Welcome to the E3 Alliance Clinician Survey
The E3 Alliance is a community of clinical and research professionals dedicated to advancing culturally responsive and psychologically grounded approaches for clinicians supporting clients with complex or non-ordinary experiences in clinical practice, including those related to spirituality, psychedelic use, and anomalous or exceptional experiences. Our focus is strengthening professional competence, reducing stigma, and expanding informed clinical engagement in this evolving area of practice.
Defining the Scope of This Survey
This survey assesses clinicians’ training needs, educational priorities, and practice considerations related to supporting clients who report effects or aftereffects of experiences arising through three pathways:
Psychedelic-Related
Associated with the use of psychedelic substances, plant medicines, entactogens, or other psychoactive compounds.
Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Practice-Related
Associated with intentional practices designed to alter or expand consciousness, such as meditation, prayer, breathwork, ritual, yoga, fasting, cultural, spiritual/religious, or energy-based practices.
Anomalous or Exceptional Experiences (practice-based or non-induced)
Experiences that may occur in connection with intentional practices (e.g., channeling, remote viewing, cultivated psi abilities), during significant life events or medical contexts, or without a clear precipitating factor (e.g., NDE, OBE, entity contact, time anomalies, memory phenomena).
For the purposes of this survey, “Non-Ordinary States or Anomalous/Exceptional Experiences” is used as an umbrella term referring to experiences and their effects or aftereffects arising through one or more of the three pathways.
This survey focuses on how the effects of these experiences present in clinical treatment, including integration needs, distress, functional impact, interpretive frameworks, and clinical considerations, rather than on the ontological nature or ultimate explanation of the experiences themselves.
Eligible Participants
- Psychiatrists and other physicians
- Licensed mental health clinicians (psychologists, social workers, marriage & family therapists, professional counselors, or international equivalent for independent practice)
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners or Registered Nurses
- Graduate students or pre-licensed practitioners in a medical or mental-health licensure track
Participants may fall into any of the following practice situations:
- Currently provide clinical care to clients who report these experiences
- Provided care in the past, but not currently
- Do not currently provide care in this area but intend to in the future
Time Commitment
The survey requires approximately 15–20 minutes to complete.
Voluntary Participation & Consent
By continuing, you acknowledge the following:
- Participation is voluntary. You may skip any question or exit the survey at any time.
- There are no anticipated risks beyond normal professional reflection related to clinical practice and training.
- There is no compensation for completing the survey. As a thank you for your participation, you will receive (1) a link to curated research references related to the survey topics, and (2) the option to receive two complimentary months of E3 Alliance membership.
- You will not be asked for identifying information unless you voluntarily provide an email address for future notifications of training opportunities.
- Any email you choose to provide will remain confidential and will not be shared outside the E3 Alliance.
- This survey is a professional needs assessment and educational planning tool.
- Survey responses will be reviewed in aggregate to guide educational and strategic planning for E3 Alliance courses and events.
- Aggregate findings may be shared publicly in professional formats, including website articles, newsletters, white papers, journal articles, conference presentations, or other educational materials created by E3 Alliance leadership. No individual responses will be identifiable.
Questions or Concerns
For questions about this survey or the E3 Alliance, please contact:
info@E3-Alliance.org