Live webinar air date: June 25, 2026, 1 p.m., Eastern time
Date
CE credits
2
Exam items
15
Description
Ketamine-assisted couple therapy (couples’ KAP) is a novel method for helping to heal relationship distress. Kayla Knopp, PhD, and Chandra Khalifian, PhD, will describe a model of couples’ KAP that combines principles of evidence-based couple therapy with the latest research on psychedelic-assisted therapies. This webinar will describe the neuroscience of ketamine therapy, the rationale for using ketamine to support change in couple therapy, and the research to date. Attendees will also learn the foundations of couples’ KAP in clinical practice, including assessment and case formulation, preparation, dyadic dosing, and couples’ integration.
Learning objectives
- Identify three key mechanisms of ketamine and how they may support change in couple therapy.
- Describe the current state of the research on KAP.
- Explain the principles of assessment, preparation, dosing, and integration in couples’ KAP.
Presenters
Kayla Knopp, PhD
A clinical psychologist, researcher, and educator who specializes in relationships and mental health. She co-founded Enamory, a clinic, training institute, and research center dedicated to advancing psychedelic-assisted couple therapy. At Enamory, Knopp helps people build expansive, empowering, and creative intimate relationships using integrative behavioral couple therapy and ketamine-assisted couple therapy. She also trains therapists in the Enamory model of ketamine-assisted couple therapy and conducts clinical research on psychedelic treatments for relationship distress.
Chandra Estelle Khalifian, PhD
A clinical psychologist, researcher, and educator. She focuses on developing and evaluating couple-based interventions for relationship distress and mental health, including enhancement of evidence-based treatments with psychedelics. As the co-founder of Enamory, she trains therapists in the Enamory model of ketamine-assisted couple therapy and disseminates research at conferences worldwide. In clinical practice, she works with people in all relationship structures and utilizes integrative behavioral couple therapy, emotion focused couple therapy, and the ketamine-assisted couple therapy.
