EMDR and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: A Match Made in Heaven?

Psychedelic therapy is growing in popularity. Currently, the only legal psychedelic in the United States (and many other countries) is ketamine. Even if you have no interest in becoming trained in ketamine or other psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, you might increasingly encounter clients who are interested in these modalities, are seeking legal options, or have participated in underground therapy. Your clients may ask for guidance or bring experiences from their psychedelic journeys—both beneficial and challenging—for reprocessing.

This article provides general information about psychedelic therapy, its benefits, and risks. It aims to demonstrate that EMDR can help clients prepare for and process experiences from non-ordinary states of consciousness (NOSC). As a result, clinicians who are not trained in psychedelic therapy will be better equipped to have informed discussions with their clients.

Learn more in this article from the Fall 2025 issue Psychedelic Assisted Therapy of Go With That Magazine® by Katja Cahoon, LCSW, MBA.

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