Join us for an insightful conversation on the complexities, challenges, and healing potentials of using psychedelics in therapeutic settings, scientific research, and the socio-cultural dimensions of trauma and healing, particularly for communities of color.
Tanya Barr is in private practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist in Los Angeles. In addition to this, she is serving as teaching faculty for the Undergraduate department of Antioch University for the psychology department. Tanya is dedicated to providing equitable access to mental health that is centered on postmodern approaches rooted in social justice. She is also passionate about holistic health and has focused her endeavors towards collaborating with individuals, families, and communities to expand pathways of resiliency, curiosity, and meaning. Tanya graduated with her M.A. in Clinical Psychology with a focus in Applied Community Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles. Her areas of specialization are: Postmodernism, Philosophy, Spirituality, Somatics, Queer Theory and Global Mythology.
David Tripp, PhD taught at many institutions in southern California before teaching his first course at Antioch in the summer of 1989 and he's been here ever since. He served as chair of the BA program (1998-2002) and was the Founding Director (1999-2007) of the Bridge Program at AULA. Always passionate about teaching and learning, and suffering from an "infinite curiosity problem," he has developed and taught over 40 courses for Antioch students over the years. He currently oversees the Queer Studies concentration at AULA, and has taught a course on Re-Visioning Psychedelics for over a decade.