I do not offer services that are currently illegal in the United States. I cannot and do not provide medicine sessions.
What I do offer:
Psychedelic Integration Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
I work with clients who are using psychedelic medicines in other contexts in order to integrate this work into the rest of their lives in a deep and meaningful way. Psychedelic journeys that are not skillfully prepared for and integrated are not as helpful as they could be. If you'd like to truly harness the power of psychedelic experience to effect lasting change, catalyze spiritual growth, and heal old wounds, psychedelic psychoanalysis is the deepest healing.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
I work with a select group of ongoing clients using ketamine, a safe and legal psychedelic medicine, in conjunction with an experienced psychiatrist. Information on ketamine is below. Please note I do not offer brief ketamine treatments; it is a modality that may be indicated for established clients without risk factors and who could benefit from the antidepressant and anti-anxiety properties of this substance.
Psychedelic Consultation
I sometimes offer consultation to people who are determined to use psychedelic medicine for emotional healing, personal growth, or spiritual insight. I do this in the spirit of harm reduction, so people can be informed and educated about the research on these substances, risk factors, and the uses of different medicines and different settings.
Consultations usually consist of two sessions, one so that I can get to know you, your goals, and your physical and emotional health. In the second meeting I will offer you recommendations, answer questions, and resources for further learning.
What is Ketamine?
Ketamine is a psychoactive drug that was first synthesized in 1962 and has been used in the United States as an anesthetic in medical settings since 1970. It is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines.
Ketamine has been used off-label in sub-anesthetic doses for the past 20 years to treat chronic pain, depression, and a variety of other mental health concerns, thanks to its rapid onset antidepressant effects, sometimes providing nearly immediate relief from emotional and physical pain. While the antidepressant effects tend to be temporary after a single ketamine treatment, multiple treatments have proven to have a cumulative effect, successfully alleviating symptoms in approximately 30 - 60% of individuals with treatment-resistant depression.
What is Ketamine-Assisted Therapy?
Ketamine-assisted therapy (KAT) is a unique therapeutic method used to address a variety of mental health conditions, including depression, post-traumatic stress, chronic pain, addiction, and some forms of anxiety. It involves the use of ketamine to enhance and deepen the therapeutic process, and the use of psychotherapy and other integrative forms of treatment to amplify and prolong the curative effects of ketamine.
In low doses, ketamine can serve as a supportive adjunct to psychotherapy, as it provides an opportunity for the temporary softening of the psychological defenses, allowing for deeper self reflection and psychotherapeutic processing.
In moderate doses, ketamine has psychedelic effects, which have been shown to facilitate profound transpersonal experiences. These types of experiences can help people in a variety of ways, offering important clarity and insight into one’s struggles, adding a spiritual dimension to ongoing therapeutic work, and facilitating a sense of meaning and interconnectedness.
What to expect
We will start with a phone screening in which we will discuss your symptoms and determine whether ketamine-assisted therapy (KAT) might be of benefit to you. Upon mutual agreement, we will meet for an initial consultation and I will refer you to a psychiatrist who will do a medical screening and prescribe the medicine. We will then begin a preparation phase of at least three sessions in which we will get to know each other, I will gain a better understanding of the issues you struggle with, and we will prepare for your medicine session.
The higher dose ketamine session itself typically lasts 3 hours. I will be with you throughout the ketamine session. While there are many possible routes of administration, I work with sublingual lozenges. The effects begin to appear after about 15- 20 minutes, peak for about 40 minutes, and dissipate over the following 1-2 hours. Positive impacts on mood have been shown to last over the following days and sometimes weeks.
After your first KAT session, you will have at least 2 integration sessions in which I will help you integrate your experience during the ketamine session, discuss how you responded to the medicine, and determine an individualized course of treatment moving forward. Generally, multiple ketamine sessions are required in order to experience lasting effects. Please contact me directly for more detailed information and to answer any questions you might have.
Who qualifies?
Ketamine is used off-label for a variety of mental health disorders, including depression, chronic pain, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder, and addiction.
Some medical and psychiatric conditions need to be treated before you can safely work with ketamine. These conditions include hallucinations, untreated mania, cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled hyperthyroidism, increased intracranial pressure, cystitis, or evidence of liver disease.
Can KAT be done via video?
Yes! For appropriate patients, ketamine sessions can be safely done by video as we observe safety guidelines during the Covid pandemic.
