What is KAP?

Ketamine assisted psychotherapy is a treatment approach that combines the use of ketamine, a medication known for its anesthetic and hallucinogenic properties, with therapeutic techniques. Ketamine, traditionally used as an anesthetic, has shown promise in the treatment of various mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Ketamine can help individuals achieve a heightened state of awareness and introspection, facilitating deep emotional processing and insight during psychotherapy sessions.

During a ketamine-assisted therapy session, you will take a prescribed amount of medicine to induce an altered state of consciousness, which can help explore difficult emotions, memories, and thoughts more openly. I will guide you through the experience, helping you to integrate insights gained during the session into the therapeutic work. The therapy can create changes in thought patterns, emotions, and physical sensations, offering new perspectives on situations, relationships, and personal struggles, and fostering a healthier connection with oneself. Individuals typically gain the most benefit by completing repeated sessions (typically 3-6), followed by integration sessions to help process and make meaning of the experience. Research on ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is ongoing, with preliminary studies suggesting potential benefits for individuals who have not responded to traditional treatments.