Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, and trauma
Sometimes traditional therapy and medications don’t provide the relief you need. If you’ve tried multiple treatments for depression, anxiety, PTSD, or chronic pain without lasting improvement, you’re not alone. Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy offers a different approach that can create breakthroughs when other treatments have fallen short.
This innovative therapy combines the neuroplastic benefits of ketamine with psychotherapeutic support to facilitate profound healing and personal insight.
Ketamine-Assisted Therapy (KAP) combines low doses of ketamine with psychotherapy to treat various mental health conditions. Unlike ketamine infusions given in medical settings, KAP integrates the medication experience with therapeutic support to maximize healing potential. The ketamine helps create new neural pathways while you work with a therapist to process insights and integrate new perspectives.
This treatment approach recognizes that ketamine’s therapeutic effects are enhanced when combined with intentional psychological work, not just the medication alone.
Many clients come to KAP after trying multiple antidepressants, years of traditional therapy, or other treatments without achieving lasting relief. Some are dealing with treatment-resistant depression, severe anxiety, or PTSD that hasn’t responded to conventional approaches. Others have experienced trauma that feels stuck in their body and mind, resistant to traditional talk therapy.
This treatment is particularly helpful for people who feel emotionally numb, disconnected from themselves, or trapped in negative thought patterns that seem impossible to break. KAP can also benefit those seeking deeper personal insight and transformation beyond symptom relief.
Our approach combines medical expertise with therapeutic integration:
Comprehensive Assessment: Thorough evaluation to determine if KAP is appropriate for your specific situation and health history.
Preparation Sessions: Working with you to set intentions, develop coping strategies, and prepare for the ketamine experience.
Guided Ketamine Sessions: Carefully supervised sessions in a safe, therapeutic environment with ongoing support.
Integration Therapy: Processing insights, emotions, and experiences from ketamine sessions to create lasting change.
EMDR Integration: Using EMDR techniques to process trauma that may surface during or after ketamine sessions.
IFS Integration: Gently explore and integrate the insights that arise, helping you connect with your inner parts, process emotional experiences, and carry the transformation into daily life.
Trauma-Informed Care: Understanding how trauma affects the body and mind throughout the treatment process.
Ongoing Support: Regular therapy sessions to maintain progress and continue building on breakthroughs.
We work with adults throughout Colorado who have treatment-resistant mental health conditions or are seeking deeper therapeutic breakthroughs. Our clients include people with severe depression that hasn’t responded to multiple medications, chronic anxiety, complex PTSD, and those dealing with existential or identity issues. We’re experienced working with individuals who have histories of trauma, neurodivergent folks, and LGBTQIA+ clients.
This treatment requires medical clearance and careful screening to ensure safety and appropriateness for each individual.
KAP begins with thorough preparation, including medical screening, intention setting, and building therapeutic rapport. During ketamine sessions, you’ll be in a comfortable, private setting with your therapist present throughout. The experience often involves altered states of consciousness that can facilitate profound insights and emotional breakthroughs.
Sessions typically last 2-3 hours and include time for the medication to take effect, the guided experience itself, and initial processing. You’ll remain conscious and able to communicate, though you may experience changes in perception, emotions, or sense of time. Integration sessions help you make meaning of the experience and apply insights to your daily life.
Most people require a series of sessions spaced over several weeks or months. The effects can be rapid, with some people noticing improvements within hours or days, though lasting change requires ongoing therapeutic work.
Take the first step toward breakthrough healing and freedom from treatment-resistant symptoms. Schedule your free consultation today to explore whether Ketamine-Assisted Therapy is right for you.
