Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute

Nathan Sackett MD, MS

Nathan Sackett, MD, MS, (he/him) is the Director of the Center for Novel Therapeutics in Addiction Psychiatry (NTAP) and Acting Assistant Professor in the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. His focus is on the intersection between substance use and psychiatric disorders and the use of psychedelics to treat substance use disorders with a particular interest in how psychedelics can augment the psychotherapeutic process and facilitate behavioral change.

Titles

Director, Center for Novel Therapeutics in Addiction Psychiatry (NTAP)
Acting Assistant Professor, UW Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Education

University of Washington Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, 2020-2021
University of Washington Adult Psychiatry Residency, 2016 - 2020
University of California San Francisco, Medical Degree, 2016
University of California Berkeley, Masters in Science, 2014
University of California San Francisco, Nursing Degree, 2004

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Research Interests

  • Addictions and substance use disorders
  • Outpatient psychiatry/psychology
  • 12 step facilitation
  • Brief interventions (specifics)
  • Evaluation
  • Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Addictions
  • Medication management/psychopharmacology
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)