Psycholytic Ketamine Assisted Therapy Training

A relational, trauma-informed approach to working skillfully in altered states.

For clinicians who know there's more available in the room - and are ready to access it.

Presented by Taunya Hudson,
RPC, MPCC, CT

A seasoned counsellor and former executive director of a ketamine therapy clinic, now leading the field as a trusted educator in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.

Go beyond theory - step into a truly transformative therapeutic approach.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

What You’ll Walk Away Able To Do

Assess with clarity and confidence
Know when psycholytic ketamine is indicated—and when it’s not.

Work skillfully inside the altered state
Move beyond “holding space” into active, attuned therapeutic engagement.

Dose with intention
Understand routes, timing, and titration specific to psycholytic work.

Track the ketamine arc in real time
Recognize and respond to shifts during onset, plateau, and return.

Apply deep therapeutic interventions
Integrate parts work, somatic tracking, and attachment-based approaches in-session.

Pace effectively
Avoid overwhelm, shutdown, or the all-too-common “pseudo-processing.”

Facilitate real integration
Support clients in translating insight into meaningful, lasting change.

Build structured treatment plans
Move from single sessions to a coherent therapeutic arc.

Practice safely and ethically
Work within scope, manage risk, and navigate the realities of this work responsibly.

WHO THIS IS FOR

This training is designed for:

Registered therapists, counsellors, psychologists, psychiatrists and clinical social workers
Practitioners already working with trauma, attachment, or somatic approaches
Clinicians who feel limited by traditional talk therapy alone
Professionals seeking to integrate or deepen work with ketamine in a therapeutically grounded way

WHO THIS IS NOT FOR

This is not for you if:

You’re looking for a purely medical or protocol-driven model
You want a step-by-step script without clinical decision-making
You’re not yet comfortable working with complex trauma or relational dynamics

Objectives:

This training is designed to build skill through a dynamic integration of teaching, demonstration, and experiential practice. Rather than following a rigid structure, content unfolds in a way that reflects how this work actually happens—relationally, responsively, and in real time.

Throughout the training, you will learn to:

Differentiate between psycholytic and psychedelic approaches, and understand when each is clinically appropriate
Assess client readiness using psychological, relational, and medical criteria
Identify contraindications and determine when ketamine is indicated—or when it’s not
Prepare clients for altered state work through clear expectation setting, informed consent, and relational safety
Establish and maintain a strong therapeutic alliance as the foundation for dosing work
Understand and apply dosing principles specific to psycholytic ketamine therapy
Compare routes of administration (intranasal, sublingual, IM, IV) and their clinical implications
Track and work within the ketamine effect arc in real time
Facilitate therapy during the altered state, rather than stepping back into observation
Apply relational, somatic, and parts-based interventions within the psycholytic window
Work effectively with trauma activation, dissociation, emotional emergence, and resistance
Develop attunement and pacing skills to support depth without overwhelm or shutdown
Recognize and respond to subtle shifts in client state, including avoidance masked as processing
Facilitate integration that translates insight into meaningful, sustained change
Build structured, multi-session treatment plans that support long-term therapeutic outcomes
Navigate ethical considerations, scope of practice, and risk management in real-world settings
Assess clinician readiness and develop a grounded, effective therapeutic stance

Experiential Learning

This training is highly experiential.

You will engage in:

Dyad and small group practice
Real-time therapeutic exercises
Guided simulations of altered state work
Integration practice and case-based application

The focus is not just on understanding the model—
but on developing the felt sense, timing, and confidence required to apply it in the room.

Your Facilitator

Taunya Hudson (Craig), RPC, MPCC, CT

Counselling Therapist. Former Executive Director of a ketamine clinic. Psychedelic-assisted therapy educator.

With over a decade in clinical practice and extensive training in trauma, somatic, and psychedelic-assisted therapies, Taunya brings a grounded, relational approach to this work.

She has trained clinicians, built ketamine programs, and worked directly with clients in altered states—not just in theory, but in the complexity of real therapeutic relationships.

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