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Professional Education, Consulting and Supervision

In coordination with Synaptic Training Institute, we offer a 15-hour Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) Training as part of a Certificate for Providers. AIMS Institute staff are on the faculty and serves as a site for Experiential Training. This offering is individualized for each Provider. Please see here for further details: https://www.synaptic.institute/ketamine-assisted-therapy

AIMS Institute has created a webinar, Introduction to Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy, in 4 parts. These are comprehensive and cover history, psychopharmacology, clinical and programmatic issues. These files are available for purchase and download for $340.60 (+tax). Contact info (at) aimsinstitute.net.

AIMS Institute is now hosting a regular Health Professionals and Psychedelics Meetup through the Seattle Psychedelic Society. See meetup.com for future dates and times and to RSVP. (ON HOLD)

Latest Blog Posts

6 Lessons From My Patients, Who Prepared Me for Cancer

Mar . 10 . 2026 Kidney Cancer Association This is a guest post by Alena Guggenheim, N.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the Oregon Health & Science University’s School of Medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Guggenheim was diagnosed with a malignant sarcoma in late 2024 after discovering a large mass on her kidney. I had been feeling slightly off for a week, a subtle wobble in my vision, a quickening of my heart I couldn’t quite name. Then, one night at 3 a.m., I woke dripping in sweat, with the worst headache of my life. I tried to ...

Welcoming Dr. Rachel Caplan-Erickson, ND, LAc to AIMS Institute

Integrative Primary Care | Root-Cause Medicine | Whole-Person Healing We are honored and delighted to welcome Dr. Rachel Caplan-Erickson, ND, LAc to the AIMS Institute team. With over 14 years of clinical experience, Dr. Rachel brings a deeply integrative, root-cause approach to primary care that bridges modern diagnostics with time-honored healing traditions. Her work embodies what AIMS Institute stands for: comprehensive, compassionate, whole-person medicine. A Truly Integrative Approach to Primary Care Dr. Rachel is a licensed naturopathic physician and acupuncturist who provides comprehensive primary care through a uniquely integrative lens. She combines advanced laboratory testing and modern medical diagnostics with ...

Ketamine assisted psychotherapy in postpartum mood and anxiety disorders: a limited case series

Alka Christnacht1Therry Rose Eparwa1,2Emily Whinkin2*Sunil Aggarwal2,3 The postpartum period is notorious for rapid and profound changes for birthing individuals and their families. Significant shifts to hormonal and physical health, routines and family roles, and the salience of personal and community risk factors all contribute to potential psychiatric and psychological distress for parents, sometimes diagnosed as a postpartum mood or anxiety disorder (PMAD). Existing pharmacologic treatment modalities for PMADs do not comprehensively address the profound shifts of the postpartum period, often inadequate at reaching peak therapeutic efficacy in a shorter time frame, in patient accessibility, or offering sustained benefit. Ketamine assisted ...

Professional Education, Consulting and Supervision

Latest Blog Posts

6 Lessons From My Patients, Who Prepared Me for Cancer

Welcoming Dr. Rachel Caplan-Erickson, ND, LAc to AIMS Institute

Ketamine assisted psychotherapy in postpartum mood and anxiety disorders: a limited case series

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