Alexander Belser

Dr. Alex Belser is a clinical scientist and psychologist at Yale University and in private practice at the Center for Breakthroughs in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. For the last 20 years, he has been a leader in the psychedelic clinical community, having served as an investigator on clinical trials of psilocybin and MDMA to treat depression, anxiety, substance use, OCD, PTSD, and other conditions. He co-founded the psychedelic research team at NYU in 2006. Dr. Belser studied at Georgetown University, the University of Cambridge, Columbia University, New York University, and Yale University. He trained at Bellevue Hospital, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, and New York Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University. He has authored over a dozen peer-reviewed journal articles and chapters and has given over fifty lectures about psychedelic medicine. He is the co-author of 'EMBARK Psychedelic Therapy for Depression: A New Approach for the Whole Person' (Oxford). He is also a licensed kundalini and hatha yoga teacher. Currently accepting new patients for in-person sessions only (not remote).