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Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Basic Training

Course
Virtual
12 CE Hours
Clinical, Ethics
Starts At $899

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Description

Our comprehensive Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) training course is led by seasoned professionals Wendy Byrd, LMFT, LPC, and Robin Perlmutter, LCSW, of Connected Heart Therapy. Participants in this course will gain deep insights into KAP’s benefits across various dimensions. They will also learn KAP’s history, the importance of psychotherapy, and neuroplasticity—master practical skills, blending trauma-informed care for holistic client support. Participants will also explore safety, addiction, and the broader psychedelic context and learn to effectively guide clients through ketamine experiences, ensuring a holistic approach to their well-being.

 

Groups of 5 or more, please contact [email protected] for a special discount!

Target Audience
  • Counselors
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
References

  • Glenn Hartelius, Phil Wolfson, Stanislav Grof (2016). The Ketamine Papers: Science, Therapy, and Transformation. Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.

  • Muscat, A., Hartelius, G., Crouch, C. R., & Morin, K. W. (2020). An Integrative Approach to Ketamine Therapy May Enhance Multiple Dimensions of Efficacy: Improving Therapeutic Outcomes With Treatment Resistant Depression. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12.

  • Dore J, Turnipseed B, Dwyer S, Turnipseed A, Andries J, Ascani G, Monnette C, Huidekoper A, Strauss N, Wolfson P. Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP): Patient Demographics, Clinical Data and Outcomes in Three Large Practices Administering Ketamine with Psychotherapy. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2019 Apr-Jun; 51(2):189-198.

  • Aleksandrova, L. R., & Phillips, A. G. (2021). Neuroplasticity as a convergent mechanism of ketamine and classical psychedelics. Trends in pharmacological sciences, 42(11), 929–942.

  • Carhart-Harris, R. L., Leech, R., Hellyer, P. J., Shanahan, M., Feilding, A., Tagliazucchi, E., Chialvo, D. R., & Nutt, D. (2014). The entropic brain: a theory of conscious states informed by neuroimaging research with psychedelic drugs. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 8, 20.

  • Schartner, M. M., Carhart-Harris, R. L., Barrett, A. B., Seth, A. K., & Muthukumaraswamy, S. D. (2017). Increased spontaneous MEG signal diversity for psychoactive doses of ketamine, LSD and psilocybin. Scientific reports, 7, 46421.

  • Shapiro, F. (2001). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Basic principles, protocols, and procedures (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.

Introductory
Clinical
Ethics
Counselors

TPN.health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7267. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. TPN.health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

 

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LPCCs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0220.

Addiction Counselors

This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programming. Counselor Skill Group: Legal, Ethical and Professional Development.

Psychologists

Review in process.

Social Workers

TPN.health, #1766, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/31/2022 – 03/31/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 12 continuing education credits.

 

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0654.

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0097.

CE Policy
This course is fiscally sponsored by Connected Heart Therapy. There may be potential biases or conflicts of interest inherent to this relationship, and it must be disclosed to participants. These conflicts of interest have no bearing on the course content and have been resolved.
Note: Time designated for waiting room, breaks cannot be counted toward CE credit.
Wendy Byrd, LMFT, LPC

Wendy Byrd, a distinguished Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Professional
Counselor, co-founded Connected Heart Therapy in Austin, Texas. As an EMDRIA-certified
therapist and approved consultant and trainer, Wendy excels in EMDR therapy and advocates
for its integration into Ketamine Assisted psychotherapy. With national recognition and
appearances on platforms like “Good Morning America,” she promotes awareness of EMDR
therapy’s effectiveness.

Wendy’s leadership roles include presidencies in local and national associations, shaping
mental health care. Innovatively, she integrates ketamine-assisted psychotherapy with EMDR,
pushing healing boundaries. Wendy’s commitment extends to teaching Ketamine-assisted
psychotherapy training courses, solidifying her as a transformative force in mental health care.

Robin Landers, LCSW

Robin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and MAPS trained in MDMA assisted therapy. She
runs a thriving private practice in Austin, Tx. She has over 20 years’ experience working with
individuals and couples, adolescents and adults. Robin began her career in mental health
directly after undergraduate school, where she received her BA in psychology and went on to
receive her Masters in Social Work. Prior to opening her private practice, Robin worked with
adolescents in the juvenile justice system as an individual and group psychotherapist. She is a
certified EMDR therapist in Austin and registered with EMDRIA, an EMDR consultant who
facilitates EMDR basic trainings, and is trained in Systems Centered Therapy and Ketamine
Assisted Psychotherapy.

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