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A growing body of research into psychedelic-assisted therapy is opening new possibilities for healing and transformation. But what might become possible when psychedelic-assisted therapy moves beyond the individual and into the relational space of couple therapy?
In this talk, Agnieszka will explore the emerging field of psychedelic-assisted couples therapy, with a focus on ketamine-assisted couples therapy (Couple KAP), currently the only way psychedelic-assisted couples therapy can be practised legally in the UK. Agnieszka is at the forefront of bringing together the transformational potential of ketamine with robust, evidence-based couple therapy.
Drawing on emerging research, systemic and attachment-based approaches to couple therapy, including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), clinical practice, and her own lived experience of the transformative potential of psychedelics, Agnieszka will explore how altered states can create new possibilities for relational change.
Rather than viewing ketamine as the therapy itself, the talk will explore its potential as a therapeutic ally — a treatment amplifier that creates conditions in which therapeutic work can deepen and accelerate.
Through its effects on neuroplasticity, brain connectivity, cognitive and emotional processing, and sometimes experiences of ego dissolution, ketamine can temporarily loosen rigid patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviours that keep couples stuck in their relational patterns. Subsequently, it helps to create conditions in which habitual defences soften, perspectives shift, and emotional connection deepens.
Agnieszka will introduce the structure and process of Couple KAP, from preparation, through the ketamine experience, to subsequent integration, all of which play an essential role in turning those powerful experiences into meaningful, lasting change.
What to Expect
- 19:00-20:00: Agnieszka's talk
- 20:00-20:30: Q&A
Your Speaker
Agnieszka Religa is a Systemic Psychotherapist. She is also trained in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, Somatic Sex Coaching and Internal Family Systems (IFS) . She is the founder of Connect Psychotherapy Practice. Having trained in Psilocybin - Assisted Therapy and Ketamine Assisted Couple Therapy (Couple KAP) she is one of the first clinicians in the UK offering Couple KAP.
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The Psychedelic Society is a UK-based not-for-profit worker cooperative that has been cultivating a culture of connection since 2014.
At a time of acute disconnection - from ourselves, from each other, from the natural world, and from the great mystery of life - we believe psychedelics and the practices they inspire offer something essential to meaning-making.
Through events, retreats, education, and community, we support people in deepening their connections to life.
We hold a broad understanding of “psychedelic” - a soul-revealing experience that can come through many means - and believe that building the cultural and communal containers for these experiences is itself a form of activism.
Not just for individual healing, but for the collective flourishing our world urgently needs.
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St Anne's Church, Soho, 55 Dean Street, London, United Kingdom
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