Brainspotting & Ketamine Specialty Workshop-Saint Paul, Minnesota

Date: July 26 - 27, 2025
Place: Healing Arts Collective, 626 Armstrong Ave W ste 110, St Paul, MN, 55102

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


*This is a private event*




Featured Speaker

Mariya Javed-Payne, MSW, LICSW, LADC
Mariya Javed-Payne, MSW, LICSW, LADC
Somatic Psychotherapist & Brainspotting Trainer