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Amber Bishop is an EMDR and Substance Abuse counselor, CADC counselor and is currently conducting Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy.

Kimberly Drew is the founder and clinical director of Mirror Pond Counseling in Bend, Oregon. This is her story about showing up as your whole, embodied self in the world.

Ketamine Assisted Therapy (KAP), a once-controversial approach, is gaining traction for its potential to provide rapid relief for individuals who have struggled with persistent depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD and acute stress. Mirror Pond Counseling provides KAP holistically, in conjunction with traditional therapies like EMDR, Somatic Experiencing and CBT, to improve efficacy.

Substance abuse counseling can be a daunting step to take, especially when resources are scarce in Oregon, and you are not sure which clinician can actually serve you. Harm reduction means taking that next step to reduce or quit using, and counseling with one of our dually trained clinicians, in mental health and substance abuse, could be one of those places that can support your unique journey.

Our clients don't need to be in therapy forever. But as humans on this Earth, we have a constant need for community of people who see and love us unconditionally.

Some symptoms can persist despite traditional talk therapy and evidence based treatments. Ketamine is a promising new treatment that should be administered within a community of psychedelically friendly medical doctors and therapists to help integrate the journey properly.

When someone partakes in a psychedelic journey, they are able to observe from the perspective of Higher Self. The Higher self sits on top of the Crown Chakra and is our identity, the bird’s eye view who observes our inner system of parts. We all have personas that make up a system of parts the protects us and gets our needs met, and people often say “a part of me feels…” These parts are all embarking on the psychedelic journey too, and should have some connection and a voice about the process.

Talk therapy is only the beginning of healing. Talk therapy is co-creating a new spiritual container with your therapist, which should be strong energetically, to hold the work you are about to do. Do you want to take your healing to the next level? Let’s talk about EMDR!