Why are we talking about Ketamine? Ketamine and psychotherapy, together offer a deep dive into transformational healing.

A few of the potential benefits of this type of therapy:

▸ allows for deeper access to our core essence

▸ invites the inner witness to come online

▸ exploration of our survival (defense) mechanisms that inform our perception and responses

▸ exploration of transgenerational and transpersonal trauma

▸ integration of body, mind and spirit

What is ketamine? Ketamine is a molecule that has been used as a dissociative anesthetic since the 1960s. Effectively and safely, it induces a trance like state providing relief from pain. Ketamine alters global neuronal connectivity allowing for improved mood and eases rigidity. Studies conclude that ketamine treatment provides beneficial relief for people suffering with PTSD, depression and addiction.

Since the early 2000’s ketamine had been recognized to have significant anti-depressant effects. In 2019 the FDA approved ketamine for use in treating individuals for depression. Ketamine is versatile. It can be administered intravenously, intranasally, orally or intramuscular. Different modes of administration highlight different benefits. For individuals suffering with treatment resistant depression and suicidality, ketamine has been shown to be most effective when administered in a series of sessions. KAP as an adjunct to the therapeutic process requires less frequent dosing. Oral and intramuscular are both effective for KAP.

The oral administration comes on slower and is a more gentle experience. Utilizing this route of administration clients are more available for talk therapy this is the form we refer to as psycholytic therapy. The intramuscular injection offers the same benefit as the oral with the addition of a short-lived dissociative experience. This more intense experience offers the potential for mystical transformative psychedelic experiences. A series of ketamine assisted psychotherapy sessions can offer profound transformative experiences. KAP facilitates this process by accelerating one’s access to insights and augments the psychotherapeutic process. A leading benefit of KAP is that it can help dissolve conscious and unconscious defenses allowing for greater insight and change. KAP can allow us to re-experience and remember parts of our life without the associated emotional charge of the memory, it allows for an emotional disconnection of sorts creating the opportunity for us to re-integrate the story without the pain.

* Disclaimer: Ketamine is the only transformative psychedelic we prescribe. Ketamine therapy is not appropriate for everyone. We do not promote or provide any illegal substances. We do support harm reduction but not the abuse or misuse of any illegal substances.