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KETAMINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY (KAP)

A Synergistic Approach to Treating PTSD & Other Mental Health Disorders

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About Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)

  • Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a holistic, psychedelic-assisted therapy treatment that combines the use of ketamine with psychotherapy to treat a variety of mental health conditions such as PTSD, major depressive disorder, and chronic pain.

    KAP is a breakthrough treatment that helps individuals work through mental & emotional issues that are often too painful to work through in a traditional psychotherapy session.

    KAP has the ability to produce quicker & more efficient clinical outcomes for those with treatment-resistance depression or other mental and emotional challenges.

  • Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) combines the use of medically supported ketamine with psychotherapy to address the root cause of mental health conditions, leading to deep healing and improve overall quality of life.

    In KAP, ketamine is administered in a controlled, therapeutic setting to help individuals access altered states of consciousness. This allows for deep emotional processing and insight into core issues, that otherwise may not be possible, or may take a very long time to get to, in a traditional psychotherapy session due to our natural defences and our systems protectors.

    KAP speeds up the overall healing process and allows you to achieve results at a much quicker rate.

    KAP is a highly effective treatment, especially for those who have tried other treatments and not gotten the results they wanted or needed.

  • KAP is most often used in the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD), PTSD, and chronic pain.

    Research shows that KAP is also effective in treating: anxiety, OCD, substance use disorders + addiction, eating disorders, chronic pain, and OCD.

  • Ketamine on it own, has natural and powerful anti-anxiety and anti-depressant properties.

    When combined with psychotherapy, this treatment offers rapid relief from emotional and physical pain, accelerated processing of unresolved trauma, and profound insights that enhance personal awareness and growth, creating long-standing change.

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How It Works

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    Step One: Connect

    Our intake process is designed to determine program suitability and ensure that ketamine-assisted psychotherapy will be a safe & effective treatment for you.

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    Step Two: Prepare

    The preparation phase plays an integral role in the Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) process and preparing you for your ketamine experience, to ensure meaningful and successful treatment outcomes.

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    Step Three: Experience

    Explore altered states of consciousness through the use of sublingual self-administered ketamine, in a controlled, safe, and comfortable environment.

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    Step Four: Integrate

    Psychedelic integration helps you process material that showed up during your ketamine experience, and apply new insights into your every day life. It is a critical component of our Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy programming, leading to better clinical outcomes and improved overall well-being.

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    Step Five: Reconnect

    Reconnect with your treatment team and reassess whether your protocol feels complete, or whether you wish to extend your Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy journey.

Meet Our KAP Team

Your Psychedelic Preparation & Integration Coach

Registered Nurse, Transformational Coach, Trained Psychedelic Guide & Sitter

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  • Registered Nurse (RN)
    Psychedelic Preparation & Integration Coach
    Credentialed Psychedelic Sitter & Guide
    Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher
    Certified Transformational Coach

    Psychedelic Training

    Guided by personal & professional knowledge, Denise helps others prepare for and integrate psychedelic experiences with a variety of different medicines.

    Her Psychedelic Preparation & Integration Coaching combines the foundational practices from her work as a Certified Transformational Coach and Jungian Psychology, with training in psychedelic practice.

Your Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapist

RP, EMDR Certified Therapist, IFS Therapist, Ketamine, Psilocybin & MDMA Assisted Psychotherapy

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  • Registered Psychotherapist (RP)
    Psychedelic Preparation + Integration Coach
    Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy - Trained Facilitator & Guide
    EMDR Certified Psychotherapist
    IFS Therapist

    Training & Experience:

    Guided by personal experience and professional knowledge, Brittnee helps other prepare for & integrate experiences with Ketamine, Psilocybin, MDMA & Ayahuasca.

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Step One: Connect

  • Free 15-Minute Phone Consultation

    Attend a free 15-Minute Phone Consultation with your trained ketamine-assisted psychotherapist to discuss the process of Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) and determine which protocol may be best suited for your personalized needs.

  • Therapeutic Assessment

    90-Minute Therapeutic Assessment with your designated and trained Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapist to determine program suitability.

  • Medical Consultation

    Attend a Medical Consultation with our expert medical team to discuss health history & receive medical clearance, in order to ensure that Ketamine will be a safe and effective medicine.

Step Two: Prepare

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    Psychotherapy

    You will meet with your dedicated ketamine-assisted psychotherapist to discuss what to expect during a ketamine experience, so that you can provide informed consent to treatment with clarity and confidence.

    Preparation sessions with your Registered Psychotherapist may also include trauma mapping, and processing sessions, as needed.

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    Psychedelic Preparation Coaching

    Preparation sessions with your psychedelic preparation coach will help you develop meaningful intentions for treatment, work through any ‘blocks’ that may prevent treatment success, and develop important resources to prepare your nervous system for your ketamine experience

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    Holistic Wellness

    We take a personalized approach to care & offer multidisciplinary services under one roof.

