What is Ketamine?

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Ketamine Psychoactive drug that has been used for medical purposes for decades.  More recently Ketamine has gained popularity as a mental health intervention, most commonly used to help with depression, but also used for other mental health problems as well.  Ketamine can offer some folks immediate temporary relief from mental health issues, and can have an accumulative affect over time.

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What is Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)?

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Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy uses Ketamine in conjunction with talk therapy to help support the therapy process.  Although Ketamine administered by a trained medical profession has the potential to have some positive affect on its own, coupling therapeutic Ketamine with Psychotherapy can be a powerful tool for inner exploration, integration, and healing.

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How to get started?

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Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about KAP, and I am happy to speak with you more.  If you decide to go down this path, we will start with some forms to learn more about you, and a couple introductory talk therapy sessions to make sure KAP is right for you, and to prepare you for the first session.  We will also have you see a medical professional who will see if Ketamine is right for you, and write you a prescription for the medication if it is appropriate.  When all those steps have been taken we can embark on a first KAP session.

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If you want to learn more about KAP please feel free to contact me directly or check out these resources below.

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ARTICLES/VIDEOS/PODCASTS ABOUT KAP:

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Comprehensive resource on information on Ketamine: https://www.kriyainstitute.com/

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Veronika Gold, MFT, co-founder of Polaris Insight Center on Dr. Ricky Fishaman’s, DC podcast talks about Psychedelic Assisted Therapies and Healing: https://conditionhealthnews.com/on-psychedelic-medicine-and-therapeutics-with-veronika-gold-mft-e36/

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Host Tara Rose @GreenGoddessRising podcast is talking with Veronika Gold about non-ordinary states of consciousness during ketamine sessions and their healing potential. Podcast can be access on PeaceLoveTara.com .

 

Lecture on Phenomenology of the ketamine experience, reports from Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) at Insight2019 in Berlin by Gregory Wells and Veronika Gold. 

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Article by Eric Sienknecht published in Chacruna in April 2020 on Ketamine induced NDE experience: https://chacruna.net/can-ketamine-induced-near-death-experiences-expedite-healing/

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Video interview with Veronika Gold about Psychedelic Psychotherapy published on Simulation Channel, September 2019. 

Interview with Veronika Gold on Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pglvxr_H_s

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Article by Dr. Raquel Bennett on the different Paradigms of Ketamine Treatment and how it is being used in clinical practice: https://maps.org/news/bulletin/articles/436-maps-bulletin-spring-2019-vol-29,-no-1/7718-paradigms-of-ketamine-treatment-spring-2019

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Published study on Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP): Patient Demographics, Clinical Data and Outcomes in Three Large Practices Administering Ketamine with Psychotherapy:  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02791072.2019.1587556

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Video of Gregory Wells and Veronika Gold on Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy and treatment at Polaris Insight Center from an event by Mt Tamp Integration in January 2019: https://psychedelicstoday.com/2019/05/07/veronika-gold-methods-of-ketamine-assisted-psychotherapy/

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Two part article on Integration by Harvey Schwartz published on Charcruna in March and April 2020: Integration – the upside of coming down and Debriefing, Disrupting, & Dark Journeys:  https://chacruna.net/integration-the-upside-of-coming-down/   &   https://chacruna.net/integration-the-upside-of-coming-down-part-two-debriefing-disrupting-dark-journeys/

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