Polaris Insight: Module 6, Advanced Workshop I on Ketamine-Assisted and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapies

In this workshop, we focus on special topics in clinical work and the development of ketamine-assisted and other psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies. We cover the principles and practices of depth psychotherapy; developmental psychology and attachment dynamics; understanding the relationship between key neurodevelopmental processes, and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and healing/integration from a Jungian theoretical perspective. In addition, we focus on challenges and opportunities in maximizing the healing potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness through the effective use of the therapeutic relationship; working with challenging experiences in treatment; the effective integration of spirituality and spiritual explorations as an essential element of the therapy; and the integration and recovery process through an understanding of Jung’s concept of the “transcendent function.” We integrate diverse clinical theories, traditions, and philosophies, offering participants an increasing wide-angle lens on the evolving field of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and grounding it in clinical wisdom, safety, and psychodynamic/archetypal theory and practices.