FLOURISH RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE

flour·ish

to grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment

Flourish is a research collaboration built by Rachel Lynn Golden, PhD (they/them), Founder and Director of Golden Psychology and Jae Sevelius, PhD (they/them), Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Flourish aims to increase access to safe, effective, and culturally responsive psychedelic-assisted therapy, preparation, and integration services LGBTQ2IA+ communities.

Flourish Research Collaborative’s studies seek to develop a model of group Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy for folx to co-heal in community and study the impact of Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy when provided in community by community members.

These studies aim to reduce the effects of chronic traumatic invalidation, to reduce the mental health burden of living in a non-affirming society, and to promote joy.