Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a holistic modality in which ketamine is used as a complement to psychotherapy to help eligible patients experience more frequent breakthroughs and sustained improvement in symptoms. A licensed KAP provider takes on the psychotherapy portion of the experience, while 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.

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 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. 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. The effects of oral ketamine, which most patients find pleasant, last for approximately 60 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 subside, your psychotherapist will spend the remainder of your appointment giving you space to process and discuss your experience. While it may feel hard to articulate what happens during the experience, patients feel like the insights gained are clear. I will be there in support as well as integrating the information that was learned in the session. 

Most Ketamine sessions are paid out of pocket. Certain insurances allow for billing of the diagnostic evaluation, preparation sessions, and integration sessions. Since sessions are usually 2.5 to 3 hours long, the first hour may be billed to your insurance, the second are third hour are self-pay. This is all insurance dependent, not all insurances reimburse for Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy. Current self-pay rates are as follows.​

• CPT 90791 (Diagnostic Evaluation): $275

• CPT 90837 (60-minute Psychotherapy): $225 

• Ketamine Preparation Session: $225

• Ketamine Integration Session: $225