Jason Luoma, Ph.D. is CEO of Portland Psychotherapy Clinic, Research, & Training Center in Portland, OR, a social enterprise that generates revenue to support substantial research activities. His research focuses on shame, self-stigma, connection, and the application of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and psychedelic assisted therapy as an intervention shame and increasing self-compassion. He is currently principal investigator on two clinical trials related to psychedelics including a trial of MDMA-assisted therapy for social anxiety disorder. He is also an internationally recognized trainer in ACT, former chair of the ACT training committee, and past president of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. He has over 90 publications including co-authoring two books: Learning Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Values in Therapy. His work on shame and compassion can be read at actwithcompassion dot com and his training conducted through portlandpsychotherapytraining dot com.
