# Disrupting the Pattern: Integrative Psychiatry & the Psychedelic Reset with Keith Kurlander, LPC – Episode 432

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Podcast: [Behavioral Health Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/behavioral-health-today-579034)
Published: 2026-02-24T15:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://behavioralhealthtoday.podbean.com/e/disrupting-the-pattern-integrative-psychiatry-the-psychedelic-reset-with-keith-kurlander-lpc-%e2%80%93-episode-433/
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## Resource

Psychedelics are a pattern interrupt, not a panacea. They don't offer a "free lunch," but they do provide a "free snack", a brief, radical perspective shift that disrupts long-standing mental loops so you can begin the real work of transformation. In this episode, Sharlee Dixon sits down with Keith Kurlander, MA, LPC, Co-Founder of the Integrative Psychiatry Institute, the largest professional education organization specializing in integrative mental health and psychedelic therapy. Keith also co-hosts the Higher Practice Podcast and co-founded the Integrative Psychiatry Centers, a clinic at the forefront of innovative mental healthcare. With over 20 years as a psychotherapist and coach, his path into this work didn't begin in a classroom, it began at 19, on the 19th floor of a college dormitory, in the middle of a suicidal crisis that would reshape the entire trajectory of his life. Now Keith dedicates his work to understanding what actually moves the needle in mental health, not symptom suppression, but root cause transformation. His integrative approach weaves together psychedelic-assisted therapy, trauma healing, gut health, metabolic medicine, spirituality, and the science of presence into a framework that treats the whole person, not just the diagnosis. In this conversation, you'll hear Keith's unfiltered take on why psychedelics aren't a cure but a pattern interrupt, a brief, radical disruption of the mental loops keeping people stuck. You'll also explore the spiritual dimension of trauma, the gut-brain connection most practitioners ignore, and why he believes healing isn't just personal anymore. It's our collective responsibility. For more information about the Integrative Psychiatry Institute, please visit: https://psychiatryinstitute.com For more information a…

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