    During the preparation phase, you may be invited to connect with another provider off our team and engage in additional holistic wellness services to support and enhance overall treatment effectiveness based on individual needs and desired outcomes.

Step Three: KAP Session

  • Dosage

    Depending on your personal intentions and desired outcomes, as well as results from your therapeutic and medical assessments, your treatment team will collaborate with you to determine a dosage that is supportive to you and your needs.

    This dose may change throughout KAP sessions, and is a part of ongoing assessment & evaluation by experienced professionals.

  • Psychedelic Dosing Sessions

    Psychedelic dosing sessions, are what we refer to as a “high dose” session.

    During these sessions, you can expect to lie down with an eye mask & headset and prepare for a carefully curated music playlist to guide your journey.

    Psychotherapy is typically completed prior to or after your dosing session.

  • Psycholytic Dosing Sessions

    During psycholytic dosing sessions, you will be given a low-dose of ketamine, while simultaneously engaging in psychotherapy during your experience.

Step Four: Integrate

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    Psychotherapy

    Integration with your ketamine-assisted psychotherapist will help you process and unpack any new or unresolved material that showed up in your ketamine experience.

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    Psychedelic Integration Coaching

    Psychedelic integration coaching will teach you to lean into your innate inner wisdom and explore new thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and understandings that have shown up as a result of your ketamine experience.

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    Holistic Wellness

    As a part of your integration process, you may be invited to work with other wellness experts on our team to deepen your healing and promote longevity of results by addressing other areas related to mental, emotional, physical & spiritual well-being.

Step Five: Reconnect

  • Reconnect

    You will meet with your ketamine-assisted psychotherapist and other members of your treatment team to determine whether you feel your original intentions have been met & significant progress has been made.

    Together, you will determine whether your protocol feels complete or whether you’d like to extend your ketamine-assisted psychotherapy journey.

  • Self-Report Assessments

    During the reconnect & reassess phase, you will be asked to complete a series of self-report and other questionnaires to compare baseline (pre-treatment) results to post-treatment results, to gather tangible evidence that supports progress and improvements to symptom reduction and/or areas that you may need further exploration and continued support around.

  • Additional KAP Sessions

    Additional ketamine experiences, as well as sessions with our Psychedelic Preparation and Integration Coach, can be added on as additional treatments individually, once you have completed your protocol.

  • Psychotherapy

    Once you have completed your protocol, you may wish to transition to regular psychotherapy services and meet with one of our Registered Psychotherapists for continued support, and/ or one of our holistic wellness experts to acquire more healing or focus on longevity of wellness.

Our Individualized Treatment Protocols

  • Free 15-minute Telephone Consultation

    Therapeutic Assessment Appointment (90-Minutes)

    Medical Consultation

    Self-Report Questionnaires & Medical Intake Forms

    5 Psychedelic Preparation Sessions (60-Minutes each)

    3 Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Sessions (2-hours each)

    3 Psychedelic Integration Sessions (60-minutes each)

    Reconnect & Reassess Appointment (60-minutes)

    Total Hours: 17.5
    Total Cost: $4, 325

  • Free 15-minute Telephone Consultation

    Therapeutic Assessment Appointment (90-Minutes)

    Medical Consultation

    Self-Report Questionnaires & Medical Intake Forms

    5 Psychedelic Preparation Sessions (60-Minutes each)

    6 Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Sessions (2-hours each)

    4 Psychedelic Integration Sessions (60-minutes each)

    Note: additional integration sessions can be added on, if needed

    Reconnect & Reassess Appointment (60-minutes)

    Total Hours: 24.5
    Total Cost: $6, 575

  • Free 15-minute Telephone Consultation

    Therapeutic Assessment Appointment

    Medical Consultation

    Self-Report Questionnaires & Medical Intake Forms

    5 Psychedelic Preparation Sessions (60-Minutes each)

    9 Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Experiences (2-hours each)

    6 Psychedelic Integration Sessions (60-minutes each)

    Note: additional integration sessions can be added on, as needed.

    Reconnect & Reassess Appointment (60-minutes)

    Total Hours: 32.5
    Total Cost: $8, 975

  • Free 15-minute Telephone Consultation

    Therapeutic Assessment Appointment

    Medical Consultation

    Self-Report Questionnaires & Medical Intake Forms

    5 Psychedelic Preparation Sessions (60-Minutes each)

    1 Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Experience (2-hours)

    1 Psychedelic Integration Coaching Session (60-minutes)

    Reconnect & Reassess Appointment (60-minutes)

    Total Cost: $2, 525

    If you wish to continue with Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy after you complete our Custom Protocol, you would then complete our Subsequent KAP Protocol.

  • This protocol is intended for those seeking subsequent Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) sessions, once you have completed our Custom Protocol, or any of our protocols above.

