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    • Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)

    Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy is a deep psychotherapeutic process that can produce rapid improvement for a number of conditions, including depression, anxiety, trauma, suicidality, eating disorders, addictive disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder and more.

    Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy is compatible with most other psychiatric medicines, and it can create powerful, sustained healing when other traditional interventions fail.

    Unlike the IV medical model of Ketamine therapy, sessions are conducted with the support of a therapist and medical team. Sessions that include medicine last 3 hours, and the experience is focused on the therapeutic process. Preparation and integration sessions are scheduled before and after each medicine session.

    OAC provides Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) in partnership with an organization called Journey Clinical. While OAC takes on the psychotherapy portion of the experience, Journey Clinical’s medical team supports you on all medical aspects. This includes determining eligibility, developing a custom treatment plan, prescribing the medicine and monitoring outcomes. Here’s a link to more information about KAP to see if it may be a good fit for you. 

    Journey Clinical
    Price List

    Session Overview and Pricing Estimate

    **Preparation Session: 1 x 45 Minute Session at $200: Intake and Assessment

    8 Dosing Sessions at $450/each = $3600:
    – Client self-administers medicine
    – Therapist present throughout the session for containment, attunement, and support
    – Sessions last approximately 2 -3 hours
    – Private Pay Only

    ** 8 Integration Sessions at $160/each = $1280 o Within 7 days after each dosing session o One-on-one psychotherapy

    Total Private Pay Cost: $5080

    $500 deposit required after Intake and before first Dosing Session. Sessions will be billed monthly. A credit card on file is required.

    Payment plan is available upon request. **Preparation and Integration Sessions may be billed to insurance.

    Please Note:Price does not include appointments with a prescriber or medications.

    Journey Clinical Insurance Information: https://journeyclinical.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/28002696219028-Insurance-FAQs

    Additional Forms

    – KAP Consent

    KAP Chaperone Guidelines

    Resources

    Journey Clinical is a platform for licensed psychotherapists to incorporate science-based psychedelic therapies in their practice safely and effectively, starting with Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). Journey Clinical’s in-house medical team takes on patient eligibility, prescriptions and outcome monitoring, while I take on the therapy.  Their collaborative care model is designed to deliver personalized treatment plans to meet your individual needs and improve long-term outcomes.

    Paradigms of Ketamine Treatment by Raquel Bennett, Psy.D. for MAPS

    Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP): Patient Demographics, Clinical Data and Outcomes in Three Large Practices Administering Ketamine with Psychotherapy – research study by Jennifer Dore et al, 2018

    Ketamine for Depression and Mood Disorders by Erica Zelfand, ND for Townsend Letter

    Ketamine-Facilitated Psychotherapy for Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression by goop

    Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy with Jonathan Sabbagh of Journey Clinical – Psychology Talk Podcast

    What is Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)

    KAP is a legal modality that pairs ketamine treatment with dedicated psychotherapy sessions for more deeper therapy, more frequent breakthroughs and better clinical outcomes. To learn more about KAP, visit https://journey.click/education

    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.  It works by blocking the brain’s NMDA receptors as well as by stimulating AMPA receptors, which are thought to help 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.

    Ketamine can be administered in a variety of ways, including IV infusion, intramuscular injection, via nasal spray and using sublingual lozenges. In my work with Journey Clinical we only use the sublingual lozenge form.

    How Does Ketamine Feel? 

    The effects of ketamine, which most patients 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, patients 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 team 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 andself-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 between 1-2 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 multiple 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 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, at a minimum of once per quarter.

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