Virtual and in person
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
Ketamine in this context is a legally prescribed medicine used clinically to support emotional processing and neural flexibility when paired with psychotherapy.
KAP is a modality that can take you deeper when you've tried everything and are still feeling stuck.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Private. Structured. Clinician-led.
For adults who carry responsibility
You may be fully capable and composed outwardly, while privately sensing that something deeper hasn’t moved.
This work is designed for strong adults seeking meaningful, well-contained change.
Designed for capable adults with demanding roles and sensitive nervous systems.
Evidence-based care, delivered with depth and discretion.
You hold responsibility.
People rely on you. Decisions move through you.
You’ve learned how to function — even under pressure, and you do.
But beneath the surface, something hasn’t shifted.
You may recognize yourself here:
You operate at a high level, but feel chronically tense, flat, or weighted
Anxiety or low mood is “manageable,” but persistent
You’ve done therapy, insight work, or personal development
You have done or considered Ayahuasca but had concerns; you were underwhelmed with no shifts or epiphanies, fear loss of control, you have doubts about the credentials of the person running it
Thoughtfully crafted to elevate what matters most.
About
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy is not for people who are weak or broken. It’s for capable people — and ready for a deeper shift.
Ketamine can reduce symptoms of depression, PTSD
and anxiety more rapidly than traditional antidepressants in some cases, within hours rather than weeks.
This approach offers:
A clinician-led ketamine experience within a defined therapeutic container
Medical oversight paired with psychological integration
Depth without disruption to your life or identity
This is not recreational ketamine.
This is not psychedelic tourism.
This is not indefinite therapy.
It is a structured, intentional process designed to create real and lasting change, with clarity, safety, and discretion
HOW IT WORKS
A Clear Beginning, Middle, and End
1. Confidential Consultation
A private assessment of readiness, goals, and fit.
Autonomy, clarity, and discretion are central.
2. Preparation
Education, intention-setting, and nervous system readiness to ensure a grounded experience.
3. Ketamine-Assisted Sessions
Medically prescribed ketamine with a licensed therapist present and guiding the process.
4. Integration & Closure
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy at Oak Tree Counseling & Wellness is designed for capable adults who carry responsibility, are functioning well outwardly but know they can live with more ease, clarity, and depth. This is a structured, therapist-led process with defined phases of preparation, dosing, and integration, this is not a one-off or recreational approach.
Confidential Consultation — a private assessment of goals and fit
Preparation — intentional alignment before dosing
Therapist-Led Dosing Sessions — presence, support, and containment
Integration — meaning-making and real-life translation
Follow-Ups — ongoing outcome monitoring with the medical team
What is Ketamine?
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 hrs. after treatment and last for up to 2 weeks.
Ketamine in this context is a legally prescribed medicine used clinically to support emotional processing and neural flexibility when paired with psychotherapy.
How Does Ketamine Feel?
The effects of ketamine, which most clients find pleasant, last for approximately 45 minutes. 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 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.
How Does Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Work?
1. Initial consultation with Journey Clinical
● You schedule an initial evaluation with a clinician from the Journey Clinical medical team via zoom. They will go over your medical and psychiatric history with you, provide education on the treatment 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.
● Journey Clinical’s medical staff will write a ketamine prescription for you, and a small amount of oral ketamine will be sent to your home, enough for the first 2 KAP sessions. You will be taught to take your vitals and self-administer the ketamine lozenges by Journey Clinical’s medical team in advance of our KAP sessions.
2. Preparation sessions:
● Once you receive your ketamine lozenges, we will schedule time together for our 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.
3. KAP Dosing Session:
● A typical ketamine dosing session lasts 2 hours and can take place either in-person at my office, or remotely via telehealth.
● During a dosing session, you will self-administer your ketamine lozenge either in my office or in your home. You will be in a comfortable, reclining position wearing an eye mask and listening to calming music. Although a KAP dosing session may be largely an internal experience, I will be present with you the entire time to hold space and provide support as needed.
4. Integration Sessions:
● After our KAP dosing session, we will meet for integration therapy sessions to review the memories, thoughts & insights that arose during your dosing session, and to prepare for the next dosing session.
5. Follow-up consultations with Journey Clinical:
● After our second 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. The frequency of follow ups depends on your unique treatment plan, at a minimum of once per quarter.
This is a defined therapeutic journey, not ongoing dependency.
Most clients return to their primary therapist or continue independently after completion.
Who This Work Is Designed For
Executives, founders, and senior leaders
Physicians, clinicians and licensed professionals
Government employees or those requiring discretion
Out-of-network by design to support privacy, discretion, and clinical autonomy.
Greater confidentiality
No insurance records related to ketamine treatment
Led by a highly experienced, licensed therapist
with advanced training in trauma treatment, somatic work, brain-spotting, integration, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.
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