Ketamine Therapy
Ketamine gives talk therapy a boost.
Ketamine is FDA-approved for pain and anesthesia treatment and its use for the treatment of depression and other mental health conditions is at this time off-label. There are hundreds of research studies published on its benefits for depression. It brings significant benefits to approximately 70% of people with depression. It is generally safe and well-tolerated when administered in a well-controlled environment.
Ketamine can lead to rapid improvement of depression and other symptoms. Current research is elucidating its benefits for alcoholism, substance dependencies, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other conditions.
At Mind Body Seven, we focus on ketamine treatment for depression and deep transformational psychotherapy work as well as the added benefit of giving talk therapy a boost.
What to Expect?
This treatment will be administered by a licensed clinician and you will be accompanied for the entire treatment by a licensed psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychiatric nurse practitioner. Your mental health clinician will meet with you for prep and integration sessions and your ketamine treatment sessions.
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) sessions will facilitate a deeper exploration of your patterns in psychotherapy integration sessions that happen before and after the ketamine sessions. Ketamine facilitates brain plasticity and learning new ways of thinking and behaving to create more freedom, fulfillment, and joy in your life.
How is Ketamine Administered?
This treatment will be administered by a licensed clinician and you will be accompanied for the entire treatment by a licensed psychotherapist, psychiatrist, or psychiatric nurse practitioner. Your mental health clinician will meet with you for prep and integration sessions and your ketamine treatment sessions.
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) sessions will facilitate a deeper exploration of your patterns in psychotherapy integration sessions that happen before and after the ketamine sessions. Ketamine facilitates brain plasticity and learning new ways of thinking and behaving to create more freedom, fulfillment, and joy in your life.
Treatment Process:
1. Connect with Our Admin Team
An initial phone call or email to our office to inquire about treatment options, clinicians, and pricing. We have a number of clinicians providing treatment and a wide range of prices including low-cost ketamine treatment options.
2. 10 Minute Consultation
You can schedule a no-cost 10-minute consultation call with one of our Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners to discuss your treatment goals and options.
3. Schedule an In-Person or Telehealth Appointment
Schedule an in-person or telehealth initial appointment with one of the clinicians on our ketamine treatment team.
4. Intake Paperwork
Complete your online intake “paperwork” before your appointment.
5. Initial Evaluation Appointment
This is your opportunity to connect with your clinician, share your story, discuss any medical issues, and ask any questions you may have about treatment options. This will help you and your clinician determine if ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) is safe for you, and will be helpful for your unique needs and mental health goals.
6. Optional Goal Setting and Preparation Session(s)
Some patients prefer to have one or several appointments with their clinician to get to know each other better and more comprehensively discuss their stories and goals. Much, but not all, research on KAP includes several preparatory talk therapy sessions before beginning the medicine treatment sessions.
7. Ketamine Treatment Session
Ketamine treatments are available in our Park Slope, Brooklyn office. Sessions typically last about 2 to 2.5 hours. You will collaborate with your clinician to determine the mode of administration - oral or by injection - with the option to adjust from session to session depending on what works best for you. Your clinician will be with you through the entire experience, and save time to talk before and after the session. Plan on a light, calm day after the treatment.
8. Optional, but Strongly Recommended 45-minute Long Integration Session
A 45-minute long integration session within 72 hours of your ketamine treatment session to optimize its effect. In this window of time, your brain has a much higher capacity for neuroplasticity (the growth and rewiring of functions in some way that differs from how it previously functioned) which allows you to make more rapid and significant progress toward your mental health goals.
9. Repeat
We recommend an initial series of four to eight ketamine-assisted psychotherapy treatments followed by integration sessions over two to ten weeks.
10. Long-Term Integration
For months or even years after the ketamine-assisted psychotherapy sessions, you can continue to discuss the rich material that comes up in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy sessions in ongoing therapy with your ketamine clinician or another therapist.
11. Maintenance
For some people a series of four to eight treatments is sufficient. For others, ongoing maintenance treatment with ketamine ranging from once a month to every six months is a way to hold on to the benefits of treatment and remain well.
Cost Per Session
$495+
Cost varies depending on the practitioner who will be with you for the whole session.
Ready to get started with Ketamine?
If you are interested in hearing more about Ketamine Therapy or would like to know if you are a candidate, please fill out an inquiry form below and a member of our administrative staff will be in touch shortly.