You Are the Gatekeeper: Psychedelics and Self-Consent
Embodied Self-Awareness as the Foundation for Intentional Psychedelic Use
In psychedelic spaces, informed consent with a guide or therapist is well-established — yet the deeper, internal process of revealing consent to oneself is rarely explored. This webinar invites a shift inward: toward radical self-awareness as the foundation for intentional, ethical, and transformative psychedelic use.
Join David Drapkin, LCSW for an interactive session on mindfulness, embodied decision-making, and the clinical frameworks that support conscious, self-determined psychedelic journeys.
Meet the host
David Drapkin, LCSW
David Drapkin, LCSW, is a social worker, clinical psychotherapist, and educator specializing in integrative wellness, psychedelic therapy, and clinical AI. David previously worked at Mount Sinai Hospital, Hackensack Meridian Health, Englewood Health, Forge Health, and Psychedelics Today.
David is the Executive Director at Mirari, a professional education institution training psychedelic practitioners for the European context.
David has hosted over 100 podcasts, webinars and conference panels and facilitated over 200 educational sessions — mostly on psychedelic-related topics. He has previously hosted podcasts for Psychedelics Today, The Healing Mindset, and U-PEP (University Psychedelic Education Program), he was also the host of MarpaMinds YouTube channel. David is currently the Clinical AI Architect for the EverKind emotional wellness platform. David has a private psychotherapy practice where he sees clients remotely and in-person.
Why attend
A practice that goes beyond the checklist
You'll get:
- A clear understanding of embodied self-consent as a living practice — not a formality to complete before a session.
- A practical framework for navigating the six key decision dimensions of any psychedelic experience: why, what, how much, when, where, and with whom.
- Practical tools from evidence-based clinical frameworks adapted for self-directed psychedelic decision-making.
- For practitioners: a deepened capacity for ethical, patient-centered, non-hierarchical support grounded in motivational interviewing.
- Guided reflective writing and live dialogue — come ready to reflect and participate.
What you'll learn
In this webinar, we'll explore:
Embodied self-consent defined — what it means to give yourself genuine, somatic consent, and how it differs from external informed consent models.
The six wheels of set & setting — a practical framework for evaluating every dimension of a psychedelic decision and how one change in any circle changes everything.
Wants vs. needs — how to move beyond fleeting impulses toward the deeper, authentic needs that live within complexity, contradiction, and longing.
Clinical frameworks applied — MBCT, IFS, ACT, Jungian depth psychology, and Somatic Experiencing as tools for ethical psychedelic decision-making.
Harm reduction & MCBM — the Mindful Consumption & Benefit Maximization model as a practical lens for reflecting on past and future experiences.
Saying no — and meaning it — how to recognize when enough is enough, including when your body’s wisdom contradicts what you want.
Practitioner applications — motivational interviewing, transference, accountability, and how embodied self-consent translates into clinical integrity.
Who this is for
This webinar is especially relevant for:
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Clinicians & therapists
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Psychedelic practitioners
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Educators & researchers
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Autonomous explorers
Whether your motivations for psychedelic use are therapeutic, spiritual, creative, or recreational — this approach offers a way to engage with greater integrity, by listening more closely to the wisdom already present within.
Why this conversation matters now
The psychedelic renaissance is accelerating — yet the conversation around individual readiness, internal alignment, and self-determination has not kept pace. We know how to get external consent. We’re still learning how to get our own.
Embodied self-consent is not a preliminary step to real work. It is the real work. It is the difference between a psychedelic experience that serves your highest good and one that repeats a pattern you haven’t yet examined.
This webinar is a beginning — an invitation to carry this practice beyond the session, into daily life, relationships, and the ongoing unfolding of who you are becoming.