Upcoming Events
Ketamine Assisted Therapy Virtual workshop for Therapists
Ketamine-Assisted Therapy for Couples
This workshop describes a model for ketamine-assisted couple therapy that attendees can use in their own practices. We will discuss how the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral mechanisms of ketamine can enhance couple therapy. We will then provide a usable, adaptable, trans-modality framework for couples’ ketamine integration based in Emotion-Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) and Integrative-Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT), along with illustrated case examples. Finally, we will speak to a rationale for using ketamine-assisted couple therapy to facilitate growth and security in non-traditional, expansive relationships as well as sensitive issues such as infidelity and sexual problems. Attendees will be able to engage with some of the only licensed psychologists trained in psychedelic-assisted couple therapy, and to learn more about how to provide or refer to relationship-focused KAP.
ABOUT THE FACILITATORS & ENAMORY
Dr. Chandra Khalifian and Dr. Kayla Knopp are clinical psychologists, researchers, and educators. Enamory, their clinical practice and community, is focused on helping people build expansive, creative, and empowering relationships so they can love without limits. They work with people in all forms of relationships and specialize in non-monogamy, sexual expansion, and psychedelic assisted therapy. They have completed several psychedelic and psychopharmacotherapy training programs and provide ketamine-assisted therapy in their practice.
They present their work at conferences throughout the country and are available for workshops and trainings focused on all aspects of relationship functioning.
website: www.enamory.org
IG: @ enamory__
Ketamine Assisted Therapy Virtual information Workshop for Couples, Individuals, and groups
Curious About Ketamine-Assisted Therapy for Individuals, Couples and Groups?
Are you curious about ketamine-assisted therapy? What does treatment entail? How does it influence your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors?
Come learn with us! We will cover what ketamine is, what happens in your brain and body, and the different models we offer in our practice 1) ketamine-assisted individual therapy, 2) ketamine-assisted couple therapy and 2) ketamine-assisted group therapy.
We will also speak to a rationale for using ketamine-assisted therapy to facilitate growth and security in non-traditional, expansive relationships as well as sensitive issues such as infidelity and sexual problems.
Come with your questions! We will carve out time for Q&A.
ABOUT THE FACILITATORS & ENAMORY
Dr. Chandra Khalifian and Dr. Kayla Knopp are clinical psychologists, researchers, and educators. Enamory, their clinical practice and community, is focused on helping people build expansive, creative, and empowering relationships so they can love without limits. They work with people in all forms of relationships and specialize in non-monogamy, sexual expansion, and psychedelic assisted therapy. They have completed several psychedelic and psychopharmacotherapy training programs and provide ketamine-assisted therapy in their practice.
They present their work at conferences throughout the country and are available for workshops and trainings focused on all aspects of relationship functioning.
website: www.enamory.org
IG: @ enamory__
Essential Relationship Skills Workshop
Join us once a month to learn new relationship skills and connect with your community! This month we will focus on communication. Expressing what we need is essential for sustaining healthy relationships. And yet, most of us struggle to clearly communicate our needs to the people who matter most to us. Trauma, dysfunctional family dynamics, and cultural messages can convince us that our needs don’t matter, are too much, or won’t be respected.
This workshop will help participants identify their core attachment needs, distinguish between needs and wants, learn effective interpersonal communication skills to express their needs, and set and hold boundaries to create healthy relationships. By embracing our needs and effectively advocating for ourselves, we can truly get what we need and show up as our best selves in our relationships with others. We will then practice these communication skills, connect with new people in our community, and play games and dance.
Come by yourself or with friends, partners, or intriguing strangers. People of all genders, orientations, and relationship structures are welcome: this is a queer, trans, kink, and ENM/CNM affirming event and space.
Note: This is a clothes-on event! While we always love talking about sexuality and intimacy and facilitating consensual connections with others, this event is strictly non-sexual in nature. All participants are expected to respect other participants’ boundaries at all times.
Enamory Social: Kayla's Birthday Party
It's Kayla's birthday and all she wants is a night of games and cnnection with the Enamory Community. On March 11th from 7-9pm we will be taking over the outdoor patio of Modern Times for a night of classic backyard bbq games and connection.
Dress warm since we will be outside. Drinks will be available for purchase at the bar. Bring a snack you would like to share with the community.
Be Your Own Valentine
Join us to learn, connect, and play at this social workshop focused on building connection with the love of your life (YOU)!
Enamory Speed Connecting
Speed Connecting
Looking for like-minded people who share your values of openness, love, playfulness, and beyond. Come to our workshop and event focused on connecting with new friends, potential lovers, or partners.
We will teach communication skills for first dates and more, questions to elicit thoughtful conversation, how to ask for future connection, and receive yes’ and no’s respectfully. Then… we speed connect. You’ll meet several potential friends or more in a safe and structured format.
Come by yourself or with your partner(s). We can’t wait to meet you!
ABOUT THE FACILITATORS
Dr. Chandra Khalifian, Dr. Kayla Knopp, and Dr. Em Mitchell are clinical psychologists, researchers, and educators. Enamory, their clinical practice and community, is focused on helping people build expansive, creative, and empowering relationships so they can love without limits. They work with people in all forms of relationships and specialize in non-monogamy, sexual expansion, and psychedelic assisted therapy. They have completed several psychedelic and psychopharmacotherapy training programs and provide ketamine-assisted therapy in their practice.
