In almost all research on the efficacy of Ketamine and psychedelics like MDMA Ecstasy, Psilocybin Mushrooms and Ayahuasca plant medicine, almost no attention has been given to the Therapeutic Alliance psychotherapists must create with their clients in psychotherapy sessions, either in the test groups that get the medicine or the placebo groups that don’t.
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Neglect of the Therapeutic Alliance in Measuring the Efficacy of Ketamine and Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapies
The Magic of Knowing and Being Known
What really happens during a Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy session? Clients who have worked with a compassionately curious psychotherapist remember special moments of authentic, person-to-person connection with the therapist, moments that altered their sense of themselves. They tend not to recall specific interpretations but rather a feeling of knowing themselves while, at the same time, being […]
The Importance of a Therapeutic Alliance with a Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapist
One of the most important yet overlooked aspects of successful Ketamine therapy — especially in clinics where you’re given intramuscular or intravenous drip Ketamine and left alone in a reclining chair the entire time you’re on the medicine — is the need for a therapeutic alliance built on trust, empathy, and understanding with a licensed […]
The Different Ways of Taking Ketamine and their Impact on You
Ketamine can be taken in four different ways: Sublingually under the tongue, Nasal Spray, Intravenous Drip (IV), and Intramuscular Injection (IM).
Pediatrician Donald Winnicott’s Work with The Piggle
In 1964, Donald Winnicott worked with a delightful little girl, Gabrielle, whom her parents called “The Piggle.” His work with the Piggle extended over 16 psychotherapy sessions. The first six took place from the time she was 2 years, 4 months old to when she was almost 3; the next six from when she was […]
How Anna Used Kryponite with Harville Hendrix’s Couples Dialogue and Ketamine Assisted Psychotherpy to Make Jake a Better Lover
Anna and Jake had been together for over a decade and created a relationship built on mutual respect, shared dreams, and the kind of deep love that carries people through life’s challenges. But Jake often hid his deeper emotions from Anna which left her feeling deprived of him. Over the years they had drifted apart. […]