Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is an iterative process of integrating ketamine sessions into your healing therapy journey. Ketamine is a safe and effective medicine that, when used at the right dose, provides an altered state of consciousness that allows a safe place to for the true self to become an observer of the ego self. This opens for new insights to develop about past patterns of behavior. Follow a ketamine session, the brain is in a period of neuroplasticity wherein new neural connections are made, and thusly new thoughts and habits are more easily integrated. In essence, it makes the therapeutic issues you are bringing forth with your therapist easier to identify, process, and transform.

It is important to make a distinction between Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), and ketamine assisted therapy (KAT), the latter of which does not include the expertise of a therapist is much less effective for long-term outcomes. With KAT, you will find that you are rich with possibility to change, BUT you may not people to integrate those changes into your day to day life, without the support of a trained therapist to offer insights, and guide your journey. KAP is the whole process of healing.

Your ketamine assisted psychotherapy (KAP)  will be unique to your needs. It will involve an assessment, goal planning, preparation for the ketamine journey, an appointment with a medical practitioner for prescribing, your ketamine journey, and follow up therapy (integration) sessions.

Some people experience a significant transformation after just one ketamine psychotherapy cycle. Others opt for an additional ketamine journey in the following months. Many people decide to integrate ketamine sessions in to their annual mental health maintenance, just like vacation or new exercise routines. For many, this type of therapy prevents a lifetime of taking marginally effective psychotropic medications, such as antidepressants.

Although costs vary, the average cost for one ketamine psychotherapy cycle, is approximately $400 out of pocket, which may be spread out over a couple months. This is dependent on your insurance benefits.

To support you in learning more, I have included several resources below. You can also reach out directly to me, to ask any questions you might have.

Books

Ketamine: Dreams and Realities (2001)
by Karl Jansen

Ketamine for depression: What psychologists need to know (2014)
by Raquel Bennett

Ketamine for Depression (2015)
by Stephen Hyde

Ketamine: Use and Abuse (2015)
by David Yew (editor)

The Ketamine Papers (2016)
by Phil Wolfson & Glen Hartelius (editors)

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