What is Ketamine?

Ketamine is a well-studied, prescription medication that has been used safely in medical settings for over 50 years. At much lower doses than those used in anesthesia, ketamine has unique effects on the brain that can rapidly improve mood, reduce anxiety, and support emotional flexibility.

In recent years, ketamine has emerged as one of the most effective tools we have for treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, existential distress, end of life anyiety, PTSD, burnout and renewing creativity, especially when combined with therapeutic preparation and integration.

How Ketamine Works (in simple terms)

Unlike traditional antidepressants that work slowly and indirectly, ketamine acts on the brain’s glutamate system, helping to:

• Increase neuroplasticity (the brain’s ability to form new, healthier pathways)
• Reduce inflammation in the brain
• Temporarily quiet rigid or negative thought loops
• Create space for new insights, perspectives, and emotional processing

Many people describe feeling “unstuck”—sometimes after just one session.

What a Ketamine Experience Feels Like

At therapeutic doses, ketamine can create a gentle, dream-like, or dissociative state. This is not about escaping reality—it’s about creating distance from habitual patterns so the brain can reset.

Common experiences include:

• Deep relaxation
• Visual imagery or symbolic insights
• Emotional release
• A sense of clarity, calm, or perspective

You remain supported, monitored, and safe throughout the process.

Why Preparation & Integration Matter

Ketamine is not just a medication—it’s a therapeutic tool.

That’s why a treatment package includes:

• Preparation to set intentions, understand the experience, and ensure safety
• The guided journey itself (medically supervised)
• Integration sessions to help translate insights into real, lasting change

This clinical structure significantly improves outcomes and helps avoid the “quick fix” trap.

Safety & Responsibility

Ketamine is considered very safe when used clinically and responsibly. Medical screening is required, and not everyone is a candidate.

Important notes:

• Sessions are medically supervised
• Dosing is individualized
• Frequency is carefully controlled
• Education around boundaries and responsible use is built into care

We take safety, ethics, and nervous-system health seriously.

Who Ketamine Therapy May Help

Ketamine therapy may be supportive for individuals experiencing:

• Depression (including treatment-resistant depression)
• Anxiety or panic
• PTSD or trauma patterns
• Chronic stress or burnout
• Existential distress or life transitions
• Emotional numbness or rumination
• Terminal illness & death anxiety

You do not need to be “at rock bottom” to benefit.

Our Approach

Ketamine therapy is offered within a holistic, integrative model that honors the brain, body, and lived experience.

Care is grounded in:

• Medical oversight
• Trauma-informed support
• Nervous system regulation
• Thoughtful preparation and integration
• Respect for the medicine—not overuse, hype, or shortcuts

This is about healing, not escapism.

Ready to Learn More?

Ketamine therapy begins with screening to determine safety, appropriateness, and readiness for KAT.

If you’re curious, we invite you to explore whether this path is right for you. Please book a screening call here:

https://drkate.practicebetter.io/#/60baafdf2a832607b4962510/bookings

Psilocybin-assisted therapy (PAT) pairs a time-tested medicine with a carefully designed therapeutic container to help the brain and psyche reorganize toward health. When combined with skilled preparation and integration, many clients experience durable shifts in mood, meaning-making, and behavior.

Duration difference: A psilocybin journey typically lasts ~6 hours of active inner experience. By contrast, ketamine’s medicine window is relatively brief (~45–90 minutes; most clinics book 2–3 hours total). Psilocybin’s longer arc invites deeper narrative, emotional, and spiritual processing—one reason the preparation and integration matter so much.

While outcomes vary, modern clinical studies suggest psilocybin may support treatment-resistant depression, end-of-life distress, anxiety, compulsive patterns, and burnout—especially when combined with psychotherapy. Mechanistically, psilocybin:

• Increases neuroplasticity and network flexibility (helping the brain form healthier connections)
• Softens rigid rumination and repetitive self-stories
• Opens a powerful window for insight, learning, and values-aligned change

Bottom line: the medicine can open the door; therapy and integration help you walk through it—and keep going.

A large share of “psychedelic services” in the marketplace are medicine-first or medicine-only models. They often:

1. Skip preparation, leaving clients under-informed about set/setting, intentions, and medication interactions
2. Skip integration, offering little support to translate insights into daily life

That can produce short-term relief—but it underuses psilocybin’s transformational window. My model is different by design: we front-load education and safety, hold the journey with skilled presence, then follow with practical integration so shifts can stick.

1) One Preparation Session (75 minutes)

• Comprehensive medical/psych screening; med and contraindication review
• Intention setting, consent, and a personalized plan for mindset, music, and environment
• Nervous-system readiness (sleep, nutrition, breath/somatic tools) and “what to expect”

2) Psilocybin Journey (about 6.5 hours)

• Calm, curated space with eyeshades and music
• Continuous, trauma-sensitive facilitation focused on safety, consent, and trust
• Real-time support for somatic awareness, emotion processing, imagery, and meaning-making

Option A — Single Journey Package: 1 prep + 1 psilocybin journey + 3 integration sessions

Option B — Three-Journey Package: 1 prep + 3 psilocybin journeys + 4 integration sessions

Journeys are typically spaced 2+ weeks apart.

3) Three Integration Sessions (60 minutes each)

• Turn insights into action: nervous-system regulation, habit/behavior change, relationship skills
• Written integration plan with clear micro-steps
• Ongoing safety check-ins and adjustments to sustain progress

Timeline: Single-journey package usually completes in 3–5 weeks; three-journey series spans 8–16 weeks, individualized to your goals and nervous system.

• Screening first: psilocybin isn’t appropriate for everyone. We review medications, personal/family psychiatric history, cardiovascular risks, and current stressors.
• Colorado compliance: Medicine sessions occur only within approved frameworks and compliant settings. Preparation and integration can always occur with Dr. Kate.
• Trauma-informed care: pace, consent, and your felt sense of safety come first.
• Many clients report relief from depressive/anxious patterns, renewed purpose, and more flexible responses to stress.
• With integration, improvements more often generalize to daily life—energy, boundaries, relationships, creativity, and health routines.

All services are offered as complete packages to protect safety and outcomes (no à la carte).

• Single Journey Package: 2 prep + 1 journey (~6 hrs) + 3 integration
• Three-Journey Package: 2 prep + 3 journeys (~6 hrs each) + 3 integration

Message Dr. Kate for pricing and/or book your complimentary screening call below. We’ll explore fit, timing, and whether a single journey or a three-journey series best serves your goals.