime advocate of harm reduction, David integrates personal and professional experience with non-ordinary states into his therapeutic work, helping clients navigate psychedelic preparation, integration, and the deeper questions of self and meaning that emerge through transformational experiences.
David previously served as Director of Education & Training at Psychedelics Today, where he hosted over 100 podcasts and webinars and co-designed the 12-month Vital Certificate in Integrative Psychedelic Studies. David is currently the Clinical AI Architect for the EverKind emotional wellness platform, and develops educational content for Psychedelic Education Partnership. He is also the co-founder of Mind Shift Collective, an online global community of psychedelic founders, builders and experts. David has a private psychotherapy practice where he sees clients remotely and in-person.
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