The Experience of Reconnection

Training &
Consultation for Practitioners

Expand Your Self Wellness offers experiential learning, clinical education, and consultation for mental health professionals who feel called to work with ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, psychedelics, and expanded states of awareness in ethical, grounded ways. These offerings are designed for practitioners who want more than technical instruction and are seeking deeper understanding, embodiment, and integration.

Led by founder Lauren Going, this work supports clinicians in developing confidence, presence, and skill while honoring trauma-informed care, nervous system awareness, and professional integrity.

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Hands-On Learning

KAP Practitioner Experiential

The KAP Practitioner Experiential is a daylong, in-person immersive training designed for mental health professionals who are curious about ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and want to experience the work firsthand. This offering is ideal for clinicians who are exploring how KAP may fit into their clinical practice and want a deeper understanding beyond theory alone.

This experiential includes an overview of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, discussion of current research and clinical considerations, a medical evaluation, and participation in a group Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy session using intramuscular (IM) ketamine, followed by a facilitated integration circle. Participants experience the medicine within a supportive and therapeutically held group container, offering valuable insight into the client experience as well as the structure and pacing of KAP sessions.

The experiential is designed to emphasize safety, ethics, and embodied learning,
supporting practitioners in understanding how to thoughtfully and responsibly integrate
this modality into their work. The experiential centers on presence, reflection, and integration, offering clinicians a grounded understanding of how ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is held in practice.

When
To be announced. Reach out to get on our interest list.
Where

Expand Your Self Wellness
1700 Union Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21211

Facilitated by
Lauren Going, LCSW-C, Randy Whipps, MD
Investment
$475 per practitioner
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The Experience of Reconnection

Clinical Education

KAP & PAT Practitioner Trainings

Expand Your Self Wellness offers a range of practitioner trainings designed to prepare clinicians to support ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and psychedelic-assisted therapy with confidence and care. These trainings integrate clinical education, experiential learning, and consultation to support ethical and trauma-informed practice.

Offerings range from half-day and daylong trainings to multi-day programs and extended learning experiences. A Trauma-Informed Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Practitioner Training is currently in development, with plans to launch in 2026. Training content draws from The PATH Approach™ and focuses on ethics, harm reduction, preparation and integration, and the thoughtful use of complementary modalities such as Internal Family Systems, somatic therapies, and creative approaches.

These trainings are designed for licensed mental health professionals who want to work responsibly with expanded states of awareness while maintaining clinical depth and integrity.

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Current Trainings

Trauma-Informed Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Practitioner Training

Coming Fall 2026
As ketamine-assisted psychotherapy continues to enter mainstream mental health care, the need for training that is grounded, ethical, and trauma-informed is essential. This training was created for clinicians who want more than technical instruction and are seeking a deeper, more integrated way to work with expanded states of awareness.
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KAP Practitioner Retreat

An Immersive Healing Experience

The annual KAP Practitioner Retreat is a two-and-a-half-day immersive experience created specifically for mental health professionals. This retreat focuses on reducing burnout and restoring connection through ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, somatic work, and facilitated group process.

The retreat offers space to step away from daily clinical demands and engage in meaningful reflection, rest, and professional connection within a supportive peer container. It is designed to support both personal renewal and professional growth.

When
Date to be announced
Where

Location to be announced

Investment
$1,550 Standard Retreat Pricing • $1,450 Early Bird Pricing
A non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your space. Full retreat details are shared prior to registration.

The Experience of Reconnection

Healing in Community

Psychedelic Competency Course

The Psychedelic Competency Course is a half-day training designed
as a foundational introduction to psychedelic-informed care for mental health and healthcare professionals. This offering serves as a focused and practical entry point for clinicians seeking guidance, direction,
and education in a rapidly evolving and complex field.

Participants gain grounding in foundational knowledge, cultural sensitivity, ethical frameworks, and practical tools to support clients who are having or considering psychedelic experiences. The course emphasizes clinical discernment, safety, and knowing when and where to refer.


Led by Lauren Going, LCSW-C, founder of Expand Your Self Wellness, and
John Clifton, M.D., Director of Research and Education at Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS Inc.), this course blends clinical insight, lived experience, scientific literacy, and real-world application in a grounded and accessible format.

This training is intended for licensed mental health or healthcare professionals and trainees seeking to build competency in psychedelic-informed practice.


Investment
$150 per Half-Day Session
Register link to be announced
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The Experience of Reconnection

Guidance For Practitioners

Consultation

Consultation is available for practitioners who are interested in becoming KAP or PAT providers or who are in the process of developing a ketamine-assisted therapy practice or want to become psychedelic affirming practitioners. These one-on-one sessions led by Lauren Going, offer individualized guidance grounded in over fifteen years of experience working in the field.

Consultation may include clinical decision-making, ethical considerations, practice development, and support with integrating ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and psychedelic support into existing therapeutic frameworks.

Investment
Offered on a sliding scale, please inquire directly about consulting.
Meet Our Team

Lauren Going, LCSW-C

Speaking & Training Engagements

Lauren is available for speaking engagements, professional trainings, workshops, and conference presentations at the intersection of psychotherapy, expanded states of awareness, and psychedelic-informed care. With over fifteen years of clinical experience and as the founder of Expand Your Self Wellness, she brings a grounded, experiential, and clinically informed presence to her teaching, supporting practitioners in engaging this work with depth, ethics, and care.


Speaking and training engagements may explore topics such as ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, psychedelic-assisted therapy, harm reduction in the psychedelic space, becoming a psychedelic-competent therapist, and integrating experiential and somatic approaches with psychedelic work. Presentations often center trauma-informed practice, clinical skill, ethical responsibility, and the healing potential of expanded states of awareness, with or without the use of substances.

Engagements can be tailored for keynote talks, conference sessions, staff trainings,
or in-depth workshops, depending on the needs of the audience and setting.

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