hakuna_dentata

I can answer that a little bit. Not OP, but I'm a psychologist who works with psychedelics. Any responsible program (it's hard to make them because of drug regulations, so a lot of this happens"under the table") does talk therapy for at least 3 sessions after any kind of psychedelic.

The PTSD you're talking about comes from the perspective changes (which sometimes means guilt and regret) our brains get with psychedelics. The only real fix is empathy and forgiveness, but I know how that sounds.

I have a legal/professional/ethical question, feel free to ignore!

Let's say you're running a twitch stream. It's not mental health related at all, but your community knows you're a licensed therapist as your "day job". Someone in chat starts saying sad or worrying things, or is just having a terrible day.

Where is the line / third rail as far as what you can say or offer as a friendly empathic human on the internet without exposing yourself to professional risk or liability?

I know this sounds like a stupid "I'm a black belt so I have to register my hands as lethal weapons" thing, but with state-by-state licensure being so restrictive for online therapy in the US, I'm curious. Thanks!