PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY

Psychedelic-assisted therapy has the potential to unlock the depths of the unconscious, where our deep-seated emotions, beliefs, and experiences reside.

Facilitating powerful change in a short amount of time…

Psychedelic-assisted therapy provides a way to cut through the mental static and get straight to the root of what’s blocking you.

By exploring your deepest emotions, needs, and most challenging experiences - you gain a profound awareness of yourself and your life.

This clarity can lead to inner transformation and the re-orienting of your life according to your values.

HOW DOES PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY WORK?

Together, we work to create a calm, trusting, peaceful environment for you to set clear intentions and feel safe to engage in the deep work that is offered with KAP.

Our therapeutic relationship supports the pharmacologic, biological experience of ketamine — our connection and relationship creates a foundation for the medicine to be effective for longer-term psychological change rather than a short-term experience. 

The outcome of KAP and other psychedelic-assisted therapies is highly reliant on what is called “set and setting”.

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SET

This is the mindset or inner experience of the client who undergoes psychedelic work. Mindset includes beliefs, intentions, and emotions that create our inner environment.

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SETTING

This is the external environment in which the therapy occurs — the literal setting of the therapy which can be your own home, my office, or a group space. The setting also includes the relationships between the provider and client and cultural environment. 

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SPECIALTY & TRAINING

I am a certified Journey Clinical Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) Provider and offer this service as a complement to psychotherapy.

I facilitate KAP in partnership with an organization called Journey Clinical, which has a specialized medical team that determines eligibility for KAP, prescribes the ketamine, & supports us in monitoring outcomes.

Psychedelic work is powerful and well-suited for: anxiety, treatment-resistant depression, and PTSD. It facilitates insight and change that many people feel has never been able to happen in traditional talk therapy. I would be happy to visit with you and answer your questions about KAP in a free consultation.

HOW KETAMINE-ASSISTED
PSYCHOTHERAPY WORKS

Scroll through the various steps to get a better idea of the journey…

  • 01 // 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.

  • 02 // 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 goal of a preparation session(s) is to align on the process and set intentions for our KAP sessions together.

  • 03 // KAP Dosing Session


    A typical ketamine dosing session lasts between 2-3 hours and can take place either in-person at my office, or remotely via telehealth.

    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.

  • 04 // Integration Sessions


    After our KAP dosing session, we will meet for integration therapy sessions to review the memories, thoughts & insights that arose during your dosing session, and to prepare for the next dosing session.

  • 05 // Follow-Up Consultations


    After our first KAP sessions, 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.

SESSION RATES

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is $450-575/session due to the format of a 2.5-3 hour session.

KAP is usually 4-6 sessions with Ketamine medicine.

Three sessions of individual therapy for new clients before Ketamine is introduced and three sessions of integration is recommended.

*I offer a sliding scale based on need and to please ask me if this is something you'd like to explore. I do not ask for proof of need, it is based on the honor system and knowing whether paying for therapy will detrimentally impact your life and providing for you and your family, or if paying for therapy is a sacrifice that is a beneficial investment.

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“Kathryn is an amazing practitioner. She is embodied, present, REAL, and incredibly knowledgeable.

I have trusted her to guide me down into the depths and bear witness to my unravelings, uncoverings, and self-discovery,

and I would nudge anyone looking to go deeper into their own psyche and that of the collective to pursue her work and care. I highly recommend Kathryn!”


- Lyndsey

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • I see clients online and in-person in my lovely office located in Niwot, Colorado.

  • 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 and last for up to 2 weeks. 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.

  • Ketamine can be administered in a variety of ways, including IV infusion, intramuscular injection, via nasal spray and using sublingual lozenges. In my work with Journey Clinical we only use the sublingual lozenge form.

  • 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.

  • Journey Clinical is a platform for licensed psychotherapists to incorporate science-based psychedelic therapies in their practice safely and effectively, starting with Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). Journey Clinical’s in-house medical team takes on patient eligibility, prescriptions and outcome monitoring, while I take on the therapy. Their collaborative care model is designed to deliver personalized treatment plans to meet your individual needs and improve long-term outcomes.

  • I am not in-network with any insurance providers, although you may be able to receive some reimbursement if your policy has out-of-network mental health benefits.

    To use out-of-network benefits, I must provide a diagnosis for you that we will discuss together. Then, each month I will send you a superbill documenting what you paid for sessions. You then submit the superbill to your insurance company for reimbursement. You can also use Flexible Spending/Health Savings Account for payment.

    You will need to call your insurance company to confirm your benefits and here are questions to ask:

    Do I have mental health (or behavioral health) insurance benefits?

    What is my deductible and has it been met?

    How many sessions per year does my health insurance cover?

    What is the coverage amount per therapy session for an out-of-network mental health (or behavioral health) provider?

    What is the out of network reimbursement rate for the CPT code 90834?