Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) combines psychotherapy with the therapeutic use of ketamine to support healing, self-exploration, and lasting change.

 

While ketamine can help create greater flexibility in the brain and nervous system, the medication itself is not the treatment. The real work happens through preparation, therapeutic support, and integration.

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At Integrative Journey, KAP is approached as a collaborative process that honors your unique history, goals, strengths, and protective adaptations. There is no "right way" to have an experience. Together, we create a space where curiosity, safety, and connection can guide the process.

 

 

What Does a KAP Session Feel Like?

Every experience is different.

Some people describe feeling more connected to emotions, memories, body sensations, creativity, or insight. Others experience a sense of spaciousness from long-standing patterns of anxiety, self-criticism, depression, or overwhelm.

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Ketamine can sometimes make it easier to access experiences that feel difficult to reach through words alone while remaining connected to a supportive therapeutic relationship.

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You may spend portions of your session:

• Reflecting inward with music and eye shades

• Engaging in conversation

• Exploring Brainspotting

• Working with different parts of yourself

• Connecting with emotions, sensations, memories, or imagery

• Simply allowing the experience to unfold

There is no pressure to perform, achieve, or force transformation.

 

My Approach

My work is:

• Brain-Body Centered (you don't have to talk about it)

• Trauma-Informed (you are always in choice)

• Nervous System Informed ("symptoms" are brilliant survival skills)

• Harm Reduction and Integration (processing continues after the session)

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Rather than viewing symptoms as problems to eliminate, we explore them as meaningful adaptations that may have developed to help you survive, protect yourself, or cope with difficult experiences.

 

The KAP Process

Preparation

Before any medicine sessions occur, we spend time building a foundation.

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Preparation may include:

• Getting to know your story

• Clarifying goals and intentions

• Identifying strengths and resources

• Understanding the effects of ketamine

• Creating a plan that feels supportive and sustainable

 

Medicine Sessions

Medicine sessions can be offered using either lower-dose psycholytic approaches or higher-dose psychedelic approaches depending on your goals, comfort level, and treatment needs.

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Integration

Integration helps bridge the experience into everyday life.

We support processing of what emerged, explore how insights connect to your lived experience, and explore lasting changes in relationships, behavior, self-understanding, and overall well-being.

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