Ketamine Assisted EMDR TherapyTM Institute
Advanced training for EMDR Therapists in the cutting-edge Ketamine Assisted EMDR TherapyTM protocol
WE ARE A TRAINING INSTITUTE DEDICATED TO HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR THERAPISTS
Are you finding yourself stuck in your work with your clients? If you are looking to upgrade your therapy practice with a cutting edge and effective method of treating trauma, we can help!
“There’s a sense of encapsulated safety–like a spacesuit–that enables endless curiosity. With the safe, grounded curiosity comes
the added details and the ability to drop into my body in a way that I never was able to do in
previous non-ketamine EMDR sessions. The low dose ketamine removes any inclination to
analyze where (and why) my mind is going, and instead allows me to jump right in with a
remarkable sense of safety as a detached, ever-curious observer.” ~Client“The experience of combining both a low dose Ketamine with EMDR is different than any other therapeutic process I have taken part in. To start, using traditional EMDR prompting, I was able to call to attention a triggering event and the emotions that are associated with it. The process of adding the ketamine allowed for two things to happen; first, the process of ingesting the medicine through swishing in your mouth for 10 minutes put me in a similar state to meditation and second, the ketamine allows you to almost completely clear your head of any outside thought. The combination of both processing happening simultaneously created a clear and calm environment in my head in order for me to be able to go deeper in what felt like a very safe way. When the [bilateral stimulation] started after the medicine intake was complete, for me the experience kept me in both the current physical world as well as being able to dive into the past memories at the same time. I was able to go very deep, and with the therapist checking in, I felt as though I was not alone while going to tough memories, which is especially important to me when I go to some of the traumatic memories of my past. In both experiences I had with two different topics, I was able to go to the memories and actually be with the person in the memory. Not only that, but it was almost as though I was having a conversation with and consoling the person in the memory, and then bringing them into the present to let them know that it was OK. As the medicine was wearing off, my brain naturally started to pull it all together, from the original memory to the resolved memory at the end. At the end of both sessions, I felt a huge sense of relief like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. As a retired military officer who was medically discharged for PTSD, I can say with certainty, if this treatment was available to me while on active duty, I likely would not have been medically retired.” ~Client
Our Team

Danielle Ciccone
Co-Founder, EMDRIA Approved Consultant
Danielle is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor, with a private practice in Thousand Oaks, California. Danielle is a certified EMDR Therapist, an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and a Certified Psychedelic Assisted Therapist. Danielle Ciccone ihas co-developed the Ketamine Assisted EMDR TherapyTM protocol with Michele Topel.

Michele Topel
Co-Founder, EMDRIA Approved Consultant
Michele Topel is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with a private practice in Washington, D.C. Michele is a certified EMDR Therapist, an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and a Certified Psychedelic Assisted Therapist. Michele Topel has co-developed the Ketamine Assisted EMDR TherapyTM protocol with Danielle Ciccone.
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Our Offerings
We offer training courses and consultation in the Ketamine Assisted EMDR TherapyTM protocol
our research
We’ve collected data with real-life clients, exploring the impact of Ketamine Assisted EMDR TherapyTM on trauma symptoms. We are excited about our promising results.

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We look forward to sharing what we have learned with you and giving you tools to help your clients heal and transform their lives
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