BuffyStar Eliza Dushku Shifts from Acting to Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: 'My Real Calling'

Mar. 15, 2025

Eliza Dushku.Photo:Andrew H Walker/Variety/Penske Media via Getty

Andrew H Walker/Variety/Penske Media via Getty

Eliza Dushkuhas found her “real calling.”

TheBuffy the Vampire Slayeralum, 43, revealed in an interview withBostonmagazine published on Friday, Sept. 27, that she is now certified in psychedelic-assisted therapy and is about to complete her master’s degree in counseling and clinical mental health.

TheColumbia University Department of Psychiatrydescribes psychedelic-assisted therapy as a “breakthrough treatment” for mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Per its website, the therapy includes the “medically supervised use of psychedelic medicines such as MDMA, psilocybin, LSD, and ketamine, in conjunction with psychotherapy, specifically designed to optimize the mental health benefits of these medicines.”

Eliza Dushku in ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’.20th Century Fox Television

20th Century Fox Television

Dushku, along with her husband, Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. CEO and former professional tennis playerPeter Palandjian, toldBostonmagazine that they are also funding research and clinical trials into the potential uses of psychedelics.

“I had the means to shift directions and choose a course in my life that focused on healing myself so that I could help heal others. I would be remiss if I didn’t now share the transformation and the peace and the passion that I have,” said Dushku.

“This is just absolutely so clearly my real calling, my real purpose,” themom of twoadded.

Eliza Dushku.Santiago Felipe/Getty

Santiago Felipe/Getty

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source: people.com