What I do offer:
Psychedelic Integration Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
I work with clients who are using psychedelic medicines in other contexts in order to integrate this work into the rest of their lives in a deep and meaningful way. Psychedelic journeys that are not skillfully prepared for and integrated are not as helpful as they could be. If you'd like to truly harness the power of psychedelic experience to effect lasting change, catalyze spiritual growth, and heal old wounds, psychedelic psychoanalysis is the deepest healing.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
I work with a select group of ongoing clients using ketamine, a safe and legal psychedelic medicine, in conjunction with an experienced psychiatrist. Information on ketamine is below. Please note I do not offer brief ketamine treatments; it is a modality that may be indicated for established clients without risk factors and who could benefit from the antidepressant and anti-anxiety properties of this substance.
Psychedelic Consultation
I sometimes offer consultation to people who are determined to use psychedelic medicine for emotional healing, personal growth, or spiritual insight. I do this in the spirit of harm reduction, so people can be informed and educated about the research on these substances, risk factors, and the uses of different medicines and different settings.
Consultations usually consist of two sessions, one so that I can get to know you, your goals, and your physical and emotional health. In the second meeting I will offer you recommendations, answer questions, and resources for further learning.
What is Ketamine?
Ketamine is a psychoactive drug that was first synthesized in 1962 and has been used in the United States as an anesthetic in medical settings since 1970. It is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines.
Ketamine has been used off-label in sub-anesthetic doses for the past 20 years to treat chronic pain, depression, and a variety of other mental health concerns, thanks to its rapid onset antidepressant effects, sometimes providing nearly immediate relief from emotional and physical pain. While the antidepressant effects tend to be temporary after a single ketamine treatment, multiple treatments have proven to have a cumulative effect, successfully alleviating symptoms in approximately 30 - 60% of individuals with treatment-resistant depression.
What is Ketamine-Assisted Therapy?
Ketamine-assisted therapy (KAT) is a unique therapeutic method used to address a variety of mental health conditions, including depression, post-traumatic stress, chronic pain, addiction, and some forms of anxiety. It involves the use of ketamine to enhance and deepen the therapeutic process, and the use of psychotherapy and other integrative forms of treatment to amplify and prolong the curative effects of ketamine.
In low doses, ketamine can serve as a supportive adjunct to psychotherapy, as it provides an opportunity for the temporary softening of the psychological defenses, allowing for deeper self reflection and psychotherapeutic processing.
In moderate doses, ketamine has psychedelic effects, which have been shown to facilitate profound transpersonal experiences. These types of experiences can help people in a variety of ways, offering important clarity and insight into one’s struggles, adding a spiritual dimension to ongoing therapeutic work, and facilitating a sense of meaning and interconnectedness.
What to expect
We will start with a phone screening in which we will discuss your symptoms and determine whether ketamine-assisted therapy (KAT) might be of benefit to you. Upon mutual agreement, we will meet for an initial consultation and I will refer you to a psychiatrist who will do a medical screening and prescribe the medicine. We will then begin a preparation phase of at least three sessions in which we will get to know each other, I will gain a better understanding of the issues you struggle with, and we will prepare for your medicine session.
The higher dose ketamine session itself typically lasts 3 hours. I will be with you throughout the ketamine session. While there are many possible routes of administration, I work with sublingual lozenges. The effects begin to appear after about 15- 20 minutes, peak for about 40 minutes, and dissipate over the following 1-2 hours. Positive impacts on mood have been shown to last over the following days and sometimes weeks.
After your first KAT session, you will have at least 2 integration sessions in which I will help you integrate your experience during the ketamine session, discuss how you responded to the medicine, and determine an individualized course of treatment moving forward. Generally, multiple ketamine sessions are required in order to experience lasting effects. Please contact me directly for more detailed information and to answer any questions you might have.
Who qualifies?
Ketamine is used off-label for a variety of mental health disorders, including depression, chronic pain, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder, and addiction.
Some medical and psychiatric conditions need to be treated before you can safely work with ketamine. These conditions include hallucinations, untreated mania, cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled hyperthyroidism, increased intracranial pressure, cystitis, or evidence of liver disease.
Can KAT be done via video?
Yes! For appropriate patients, ketamine sessions can be safely done by video as we observe safety guidelines during the Covid pandemic.