At Chacruna: LGBTQIA Providers and Participants in MDMA Clinical Trials with Terence Ching

Maria Mocerino

Terence Ching became interested in MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as someone who identified as Singaporean Chinese and queer. He is also a clinical psychologist-to-be; operating within the scope of this approach, Ching’s objective is to create more avenues of access for participants and providers of color and underrepresented groups to collectively heal from cultural traumas and discrimination-related stress accrued from living in a racist and heteronormative world. Most recently, Ching completed his dissertation examining “the differences in the efficacy and safety of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy between non-White participants and participants of color.” Diversifying psychedelic research, in general, lies at the heart of Ching’s pursuits... continue reading.