Bruce Sewick, LCPC, CADC
Therapist | Teacher | Addiction Counselor

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

My interest in mental health started with my exploration of altered states of consciousness in the 70’s while an undergraduate at the University of Illinois (Chicago).  I received my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 1974, but a weak job market post-Vietnam resulted in a 22 year hiatus from Psychology.  During this time I worked in the transportation industry and went from a salesman to Vice-President in a privately held company.  My last significant job in this industry was working for General Electric, which funded most of my graduate degree in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University.  I graduated in 1997, changed careers, and received my LCPC licensure in 1999. My Master’s thesis is on-line at: http://www.maps.org/research-archive/sewick.html. It reflects my compassion about assisting the dying with the anxiety and fear they may be facing.  I also use EMDR to help alleviate traumatic symptoms http://www.emdria.org.

Retired CEO of Leyden Family Service and Mental Health Center in Franklin Park, and the SHARE Program in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. I am an Associate Professor and Coordinator CRSS Success Grant at the College of DuPage. https://www.cod.edu/academics/programs/human-services/recovery-support-specialist.aspx

When most people think of psychedelic drugs, they probably don’t think of a medical setting. College of DuPage instructor Bruce Sewick wants to change the way people think about the class of drugs. CLICK HERE to listen to WDCB’s Brian O’Keefe speak with Sewick about his course “Psychedelic Mindview.”

PRESENTATIONS

	CLICK HERE to hear presentation DuPage ROSC Presentation Series: What Have We Learned From The Psychedelic Renaissance?
	CLICK HERE to hear Bruce's presentation on "Psychedelic Assisted Therapy for the Dying" hosted at the College of DuPage on February 29th, 2016.
	CLICK HERE to hear Bruce's presentation "Molecules, Mind States and Mystical Experiences - Insights from the Study of Psychedelics" hosted at the College of DuPage on December 11th, 2013.
	CLICK HERE to hear Bruce's presentation "Psychedelic: Therapy, Culture and Cluster Headaches" , hosted at the College of DuPage on July 17th, 2013.
	CLICK HERE to hear Bruce's presentation "Breakthroughs in Therapeutics" for the 3 part lecture series: "Psychedelics in the 21st Century" at the College of DuPage on November 3rd, 2012.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN to an interview with Bruce on EntheoRadio which aired May 23, 2010.

NORTHWESTERN PRESENTATION

MDMA Assisted Therapy: Catalyzation of Therapeutic Process with Bruce Sewick

PERSONAL INFORMATION

I am happily married and have two daughters from a previous marriage. Other than my therapeutic and academic work, I hold the rank of 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, Practice Tai Chi and count the following amongst my passions:

Ed Paschke Art Center

Intuit

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Village of Hoffman Estates Presents Bruce Sewick Retirement Proclamation
Held on July, 22, 2022

CLICK HERE TO VIEW: Retirement Proclamation Presented to Bruce Sewick