About Sunny Strasburg

Sunny Strasburg, LMFT

Sunny Strasburg, LMFT, a licensed psychotherapist, educator, speaker, and pioneering author, specializes in training clinicians and designing impactful experiences that inspire both creativity and compassion. She is the founder of The Theradelic Approach, equipping clinicians with trauma-informed psychedelic-assisted therapy methods. This unique model blends Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, archetypal psychology, trauma-informed care, and Strasburg's extensive clinical experience, as detailed in her debut book, The Theradelic Approach, which elevates therapeutic best practices.

Strasburg's work focuses on creating secure attachment and systemic coherence at multiple levels: within the individual's internal ecosystem (harmonizing what IFS calls "parts"), between individuals in close relationships, and beyond in the larger external ecosystems of organizations and society. This foundational approach enables her to catalyze transformation among leaders across high-impact fields, including artificial intelligence, business, finance, investment, politics, and entertainment, fostering deeper empathy and connectivity. She actively collaborates with organizations to help leaders cultivate greater compassion, true confidence, and authentic connection. Her expertise is widely recognized, featured by National Public Radio (NPR), SXSW, EMDRIA, Psychedelic Science, the IFS Conference, and The Summit.

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Sunny Strasburg, LMFT and Dr. Richard Schwartz, the originator of Internal Family Systems have joined forces to co-create many offerings in Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy and Internal Family Systems.

Sunny has authored The Theradelic Approach and co-authored the textbook on IFS and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy with Dr Richard Schwartz (release 2026). She has created novel treatment protocols for IFS, EMDR, archetypal psychology, and attachment combined with psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.

Sunny hosts training and retreats with Dr. Richard Schwartz, the creator and founder of Internal Family Systems. She has recently co-authored the textbook on IFS and psycheldiecs with Dr Richard Schwartz, Dr David Lovas, and Dr Martha Sweezy. Mrs. Strasburg has led training with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk focusing on somatic and trauma psychedelic-assisted therapy. She gives presentations and offers training and consulting in Ketamine combined with EMDR, Internal Family Systems, and archetypal psychology.  Mrs. Strasburg has completed training with Compass Pathways in psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy, completed a volunteer residency at Synthesis with psilocybin, and trained at the Ketamine Training Center in Ketamine Assisted Therapy. She was trained in MDMA MDMA-assisted therapy by Michael and Annie Mithoefer through MAPS and co-facilitates Holotropic Breathwork Workshops. Sunny lived near an ayahuasca retreat center in Latin America and served to help participants prepare for and integrate their experiences. Mrs Strasburg is also a visual artist, and her paintings were recently featured on the MAPS yearly bulletin for 2019.

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Co-Founder of PsyAssist

Sunny Strasburg, LMFT is the cofounder and owner of PsyAssist with DJ and musical composer, David Starfire. PsyAssist was acquired by TRIPP, Inc in 2021. Sunny was the Clinical Director of Operations at TRIPP, Inc., overseeing psychedelic development and clinical therapy support using virtual reality and mobile app technologies. This article published in FORBES talks about PsyAssist. TRIPP PsyAssist develops virtual reality and mobile tools to support therapist-supported psychedelic journeys.

Mrs. Strasburg authors and presents voice-guided invocations for psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy sessions. She offers these live retreats, individual therapy sessions, and trainings.

Recordings are available here: https://www.psyassist.com/