Ketamine Assisted EMDR Therapy
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What is Ketamine Assisted EMDR Therapy?
Ketamine Assisted EMDR Therapy is an innovative approach to treating PTSD, anxiety, and depression using EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and small doses of ketamine. Ketamine’s safety profile as well as the neurological, subjective, and therapeutic effects of ketamine make it a useful complement to EMDR therapy reprocessing. Ketamine Assisted EMDR Therapy can
Deepen emotional access
Support memory re-consolidation
Facilitate trauma resolution
Expand clinical effectiveness
What Happens During Sessions?
A psycholytic dose of ketamine is self-administered by the client during an EMDR therapy reprocessing session to facilitate the adaptive resolution of traumatic memories.
Ketamine, at a low dose, has a calming effect that can reduce emotional overwhelm. During EMDR therapy reprocessing, clients revisit distressing memories, which can feel somewhat intense. Ketamine helps create a sense of emotional safety, allowing clients to approach these memories with less fear and self-judgment.
Trauma can create rigid thought patterns and emotional responses that keep individuals stuck. Ketamine enhances neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to form new connections—helping clients become more open to new perspectives. This flexibility allows for deeper cognitive and emotional shifts during EMDR therapy reprocessing.
How does it work?
In EMDR therapy, protective mechanisms like avoidance or emotional numbing can sometimes block progress. Ketamine can quiet these defenses, making it easier for clients to access and process the root causes of their distress.
Ketamine often brings clients into a state of curiosity, compassion, and clarity. This state is ideal for EMDR therapy reprocessing, as it allows clients to approach traumatic memories with kindness and openness, rather than fear or self-criticism.
By combining the focused bilateral stimulation of EMDR with the neurobiological and psychological effects of ketamine, clients often experience accelerated healing. Memories that once felt intolerable become approachable, and the emotional burdens they carry can be released more readily.
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