Prepare yourself and your practice to become a provider of safe, legal, and effective psychedelic therapy in an outpatient setting.

• 4-day live training with experiential components

• September 12-15 in Phoenix, Arizona

• Open exclusively to independently licensed psychotherapy providers

 and limited to 8 Participants

Seasoned psychotherapists are in a unique position to readily and easily deliver effective ketamine-assisted psychotherapy to both their existing clients and to individuals seeking a more limited KAP experience.  We limit our training to experienced professionals who already possess the skills needed to provide effective therapy so we can focus on how to use those skills in the delivery of KAP.  Many ketamine trainings currently offered are open to individuals from diverse backgrounds.  As such, they are obligated to present on many topics that experienced therapists already possess competence in.  We focus our training on the novel and advanced topics needed by individuals already practicing in the therapeutic space.

This 4-day live training will provide you with the knowledge and experience to effectively conduct KAP sessions and integrate KAP into your existing therapy practice.  You will also leave with the practical business information you need to begin offering KAP services in your office.

$2500

Includes didactic and experiential learning components and all training materials.  Lunch will be provided Thur-Sat.

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this training, participants will have an understanding of the following:

• The history of ketamine use in psychotherapy and what current research tells us

• Therapeutic dosing and routes of administration

• Exclusion and inclusion criteria for KAP

• Informed consent and safety protocols

• The 3 ways that ketamine effects change

• How to prepare clients for a KAP session

• How to structure a KAP session

• Importance of set and setting

• The use of music during the ketamine experience

• The importance of ceremony in a KAP session

• Common experiences of the ketamine journey

• The pros and cons of different ketamine delivery settings

• The role of integration

• Integration vs psychotherapy

• Different treatment modalities that pair well with KAP

• Different ways clients may access ketamine

• Collaborating with medical providers

• How to document KAP

• Scheduling, billing and insurance for KAP

• Ongoing learning opportunities and resources

• Finding KAP support

• Recommended supplies and environmental considerations

Schedule

The training is scheduled from 10 am to 6 pm Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and from 9 am to 1 pm on Sunday. There will be didactic and experiential components each day. Participants will have 2 opportunities to engage in KAP as a client and 2 opportunities to conduct KAP as a therapist. Experiential participation as a KAP client is not required, but it is strongly encouraged in order to have a fuller understanding of the KAP landscape.  Please be aware that you will not be able to operate a vehicle on the days you receive ketamine.

Lunch will be provided on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Meet Your Trainers:

Jeri L Kramer, PsyD, LPC is in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona.  Over the last 20 years, she has worked with hundreds of adults and couples presenting with a wide range of diagnoses and concerns. She was an early adopter of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) and has held therapeutic space for dozens of clients who have completed over 100 ketamine-assisted therapy sessions aided by her presence and wisdom.  In addition to having a deep understanding of how the ketamine experience can enhance, and be integrated with more traditional therapeutic work, she brings a breadth of practical and applicable knowledge to the process of adding ketamine-assisted therapy to an existing practice.

Patrice Roy, PMH-NP, BC, CNS is a Psychiatric Nurse who has consistently aimed to empower individuals in realizing their optimal life. She strongly believes in each person's inherent capacity to find healing solutions within themselves. While maintaining her faith in psychiatry, she remains open to novel pathways to healing, including the use of psychedelics. Psychedelics present promising avenues for addressing conditions traditional medicine struggles with such as chronic PTSD and treatment-resistant depression. Patrice has integrated these insights into her professional endeavors, both within her private practice and through her involvement with a ketamine clinic in Phoenix.