• 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.

• Discuss with your therapist if Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy would be a good treatment option for you.
• 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 staff 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 and self-administer the ketamine lozenges by Journey Clinical’s medical team in advance of our KAP sessions.

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 quantity and length of these sessions is determined by the psychotherapist and the patient’s unique treatment plan. The goal of a preparation session(s) is to align on the process and set intentions for our KAP sessions together. The patient and psychotherapist align on the process and set intentions for their KAP work together. the quantity and length of these sessions is determined by the psychotherapist and the patient’s unique treatment plan.

KAP Dosing Session:

• A typical ketamine dosing session lasts between 1-3 hours can take place remotely via telehealth.
• Depending on your location I might be able to have the dosing session in your home but most sessions will be done virtually. Additional fee for in home sessions. In home sessions will not require you to have a chaperone since I will be present.
• 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.
• Patients are prescribed 6-8 dosing sessions on average.
• Depending on your location I might be able to have the dosing session in your home but most sessions will be done virtually. Additional fee for in home sessions.

3. Integration Sessions:

• After our KAP dosing session, we will meet for multiple integration(check in) therapy sessions to review the memories, thoughts & insights that arose during your dosing session, and to prepare for the next dosing session. These sessions can be billed through your insurance.

4. 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.

• Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy is an affordable, accessible modality. Although the medical intake and follow ups are not covered by insurance, they are eligible for out-of-network reimbursement. You will need to contact your health insurance plan to see if they offer out-of-network benefits for Ketamine.

• Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy

• My typical hourly rate is $200/hr

• Journey Clinical Medical Costs

• First-time patients

• Initial medical consultation with Journey Clinical doctor: $250
• Cost of medication: $88 (enough for 2 sessions)
• Total= $388

• Ongoing treatment

• Follow-up medical consultation with Journey Clinical $150 (at least 1X per quarter)
• Cost of medication: $148 (enough for up to 6 sessions)
• Total= $299

Psychotherapy Packages (Not including the cost of medication)

• Trial KAP Package: For those interested in exploring Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) but are unsure about a 6 session commitment, I provide a two-session trial option. Price includes one preparation session, two 2-hour medicine sessions, and two 50 minute integration sessions - $1200.
• Standard Protocol Package - Our standard treatment plan follows the research protocol developed by the Ketamine Research Foundation. Treatment goals are established during the initial intake session. The first ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) session is used to determine the optimal lozenge dosage. Six KAP sessions are administered over the course of six to eight weeks. Price includes one preparation session, 6 two-hour medicine sessions, and six 50 minute integration sessions. - $3600
• In order to make this treatment option more accessible to clients I will be accepting eligible insurance plans through my billing provider Alma. Through your insurance we can bill for your preparation session, integration session, and 1 hour of your dosing session(out of the 2-3 hours). You will still be responsible for your co-pays, medical costs, and your non-insurance covered dosing sessions.  Depending on your insurance plan this can create a significant reduction in your overall costs.