
IN PERSON Brainspotting & Ketamine Specialty Workshop
Portland, Oregon
Friday, May 30, 2025, 9AM - 6PM
Saturday, May 31, 2025, 9AM - 6:30PM
Hosted by Mariya Javed-Payne, LICSW, LADC
in partnership with Jessica Corp, LPC, CADC & Dr. Amy Kelchner
Empathy Grove Clinic in Tigard, Oregon
Brainspotting & Ketamine Workshop Details
Join us for an immersive two-day, in-person workshop designed for Brainspotting therapists seeking to integrate low-dose ketamine into their practice. This training explores how low-dose (psycholytic) ketamine can enhance Brainspotting sessions as well as how Brainspotting can be used for preparation and integration in transpersonal journeys.
Day one focuses on didactic learning and ethical considerations regarding ketamine and Brainspotting, while day two offers hands-on experiential learning, providing an understanding of ketamine’s synergistic role within the Brainspotting neuroexperiential model through live ketamine-assisted Brainspotting demonstrations and practicums.
WORKSHOP TOPICS
Screening, Safety, & Ketamine Pharmacology
Ethical, Legal, & Social Justice Considerations
Ketamine’s Impact on the Nervous System & Trauma Processing
Techniques for Integrating Ketamine into Brainspotting
Resource & Dissociation Work through a Brainspotting Lens
Utilizing Brainspotting for Preparation & Integration in Transpersonal Journeys
Structuring Low-Dose Work into Your Practice
Developing Set, Setting & Rituals to Engage in Culturally Responsive Therapy
Group Ketamine & Brainspotting Applications
Low-dose ketamine and Brainspotting demonstration plus 2 hour practicum with a dyad partner