Sergio Rodriguez-Castillo Psychotherapy

05/28/2026

Next week, the fifth session of the Psychedelic-Informed Care Series for Therapists covers “When Things Go Sideways.”

Psychedelic-informed care means helping clients safely process and make meaning of difficult experiences while staying grounded in ethical, trauma-informed, and clinically appropriate practice.

Register: https://svccamft.org/event-6511165 🌼

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05/22/2026

Psychedelics can be beautiful, and they can be intense.

I’ve been thinking about how often we talk about powerful methods like they’re “tools,” when they’re closer to something like fire: transformative, illuminating … and requiring real respect.

This piece is about the numinous quality of psychedelics, and why awe and humility belong together.

Read here 🔥

On the numinous quality of psychedelic work, and why awe and humility belong together.

05/21/2026

Clients are already bringing psychedelic experiences into the therapy room.

The question is not whether therapists will encounter this; many already are. The question is whether we can respond skillfully, ethically, and without panic or overreach.

In this upcoming workshop, we’ll explore what psychedelic-informed care actually looks like when experiences become difficult, confusing, overwhelming, or destabilizing.

Integration is not about promoting psychedelics. It is about helping people process, ground, reflect, and make meaning safely.

June 2, 2026 | 6:15-8:30 PM

Register ⬇️

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05/15/2026

It’s possible to become so overwhelmed by the state of the world that we slowly disconnect from ourselves, from others, and from meaning.

One of the things I value most about therapy is that it creates space to pause long enough to ask deeper questions:
What matters now?
What kind of person do I want to become through this?
How do I stay human without collapsing into despair or indifference?

Check out my reflection here: https://bit.ly/arewegonnamakeit ❗

05/14/2026

Have you ever met someone who seems to need acknowledgment all the time? It is easy to judge it, but sometimes beneath it, there is something much more painful: a fear of not mattering, of not feeling fully real.

Read here: https://sergiointegral.com/on-the-fear-of-not-existing/ ⭐

05/11/2026

Lots of truth here.

Some would call it a “bad trip”, Jung would call it shadow work… This is why preparation and integration is so important for a successful psychedelic journey 🍄

Would you be interested in a preparation and integration guide? I’m thinking of making one.

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Educational content only.
Focused on neuroscience research, mental health, and peer-reviewed findings.
No promotion or endorsement of substance use.

05/07/2026

After watching John Oliver on AI chatbots ... we should be paying attention.

It can sound warm, patient, even wise. But it doesn’t understand you. Guardrails are not enough. And artificial care is not the same as human care.

Call a friend. Have the real conversation. That’s where change happens.

👉 Full article https://bit.ly/aiguardrails

05/06/2026

Psychedelics are back in the conversation, and patients are paying attention.

Psychiatrists don’t have to endorse them. But being informed may make all the difference.

When clients ask, how do you respond? This is about staying grounded, ethical, and present in a rapidly changing landscape.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/psychedelics-and-psychiatry 🧠

05/04/2026

Tomorrow: CAMFT Session IV

When clients bring up psychedelics, what do you say? Learn how to respond clearly, ethically, and within scope.

Register ~ https://svccamft.org/event-6511152

04/30/2026

John Oliver recently did a segment on AI chatbots, and while it was funny and disturbing in the way only he can manage, it also touched something important.

The issue is not only that chatbots can be wrong, manipulative, or poorly guarded.

It is that more and more people are turning to them for comfort, companionship, and something like care.

That is where the deeper problem begins.

I wrote this new piece about artificial intimacy, attachment, and why a useful tool is not the same thing as a human relationship.

Read here: https://bit.ly/whyaiguardrailsarenotenough 💬