Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) is a transformative approach that combines the healing potential of ketamine with guided therapy to support deep emotional processing and personal growth. KAP helps with treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, and other challenges through cultivating new perspectives and increasing neuroplasticity. I provide a safe, intentional space to help you integrate your experiences and create lasting change. Preparation and integration sessions for KAP can be done virtually. Unlike other psychedelic therapies, ketamine is safe and effective in combination with other psychotropic medications. KAP dosing sessions take place in person to ensure a nurturing set and setting for your journey.
❊ KAP is available on a private pay basis.
About the process:
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Preparation is where we lay the foundation for your psychedelic journey. This is a time for me to get to know your story, explore your goals, and help you set clear intentions for your experience. We’ll discuss what to expect during your KAP appointment to ensure you feel informed and supported. Together, we’ll identify strategies for creating a supportive set and setting, helping you cultivate a mindset and environment that will support a meaningful and healing journey.
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At the start of your KAP appointment, you will take your medicine. My office is designed to foster relaxation with serene lighting, calming music, and soothing scents to create a peaceful space for your experience. As we wait for the medicine to activate, we will reflect on your intentions and prepare for the journey ahead.
Once the medicine takes effect, most people choose to lie down and connect with their internal experience. As the medicine begins to wear off, we will gently transition back by reviewing your intentions, sharing insights, and exploring what you have learned. This is also a time to begin identifying meaningful changes you may want to make based on your experience.
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Integration is an essential part of the psychedelic experience. During integration, we will continue building on your intentions and exploring how to apply your insights to daily life. Together we will identify meaningful changes that align with your experience, helping you embody the lessons learned. Integration ensures that your psychedelic experience leads to lasting transformation, deepening your self-awareness, growth, and healing. Integration sessions are held 1 business day after your KAP appointment.
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Psycholytic KAP sessions combine low-dose ketamine with EMDR to enhance the therapeutic process while keeping you lucid and engaged. In these sessions, ketamine is used at a lower dose to promote relaxation and deepen emotional processing. This approach is particularly effective in enhancing EMDR, helping you access and process emotions with greater ease.
These sessions are shorter than full-dose KAP sessions and take place in person. By integrating ketamine with EMDR, psycholytic KAP can accelerate healing and provide new insights into your therapeutic journey.
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