Ketamine Assisted Therapy and

Psychedelic Integration

  • Preparation

    Ketamine is an excellent ally to the healing process. It works as a fast acting antidepressant and mood-enhancer that can be felt within 1-2 hrs after treatment. 

    Ketamine also enhances neuroplasticity. This means that we can rapidly step out of deeply engrained patterns in the brain and build new pathways that effect lasting changes in how we feel and respond. 

    Throughout nature we see that animals know how to heal themselves. Ketamine can help us begin to reconnect with this inherent knowing and listen to what we need on a subtle level. 

    I offer Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy and psychedelic integration within the context of the therapeutic relationship and as a stand alone service. I require two preparation sessions and one integration session per journey. We would work together to build a container for future journeys by refining your goals and creating a personalized plan for psychedelic work.

    I will aid you in creating your own mythos around what these journeys will bring about and what they mean to you. Through the use of ritual and symbolism, we can take your relationship with psychedelics to the next level and build a set and setting that works to your benefit.

  • How Does KAP Work?

    I require two preparation sessions and one integration session per journey. You can decide how many journeys feel appropriate to reach your goals. I also offer the opportunity to experience KAP in the context of couples work or in groups of up to 4 participants.

    You will be referred to a medical provider who will prescribe the medication for use in sessions. Prices for medical appointments are determined by the medical providers.

    In the session, evocative music that contains a variety of organic sounds is the background for the experience that has the potential to ground us more deeply into our connection with the earth and the tapestry of life. 

    Ketamine can be like a blank slate that we can color and influence through intention and ritual building. In our preparation sessions, we can explore symbols that are meaningful to you and create a plan for sharpening your intention. This can include; the creation of an altar, the addition of important songs to a playlist for the journey, art making, movement, journaling, and visualizations.

  • Integration

    How do we bring the medicine out of the ceremony and into real life?

    I offer integration sessions not only to clients who are receiving Ketamine-Assisted Therapy, but also to clients who are embarking on psychedelic journeys of their own.

    Integration work can help you to process psychedelic experiences in a supportive and nonjudgmental space. It can assist you in finding ways to apply any insights or new ways of thinking to your everyday life.

    It can also help with refining our goals for other therapeutic work. Psychedelics can give us a window into what is possible for changes that we may want to embody in our typical waking consciousness.

Logistics and Setting

Preparation and integration sessions are 50 minutes long. Ketamine journey sessions are between 3-4 hours. All sessions are billed at an hourly rate that we would agree upon.

In an effort to make psychedelic therapy more affordable and accessible to those who would not otherwise have the opportunity to heal from this medicine, I offer sliding scale between $130 and $200 per hour for individuals. My rates are between $390 and $600 for journey sessions with a potential for other sliding scale options when available.

There a few options we can explore for the setting of your journey sessions. I offer sessions in a comfy therapy office in San Francisco and outdoors in Oakland. We can also discuss the possibility of holding the session at your home.

A third option is to conduct the session independently with the assistance of a trip sitter who would be in contact with me. 

Couples KAP

Ketamine can help you to soften communication with your partner and unlock pathways in the brain towards greater empathy. Ketamine can help us to connect more deeply with the heartspace. It can open up the opportunity to act from a place of insight into our partners needs, rather than reacting from our hurt parts.

For couples, I require 3 relationship therapy sessions to prepare for the journey and one integration session. I also recommend that each partner do a cycle of individual KAP. I offer sliding scale for couples KAP between $188 and $250 per hour. The rate for journeys is between $564 and $750. Each individual would go through the prescribing process.

Group KAP

Group work is possible in groups of up to four people. This can be an excellent way to experience KAP at a more affordable rate. Group therapy has a myriad of benefits that complement the KAP experience.

My hourly rate for groups is a sliding scale between $250 and $350 per hour for prep and integration. Journeys are priced between $750 and $1050. The group would determine together how to split that rate. I require 3 preparation sessions, one journey, and one integration. Each individual would go through the prescribing process.

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