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 hours after treatment and last for up to 2 weeks. It works by helping the brain 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. In my work with Journey Clinical we only use the sublingual lozenge form of ketamine.

The effects of ketamine, which most patients find pleasant, last for approximately 45 minutes to an hour. 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 appointment giving you space to process and discuss your experience. While it may feel hard to articulate what happened during the experience, clients tend to feel like the insights gained are none-the-less clear. Studies have shown that the benefits to mood and neurological growth can last up to two weeks after the Ketamine experience.

I partner with Journey Clinical, where Ketamine is prescribed as sublingual lozenges to be taken orally in order to be more accessible and cost effective.

Once you schedule an initial evaluation with a clinician from the Journey Clinical medical team, you will go through medical evaluation and determine if you are eligible for KAP.

If Journey Clinical’s medical team determines that you are eligible for KAP, they will develop a personalized Ketamine prescription and outcome monitoring plan for you.

Once you receive your ketamine lozenges, we will schedule time together for your KAP preparation, dosing and integration sessions.

Preparation session(s) will be scheduled just like regular therapy sessions prior to the KAP dosing session. The goal of a preparation session(s) is to align on the process and set intentions for our KAP sessions together..

A typical ketamine dosing session lasts between 2.5-3 hours and can take place in my office or via telehealth.

During a dosing session, you will self-administer your ketamine lozenges.

You will be in a comfortable, reclining position wearing an eye mask and listening to calming music. A KAP dosing session may be largely an internal experience, or require more support. Regardless, I will be present with you the entire time to hold space and provide support as needed.

After our KAP dosing session, we will meet for multiple integration therapy sessions to review the memories, thoughts & insights that arose during your dosing session, and to prepare for the next dosing session.

After our first KAP session, Journey Clinical’s medical team schedules regular follow ups with you to monitor outcomes and prescribe ketamine lozenge refills, as appropriate. The frequency of follow ups depends on your unique treatment plan.

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy is an affordable, accessible modality.

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy

My flat fee for the 3-hour dosing session is $700. (A portion of this may be reimbursable through out-of-network)

Journey Clinical Medical Costs

Medical Intake: $250 (One time fee, in-network with Aetna CA, or reimbursable through out-of-network)

Follow-up Sessions: $150/Session (in-network with Aetna CA, or reimbursable through out-of-network.)

Cost of Ketamine Lozenges: Approximately $50 for your first two doses and $100 if you opt for an additional 6 doses.