Sensara Institute
Clinical judgment.
Therapeutic presence.
Practical education.
Trainings and resources for psychiatric clinicians who want to thoughtfully incorporate ketamine, psychotherapy, and psychedelic care into their work.
You do not have to open a ketamine clinic to have a meaningful role.
Build on the practice you already have.
Sensara Institute is developing clinically grounded education for psychotherapy-oriented psychiatric clinicians. Our focus is on the decisions you face in practice: how to assess patients, choose an appropriate role, support therapeutic work, and provide thoughtful follow-up.
Whether you plan to offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, collaborate with another provider, or counsel patients considering psychedelics, Sensara aims to help you remain informed, discerning, and clinically useful.
Topics under consideration
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Practice development
How to Add Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy to Your Practice Without Becoming a Ketamine Clinic
Explore how KAP could fit your existing psychiatric practice, including care models, collaboration, and the practical decisions involved in getting started.
Therapeutic skills
The Prescriber as Therapist: Therapeutic Presence in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Explore when to intervene, when to step back, and how to support patients who are inward, frightened, quiet, or emotionally overwhelmed during treatment.
Preparation and integration
From Insight to Everyday Life: Preparation and Integration in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Help patients prepare for treatment, make sense of their experiences, and translate insights into meaningful changes in daily life.
Ongoing psychiatric care
When Your Patient Uses Psychedelics: Risk Assessment, Medication Questions, and Ongoing Care
Navigate conversations with patients considering or using psychedelics, including psychiatric vulnerability, medication concerns, the treatment setting, and follow-up.
Clinical consultation and mentoring
Individual consultation and mentoring for clinicians developing their approach to ketamine and psychedelic care are also under consideration.
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Resources for clinicians
A resource to explore.
PMHNP Scope of Practice and Ketamine Treatment: A 50-State Resource
Explore state-specific information about PMHNP practice and ketamine treatment.
View the 50-State ResourceMeet the founder
Heather Carlisle, PhD, DNP
Heather is a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and educator.
Her clinical work brings together psychotherapy, thoughtful medication management, and ketamine treatment. Sensara extends that work into practical education centered on clinical judgment, therapeutic relationships, and the realities of psychiatric practice.