We offer a psychedelic therapeutic modality called Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) in partnership with a medical organization called Journey Clinical. 

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a holistic modality in which ketamine is used as a complement to psychotherapy to help eligible patients experience more frequent breakthroughs and sustained improvement in symptoms. We take on the psychotherapy portion of the experience, while Journey Clinical’s medical team supports you on all medical aspects. This includes determining eligibility, developing a custom treatment plan, prescribing the medicine and monitoring outcomes. Here’s a link to more information about KAP to see if it may be a good fit for you. https://journey.click/education

What is Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy?

KAP is a legal modality that pairs ketamine treatment with dedicated psychotherapy sessions for more deeper therapy, more frequent breakthroughs and better clinical outcomes.

What is Ketamine? 

Ketamine is a legal, safe and effective medicine used to treat a variety of mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety and PTSD.  Ketamine has rapidly-acting antidepressant and mood-enhancing effects, which can begin to take effect within 1-2 hrs. after treatment and last for up to 2 weeks.  It works by blocking the brain’s NMDA receptors as well as by stimulating AMPA receptors, which are thought to help form new synaptic connections and boost neural circuits that regulate stress and mood.  Ketamine has also been shown to enhance overall neuroplasticity for lasting symptom improvement.

Ketamine can be administered in a variety of ways, including IV infusion, intramuscular injection, via nasal spray and using sublingual lozenges. In our work with Journey Clinical we only use the sublingual lozenge form.  

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Patient Stories

How Does Ketamine Feel? 

The effects of ketamine, which most patients find pleasant, last for approximately one hour. These effects can make you feel “far from” your body, and facilitate shifts in perception that can often feel expansive in nature. Your motor and verbal abilities will be reduced, so you’ll be lying down in a comfortable position during the experience. Once these effects subsided, we’ll spend the remainder of our appointment giving you space to process and discuss your experience. While it may feel hard to articulate what happened during the experience, patients feel like the insights gained are none-the-less clear. Studies have shown that the benefits to mood and neurological growth can last up to two weeks after the Ketamine experience. 

How long does it take?
Healing isn’t one-size-fits-all. For those who have already spent time tending to their inner worlds — through therapy, self-inquiry, or other healing practices — the Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) journey often moves through 8 to 10 dosing sessions. Each person’s path unfolds in its own right timing.

Who is a good fit for KAP?
KAP can be a powerful catalyst for those carrying the weight of anxiety, depression, PTSD, grief, or even just times of transition and stress (adjustment disorders). It’s most supportive for individuals who have already done some of their inner work and are ready to meet deeper layers of healing.
If you’re newer to therapy, we may suggest beginning with some groundwork — through counseling so that you feel resourced, steady, and ready to step into the full depth of what KAP can offer.

How Does Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Work?

Step 1: Schedule a free consult call with us

Step 2: Initial consultation with Journey Clinical

  • You schedule an initial evaluation with a clinician from the Journey Clinical medical team via zoom. They will go over your medical and psychiatric history with you, provide education on the treatment and determine if you are eligible for KAP.

  • If Journey Clinical’s medical team determines that you are eligible for KAP, they will develop a personalized Ketamine prescription and outcome monitoring plan for you. 

  • Journey Clinical’s medical team will write a ketamine prescription for you, and a small amount of oral ketamine will be sent to your home, enough for the first 2 KAP sessions. You will be taught to take your vitals and self-administer the ketamine lozenges by Journey Clinical’s medical team in advance of our KAP sessions.

    Step 3: Preparation sessions: 

  • Once you receive your ketamine lozenges, we will schedule time together for our KAP preparation, dosing and integration sessions. Preparation sessions will be scheduled just like regular therapy sessions prior to the KAP dosing session. The goal of our preparation sessions is to prepare you for the process and set intentions for our KAP sessions together. 

    Step 4: KAP Dosing Session: 

  • A typical ketamine dosing session lasts between 2-3 hours and can take place either in-person at my office, or remotely via telehealth. 

  • During a dosing session, you will self-administer your ketamine lozenge either in my office or in your home.  You will be in a comfortable, reclining position wearing an eye mask and listening to calming music.  Although a KAP dosing session may be largely an internal experience, I will be present with you the entire time to hold space and provide support as needed.

    Step 5: Integration Sessions: 

  • After our KAP dosing session, we will meet for multiple integration therapy sessions to review the memories, thoughts & insights that arose during your dosing session, and to prepare for the next dosing session.

    Step 6: Follow-up consultations with Journey Clinical:

  • After our first KAP session, Journey Clinical’s medical team schedules regular follow ups with you to monitor outcomes and prescribe ketamine lozenge refills, as/if appropriate.  The frequency of follow ups depends on your unique treatment plan, at a minimum of once per quarter.

Accelerating healing

KAP has shown promise in helping people move through depression, anxiety, and trauma—especially when traditional talk therapy alone isn’t enough.

To deepen the therapeutic process

By accessing expanded states of awareness, KAP helps clients explore emotions and experiences that may be hard to reach otherwise.

Because clients are asking about it

Interest in psychedelic therapies is growing. KAP offers a safe, legal, and structured way to explore this approach under the care of a trained professional.

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Why we offer Ketamine Assisted Therapy

What is the Cost of Treatment?

Ketamine-Assisted Psyvchotherapy is an affordable, accessible modality. Although the medical intake and follow ups are not covered by insurance, they are eligible for out-of-network reimbursement.

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Sessions

Our hourly rate is the same as out Individual Therapy Sessions $175

A full cycle of INTAKE Individual KAP includes:

  • Two preparation sessions ($175 +$175= $350)

  • a 3 hour dosing session ($525)

  • at leased one integration session ($175)

TOTAL: $1,050

Journey Clinical Medical Costs 

KAP Intake Consultation: $250 

Non-covered services (including medication): $97

KAP Follow-Up Consultation: $150 

Non-covered services (including medication): $163

Journey Clinical Insurance Information: https://journeyclinical.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/28002696219028-Insurance-FAQs