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Preparing for Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP): What to Bring & How to Make the Most of Your Sessions
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a growing therapeutic modality offering new pathways to healing, connection, and insight. Whether you’re a clinician providing KAP, a client preparing for your first session, or a psychonaut preparing for your 100th journey, the environment and tools you choose matter. How you prepare, how you experience, and especially how you integrate afterward can significantly influence therapeutic outcomes. How Important is Preparation? Keta
Meredith Futernick-Gerak (she/hers), LPC, LCPC, LMHC, LPCC, ACS
Nov 25, 20254 min read


The Uncertainty Principle in KAP
One of the core principles I return to again and again in my work, both clinically and professionally, is the Uncertainty Principle / No Assumptions Model in Brainspotting. This model reminds us that we don’t ever fully know exactly what or how a nervous system needs to process. In Brainspotting, we practice releasing assumptions about where a session should go, what a client should process, or how healing is supposed to unfold. We trust that the brain-body system already ho
Meredith Futernick-Gerak, LPC, ACS, C-BSP, C-PAT
1 day ago3 min read


You’re Not Behind: Why KAP Practices Grow Differently Than Traditional Therapy Practices
If you’ve completed KAP training and then found yourself thinking, “Why does this feel harder than I expected?” you’re not alone. And more importantly, you’re not behind. We might assume that once the training is complete, the practice will naturally follow. But building a KAP practice doesn't follow the same rules as building a traditional therapy practice. KAP isn’t just a new service, it’s a different nervous-system ask. Traditional therapy practices tend to grow increme
Meredith Futernick-Gerak, LPC, ACS, C-BSP, C-PAT
Jan 263 min read


There's No One-Size-Fits-All, for Clients or Clinicians
As clinicians we learn, often through lived experience, that what supports one client may cause harm for another. We learn to attune to capacity, pacing, and context. We do our best to individualize care and meet our clients where they are. And yet when it comes to our own practices, many of us have internalized the belief that there is a "right way" to do this. That if we just keep getting more certifications, find the best marketing approach, or implement the correct struc
Meredith Futernick-Gerak, LPC, ACS, C-BSP, C-PAT
Jan 212 min read
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