The Role of Psychoanalysis in Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy
Despite ongoing research, gradual legalization, and current legal use of medicines such as ketamine as adjunctive psychotherapeutic agents, psychoanalysis has been largely absent from treatment protocols as well as post medicine integration work.
4 Sessions: Tuesdays, Apr. 9, 16, 30; May 7, 2024
Time: 7:30-9:00 pm EDT
This course will take place online. Seminar sessions are not recorded.
The Role of Psychoanalysis in Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy
Despite ongoing research, gradual legalization, and current legal use of medicines such as ketamine as adjunctive psychotherapeutic agents, psychoanalysis has been largely absent from treatment protocols as well as post medicine integration work. The recent APSA symposium focused on whether psychedelic medicine will eclipse the need for psychoanalytic treatment, rather than exploring the integration of these two powerful modalities. This course is designed as an introduction to general principals of psychedelic therapy. Using both experiential and didactic readings, we will examine how our skills as depth psychologists might enhance a psychedelic treatment; how a psychedelic treatment might enhance a psychoanalysis; and discuss what theoretical models and technical accommodations might maximize benefit and, as always, prevent harm to our patients. The primary focus of the course will be ketamine, as it is the only psychedelic medicine available legally in Massachusetts.
Instructor
is a faculty member of the adult and child psychoanalytic training programs at BPSI, an adjunct faculty member at Tufts University School of Medicine, and the developer of a wellness retreat program for physicians. She has completed level one training at MAPS for certification in MDMA assisted psychotherapy and is a certified ketamine assisted psychotherapy provider. She has a private practice in Newton, MA.
This course is open to beginning and intermediate licensed mental health clinicians and trainees on the path to licensure. Continuing Education will not be offered for this program.
Scholarships are available for BPSI programs.
FEE:
$375 Course Fee
$50 Early Career Clinicians, Residents and Students
$350 Early Bird (available until 03/18/2024) Use Code at Checkout: EB2024PPAP
The fee is waived for BPSI Members, Trainees, and Partners. Scholarships are available upon request.
Program Chair
Continuing Education will not be offered for this program.