Clinical Conversation

Guest: Kate Kincaid, LPC, CMHC, PMH-C
On-Demand: This course was previously live and is now available for asynchronous on-demand learning. This conversation was filmed on March 4, 2026. Available one week after the live event

This Clinical Conversation is for trauma therapists who are curious about ketamine-assisted work or are beginning to encounter it through clients, referrals, or collaborative care, and want a grounded way to think about integration.

You don’t need to be a ketamine provider.

You don’t need to be “all in.”

If you’re asking:

• What is actually happening for clients in ketamine-assisted therapy?
• How do therapists support what comes up without rushing or destabilizing?
• Where might EMDR fit and where might it not?
• What questions should I be bringing into consultation or supervision?

This conversation is designed for you.

You may be:

• Working with clients who are pursuing ketamine treatment outside your practice
• Wondering how to support integration without overstepping your scope
• Curious about how altered states intersect with trauma processing
• Unsure what questions to ask, or what concerns to name, around safety and pacing
• Interested in innovation, but cautious about clinical responsibility

This conversation meets you in that uncertainty.

In this conversation, we’ll explore:

• How ketamine’s unique neurobiological and experiential effects can prepare clients for EMDR reprocessing
• Ways EMDR can help organize and deepen the insights and emotional shifts that emerge in Ketamine‑Assisted Psychotherapy
• Clinical decision points: who might benefit, how to assess readiness, and when not to combine these approaches
• Practical examples of using KAP and EMDR together with clients navigating treatment‑resistant depression, anxiety, OCD, and PTSD
• How does this integration fit into your broader EMDR therapist training, trauma therapist training, and long‑term goals, such as EMDR consultant certification

You’ll walk away with ideas you can bring into consultation, supervision, or your next clinical team meeting.

This isn’t a webinar. It is real talk for real clinicians. Bring your curiosity, your clinical questions about psychedelics, and your real‑world dilemmas from the therapy room.

 Kate Kincaid is a licensed psychotherapist and executive business coach with group private practices in Arizona and Utah. She specializes in working with LGBTQIA2S+ clients, people in ethically non-monogamous relationships, entrepreneurs, and clients seeking psychedelic integration therapy. Kate is certified in EMDR, trained in MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy, and utilizes Ketamine Assisted Therapy in her practice, and she also trains other clinicians in these modalities. Her interest in relationship therapy began at the Kinsey Institute and flourished through her active organizing in local queer and non-monogamous communities, and she is the co-creator of Southwest Love Fest, a conference on ethical non-monogamy, relationships, identity, and community. Kate is the author of Polyamory Journal: A Relationship Book, a contributing author to Queering Psychedelics, and is currently writing a Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Companion book for New Harbinger Press. She is also passionate about perinatal mental health and an advocate for innovative psychiatric treatments for PMDD and postpartum depression.