Struggling with Depression, Anxiety, or Trauma?
Ketamine-Assisted Therapy May Help
Have you tried multiple medications for depression, yet nothing seems to bring lasting relief? Do past traumas continue to resurface, making you feel as though you're reliving them—despite your efforts in traditional therapy? Are you caught in a cycle of anxious thoughts and overwhelming worry, struggling to find peace?
Do you long to feel like yourself again—to experience relief from your symptoms and regain a sense of inner calm?
I understand that seeking mental health treatment can feel overwhelming, and exploring alternative options like ketamine-assisted therapy for depression, anxiety, and PTSD might seem scary. But prioritizing your well-being is a powerful step toward healing. You don’t have to navigate this journey alone.
A Science-Backed Approach to Healing
Psychedelic-assisted therapy is offering new hope to those who haven’t found relief through traditional methods. Because ketamine’s effects are cumulative, a minimum of four sessions is recommended for lasting benefits. The frequency and number of sessions are tailored to your individual needs.
If you’re ready to explore a proven alternative for healing depression, trauma, and anxiety, I’m here to guide you through the process with care and expertise. Let’s take the next step toward your healing together.
What Is Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)?
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a holistic treatment that integrates ketamine with psychotherapy to help individuals achieve deeper breakthroughs and sustained symptom relief.
Ketamine is a safe, legal, and research-backed medication that can induce a mild psychedelic state. While each person’s experience is unique, many find that ketamine provides a sense of distance from overwhelming emotions, sensations, and memories—helping them engage more fully in the therapeutic process.
Who Can Benefit from KAP?
KAP has been shown to help individuals struggling with:
Depression (including treatment-resistant depression)
Anxiety & social anxiety
PTSD & trauma-related symptoms
Suicidal ideation
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Substance use issues
Chronic pain
-
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, nasal spray, and using sublingual lozenges. In my work with Ketamine, we only use the lozenge form.
-
The effects of ketamine, which most clients find pleasant, last for approximately 45 minutes. 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 session giving you space to process and discuss your experience. While it may feel hard to articulate what happened during the experience, clients feel like the insights gained are nonetheless clear. Studies have shown that the benefits to mood and neurological growth can last up to two weeks after the Ketamine experience.
-
$600 // KAP dosing session (3 hrs)
$210 // Consult, Preparation, & Integration Sessions (50 min)
$319 // Medical Intake (with outside prescribing clinician) & prescription ketamine lozenges.
I reserve a small amount of sliding scale spaces for KAP. I can also provide a super bill for potential reimbursement through your insurance.
Group KAP sessions are occasionally offered. If you are interested in sliding scale or group KAP, please email me!
-
Paradigms of Ketamine Treatment - Raquel Bennett, Psy.D. for MAPS
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP): Patient Demographics, Clinical Data and Outcomes in Three Large Practices Administering Ketamine with Psychotherapy - research study by Jennifer Dore et al, 2018
Ketamine for Depression and Mood Disorders - Erica Zelfand, ND for Townsend Letter
Ketamine-Facilitated Psychotherapy for Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression - goop
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy with Jonathan Sabbagh of Journey Clinical - Psychology Talk Podcast
Find Relief with Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
If you’ve been searching for an effective alternative to conventional mental health treatments, ketamine therapy may provide the breakthrough you need. Many clients experience rapid symptom relief and an improved sense of well-being.
Take the Next Step Toward Healing
I offer a free 15-minute consultation to help you explore whether KAP is right for you.