Ketamine Assisted
EMDR Therapy
Institute
Enhancing EMDR Therapy with Low Dose Ketamine
Taking Healing to the Next Level
What is Ketamine Assisted EMDR Therapy™ (KA-EMDR™)?
Ketamine Assisted EMDR Therapy™ (KA-EMDR™), developed by Danielle Ciccone & Michele Topel in 2024, is an innovative, integrative approach that combines EMDR therapy with a carefully prescribed low dose of ketamine, a medicine known to enhance emotional flexibility and neuroplasticity. This unique combination creates an ideal state for reprocessing difficult memories, allowing clients to access, explore, and release unresolved trauma more effectively.
Unlike "psychedelic" ketamine therapy sessions, KA-EMDR™ uses a low ("psycholytic") dose of ketamine that keeps clients more alert, grounded and able to actively participate in therapy, while still providing a deep, powerful, and meaningful experience. Clients self-administer the medication in sublingual form under the care of a licensed medical provider, while KA-EMDR™ sessions are facilitated by trained therapists in a safe, collaborative setting. The KA-EMDR™ protocol has been specifically designed to maximize memory reconsolidation to help clients achieve deep, transformational healing.
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Meet the Co-Founders
Danielle Ciccone
Co-Founder
Trainer & Consultant
Danielle is a CA Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (#4677) and WA Licensed Mental Health Counselor (#61545149), with a private practice in Thousand Oaks, CA. She is a certified EMDR Therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, IFS Level 2 Therapist, and Certified Psychedelic Assisted Therapist.
Michele Topel
Co-Founder
Trainer & Consultant
Michele Topel is a CA Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (#21758), with a private practice in Menlo Park, CA. She is a certified EMDR Therapist, an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, a Certified Psychedelic Assisted Therapist, and a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher.
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