    Subsequent Protocol Includes:

    1 Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy experience (2-hours)

    1 Psychedelic Integration Coaching session (1-hour)

    Reconnect & reassess appointment (30-minutes)

    Total Cost: $975

    Note: It is recommended that you complete 6-9 subsequent protocols for maximum benefits and optimization of results.

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Psychedelic Vs. Psycholytic

Read below to find out whether psychedelic or psycholytic dosing sessions may be more appropriate for you!

  • Psychedelic or high dose sessions, are more ‘inward’ and allow for deep introspection. You may experience ego dissolution, mystical experiences, and profound insights.

    A therapists main role in high dose sessions is to provide a safe container for your healing & assist you in navigating difficult moments in your journey, if needed.

    These sessions are better suited for individuals with major depressive disorder, as well those who have been labelled as “treatment resistant”.

    Ketamine on its own has the ability to boost neuroplasticity and act as a quick & effective anti-depressant known to stimulate the regrowth of synapses, effectively rewiring the brain.

    Essentially, ketamine is helpful with this population in particular because it awakens clients into novel cognitive processes that traditional psychotherapy (without ketamine) may not be able to get to.

    With higher dose ketamine sessions, you are typically getting more ketamine (including the anti-depressant properties associated with it) than you are in a lower dose ketamine session.

    Psychedelic dosing may be better for you if you are experiencing:

    • Suicidality

    • OCD

    • Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

    • Treatment Resistant Depression

    • Chronic Pain

    • End of Life Distress

    Note: Psychedelic dosing may not be suitable to those who do not have an adequate grasp of their internal landscape.

  • During a psycholytic, or low-dose, session, you may feel like. you are in a meditative state & may notice yourself feeling more calm and relaxed than normal.

    Low-dose ketamine is often referred to as a “heart opener” as it helps our natural defenders/ protector parts soften and take a step back, so that you have more access to ‘self’ during your session.

    In low-dose sessions, you may feel safe enough to explore painful material & traumatic memories, that otherwise would be inaccessible to you. This allows for deep healing work to be completed more effectively, efficiently & improves overall treatment outcomes.

    Psycholytic sessions are sometimes the preferred dose for individuals with PTSD and C-PTSD, as working through trauma is an integral part of healing.

FAQs

  • Yes.

    This synergistic pairing may assist with:

    1) Reseting the brains learning pathways

    This is invaluable to psychotherapy, which often aims to restructure old and maladaptive patterns of thinking and behaving.

    2) Deepening Therapeutic Insights

    Ketamine may help you develop deeper insights, clarity, or emotional resonance with themes emerging, allowing you to engage with the therapeutic process in a more meaningful way

    3) Accelerating Recovery

    Ketamine can be like WD-40 for change and help “stuck” emotions move & be released a more rapid rate.

    Within 48-hours of a ketamine therapy session, there is a “window” of neuroplasticity, which psychotherapists can use to encourage continued exploration or growth, through integration.

    4) Window of Tolerance

    Ketamine may help with emotional regulation and train your system to be able to tolerate deeper forms of trauma processing through psychotherapy.

  • Your ketamine-assisted psychotherapy sessions are 2-hours in duration.

    The medicine itself is typically short-lasting & your experience may last anywhere between 45 minutes to 1.5 hours.

    Afterwards, you may still notice lingering effects of the ketamine and therefore, for safety reasons, you are not permitted to drive to or from KAP sessions & will need to find alternative transportation.

  • As a part of your customized treatment plan without our carefully designed protocols, you are able to choose between psycholytic dosing sessions, psychedelic dosing sessions, and a combination of both with approval from your treatment team (suitability is an important consideration).

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How Are We Different?

The “Intravenous Model” of Ketamine Therapy compared to our Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Program

Ketamine Therapy is a type of treatment that involves the use of administered Ketamine, typically through the use of ketamine infusions (IV ketamine), to treat a variety of conditions including mental health disorders & chronic pain. Ketamine therapy is usually offered by a medical professional (e.g. nurse or pain management clinic) and does not include psychotherapy as a part of treatment. It is not unusual for you to be left alone during your ketamine experience(s) and psychedelic preparation + integration by a trained professional is rarely provided. This model can leave you feeling alone, unsupported, and confused when trying to make sense of the deep emotional experiences that may be take place with this medicine.

Our Ketamine-assisted Psychotherapy program combines the powerful forces of ketamine therapy, with the added benefit of psychotherapy, and takes a holistic approach that focuses on healing all aspects of you, including your mind, body & soul .

Our program is different in that centres on therapeutic relationship & connection, which exponentially amplifies healing & longevity of results. Your ketamine-assisted psychotherapist will remain with you throughout your experience and you will have access to a team of supports who will help you prepare and integrate your experiences, leading to deep and profound healing.

If you have completed Ketamine Therapy at a different clinic and are need of assistance unpacking your experience, please reach out to us today!

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