They present their work at conferences throughout the country and are available for workshops and trainings focused on sexuality, communication, and the interplay between mental health and relationship functioning.
website: www.enamory.org
IG: @ enamory__
Enamory Roller Rink Night
We are ringing in the New Year at Ringers Skate Rink! Join us for an adult skate night from 7-9. The cost is $15 paid at ringers which includes the skates and skate time.
Get your tickets here:
"All That Jazz" light show at Hotel Del Coronado
Redesigned for 2023 with a new 1920s jazz soundtrack, the grove of towering Norfolk Island Pines on the Founders Lawn is the scene of a dynamic light show orchestrated to music, a brilliant ethereal experience that captivates guests with a finale of snow flurries. Showcased is the Norfolk Pine originally made famous in 1904 as the world’s first electrically lit outdoor Christmas tree.
This year's show also has more lights, more snow, and a brand-new bar and lounge for taking in the dazzling experience. A 12-foot-tall replica of the hotel’s signature red turret complete with holiday lights serves as the focal point of the new bar, which will be surrounded by Victorian-inspired lounge seating with bottle service for the perfect spot to watch the show.
The complimentary 10-minute show takes place every 30 minutes from 5-9 pm nightly. Open to the public (no reservations needed).
Enamory Friendsgiving
Join us for Enamory's Friendsgivng on Monday November 20th, at 6:30pm at Modern Times Brewery. We ask that everyone bring an appetizer or a dessert to share with the group and drinks will be available for purchase at the bar. Dress warm as it gets a little cold in the brewery.
This event is open to all couples and singles and will be a night full of community building, connection, and fun. We can't wait to see you!
This is a free event with an option for donations to go towards the behind the scenes costs and future events.
Enamory Social: Bowling and Games
Enamory is hosting a night of bowling, billiards, air hockey, ping pong, and connection on November 8th from 7pm-9pm at Aztec Lanes!
The night is structured in order to meet new friends, potential lovers, or more! If interested in participating, we will have designated bowling lanes and games for learning about ENM, talking about topics like jealousy and other big emotions, kink, etc. You can also just come play games!!
We will have our typical name tags where you can indicate whatever identities and interests are important to you. For example: Chandra (ENM, Bi-sexual, kinky, open to all connections).
Come join us for a night of fun and to meet new people and build community with us! If bowling is not your thing there are plenty of other games to play! We can't wait to see you!
Tickets are $15 (covers all games)
Shoe rental is $3 (paid at venue)
Spooky Bonfire
Join us for a spooky Beach bonfire on October 24th! This is a free event so grab your friends, bring a chair, or blanket, some snacks/drinks and your favorite spooky story to share around the fire!
Launch Party
We are so excited to launch Enamory! We are a group of psychologists, educators, and community builders who promote authentic and loving relationships of all forms. This event will be focused on meeting, mingling, and celebrating with your community and learning helpful relationship skills like building awareness of patterns, emotion regulation and communication to help you in all of your relationships!
All ages (18+), genders, and relationship styles are welcome (monogamous, swinging, poly, etc). Come by yourself or with your partner(s). Guests will be given bracelets at the door to indicate your relationship style (i.e., open or closed) and interest in the night: 1) just here to learn 2) open to friendship 3) open to romantic connections. No matter where you are on your relationship journey, we believe you’ll learn something helpful and meet some really great people who share your values and lifestyle!
Boundaries & Rules
What’s the difference between a boundary and a rule? How do you establish relationship agreements that work for everyone? What is a toxic boundary and how do you avoid them? This workshop will help you explore the different types of expectations and agreements that you want to have in your relationships, and you can receive individualized support in developing a clearer sense of your relationship boundaries. You will also learn skills that will support you in establishing and maintaining these agreements, including communication skills, setting and enforcing boundaries, and responding to violations.
Skills for Coping & Communicating
So you know all about jealousy, compersion, and new relationship energy – now what? (Or maybe you need a refresher – we got you!) This workshop will guide you in developing effective, practical emotion regulation strategies for coping with big emotions that come up in non-monogamous relationships. The ability to regulate our own emotions is one of the most important individual skills we can bring to our partnerships. You will learn skills and strategies in each of the three pillars of emotion regulation: physiological strategies, cognitive strategies, and communication strategies. You’ll then be invited to create your own emotion response plan, either alone or with a partner, and practice them with support and feedback from the facilitators and other participants.
Big Feelings!
Relationships come with big feelings. This is especially true for non-monogamous relationships, which often require us to navigate new emotional territory. If we don’t have awareness and understanding of our feelings, they can send us down an unproductive road and undermine our partnerships. This workshop will help you identify and understand the big feelings that often come up in non-monogamy, including jealousy, insecurity, and new relationship energy (NRE). We will also explore how to cultivate compersion, or the concept of taking joy in a partner’s joy, as one of the superpowers of non-monogamy. You will be invited to map out your own emotional response patterns, and you will leave the session with guidelines for how to make relational decisions that navigate emotions effectively rather than letting emotions drive.
Relationship Values and Attachment
What makes a good relationship? Our values guide us toward relationships that fulfill us and enhance our lives, while our fears – especially fears rooted in insecure attachment – often keep us boxed in. In this session, you’ll learn how different values are connected to different monogamous and non-monogamous relationship structures, and you will be guided through discovering your personal relationship values and learning how to make relationship decisions based on your values instead of your fears. We will also explore what attachment theory teaches us about our core relationship fears, as well as about the secure base and safe haven functions of non-monogamous relationships. You will be invited to assess your own attachment style and learn ways of building secure attachment for a lifetime of healthy partnerships.