Join us for an illuminating discussion around the therapeutic use of ketamine with Mark Haden, Madison Nobbs, Mohit Bassi, Gabriel Largaespada, and Helen Loshny.
About This Event: How to Use Ketamine Therapeutically
Ketamine is the first legal psychedelic substance to be offered in a clinical setting in Canada. When used in a careful and mindful way, this powerful substance has shown the ability to promote neuroplasticity, produce insight and expand consciousness. It has also been shown to treat anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions. Ketamine is in a unique class when compared to other psychedelics and despite it being legally available to use, a lot of people are not aware of its many therapeutic properties. For this special event, we have a diverse lineup of speakers coming to share about ketamine’s therapeutic capacity, effects and best practices.
Schedule:
6:30 - 7:00 - Social & Mingle
7:00 - 8:00 - Panel Discussion
8:00-8:30pm - Q/A Period
8:30-9:30 - Social & Mingle
About Our Panelists:
Mark Haden:
Mark Haden is a major figure in the field of psychedelic medicines, with a long list of past and present activities and responsibilities in this field. Among—and beyond—these, he is the Clinical Supervisor for the Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Program at Qi Integrated Health and the Vice President of Business Development at Clearmind Medicine.
Mark served as the Executive Director for MAPS Canada for 10 years and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health. Mark has published numerous articles in respected Journals, has presented at conferences and training events in many countries, and was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013 for drug policy reform work.
Mark also has a well-deserved reputation as an exciting speaker who never fails to engage and surprise audiences.
Madison Nobbs
Madison Nobbs, RN is a Registered Nurse with 10 years experience, specialised in health care delivery, operations and compliance including ketamine assisted therapy (KAT).
She is the program director at Psy Integrated Health where she reinvigorated the psychedelic assisted therapy, and integrative health services delivered at Empower Health, a community based wellness centre in Vancouver BC.
Madison is currently the Executive Director of the not-for-profit, the Ketamine Assisted Therapy Association (KATA) of Canada, an organisation focused on accessibility to KAT that is culturally safe and in line with current regulatory frameworks.
Mohit Bassi
Mohit Bassi, RCC is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with 10 years experience working in the mental health field. Mohit is specialized in culturally sensitive, trauma-informed counselling and offers medicine integration services.
Mohit works out of Thrive Downtown (Vancouver) and his private practice in Burnaby, BC. Prior to working in private practice, Mohit has worked in higher education, public health, and various low-barrier, grassroots mental health organizations across the Lower Mainland. Mohit integrates EMDR, somatic, psychodynamic, and emotion-focused approaches to working with trauma, depression, addiction, and more.
Mohit works with individuals and couples, and has experience with various medicines in healing and spiritual contexts.
Gabriel Largaespada
Born and raised in Nicaragua, Gabo has always had an affinity for the realm of the physical, the psychological and the spiritual.
As a movement coach and breathwork facilitator he’s had the chance to see how physical interventions positively impact his clients’ vitality and depth of presence.
Gabo’s connection to the spiritual realm was initiated through psychedelic medicines, meditation and breathwork practices.
One of the medicines that has been key in his explorations has been ketamine. Gabo has explored many of the different facets of ketamine and is here to share many stories from his conscious consumption of this powerful substance.
Helen Loshny
Helen Loshny is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor based in BC, specializing in Transpersonal, Intergenerational Trauma Counselling, Systemic Constellation and Psychedelic Preparation and Integration processes since 2011.
Helen is co-founder of Empower Health, a multidisciplinary holistic wellness centre established in 2014, which started the first KAT program in BC. She is currently the Operations Director and Therapeutic lead of Psy Integrated Health, a BC benefit corporation dedicated to stewarding the ethical delivery of psychedelic and holistic therapies through supporting independent practitioner and community led practices and projects.
Helen is passionate about contributing to endeavours that are anchored in the values that have come to us from the wisdom traditions cultivated over thousands of years and given contemporary meaning and relevance through the processes of inquiry, contemplation, meditation, transformation, conflict resolution and community enrichment.
As co-steward of this flourishing ecosystem, which also includes two healing houses in BC, she is delighted and very grateful to work, play and collaborate with many kindred souls who share her vision for a better world including her 2 amazing daughters and partner Greg with whom she is celebrating 40 years married.
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