Emma Bragdon founded Integrative Mental Health University, (IMHU), in 2013. She now serves as Co-Executive Director with Andy Johns. Emma earned her PhD in Transpersonal Psychology in 1987 and was licensed in California as a Marriage, Family, Child Therapist in 1988. As a pioneer who has helped define the field of spiritual awakening and spiritual emergency, Emma has published 7 books and co-produced 2 documentary films. Within IMHU Emma has trained over 140 Spiritual Emergence Coaches• who are available to support individuals disoriented or in distress as they awaken spiritually. She also leads a small group of healthcare providers to Brazil once a year to learn about the Spiritist paradigm of mental healthcare from Spiritist practitioners in Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals and Community Centers. Emma maintains a private practice, consulting internationally via zoom. See imhu.org/store for more info. on books/films. See EmmaBragdon.com for personal consultations.
Guest Instructor
Rick Barnett, Psy.D, L.A.D.C., is the founder of the Psychedelic Society of Vermont. In June 2022 he convened 130 people to a conference on Psychedelic Science and Spirituality. He is in private practice in Stowe, Vermont where he offers Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy among other forms of psychotherapy.