Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
A structured, depth-oriented approach for emotional processing and meaningful change
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy integrates the use of medically prescribed ketamine with psychotherapy, including intentional preparation, supported medicine sessions, and integration.
I offer KAP for individuals and couples who are interested in exploring patterns, emotions, and experiences that may have been difficult to access or shift through traditional therapy alone.
KAP is available in person in Denver and virtually in New Hampshire.
What is KAP
In KAP, ketamine is prescribed by a qualified medical provider and used within a psychotherapy process. The experience can temporarily alter your usual ways of perceiving yourself, your thoughts, emotions, and body.
Some people find that this shift creates greater distance from habitual patterns or defenses and allows them to encounter emotions, memories, or perspectives differently. What emerges is highly individual, and there is no particular experience you are expected to have.
KAP is not about the medicine experience alone. Preparation and integration are central parts of the work—helping you make meaning of what arises and connect those experiences to your ongoing therapeutic goals and everyday life.
What to Expect
KAP is a process rather than a single medicine session. The work typically includes:
Medical Evaluation
A collaborating medical provider evaluates whether ketamine is medically appropriate, provides the prescription, and reviews medical risks and instructions.
Preparation
Before your KAP session, we spend time clarifying intentions, discussing what to expect, addressing concerns, and preparing for how you want to approach the experience.
Supported KAP Session
KAP sessions take place in person in Denver. I remain with you throughout the ketamine experience, providing therapeutic support while allowing space for your individual process to unfold.
Integration
Following the medicine session, we explore what emerged—emotions, images, memories, bodily experiences, insights, or questions—and consider how it connects to your therapeutic work and everyday life.
There is no “right” KAP experience. Some sessions may feel emotionally significant or insight-oriented; others may be quieter, more somatic, difficult to put into words, or even sleepy. The work is not measured by how dramatic the experience feels.
My Approach to KAP
My approach to KAP is relational, trauma-informed, somatic, and integration-centered. I pay attention not only to what you think or understand during the experience, but also to emotion, sensation, nervous system responses, attachment patterns, identity, and the broader context of your life.
I don’t approach ketamine as a shortcut around difficult therapeutic work. Instead, it can become another way of engaging that work—sometimes creating access to experiences or perspectives that can then be explored and integrated over time.
With couples, KAP can also be incorporated into relational work when appropriate, with attention to each partner’s individual experience as well as the patterns, vulnerability, intimacy, and connection between them.
KAP is available in English and Spanish, and my work is culturally responsive and attentive to the ways culture, identity, relationships, and lived experience shape the meaning of what emerges.
Pricing
KAP sessions are available in person in Denver, Colorado, and virtually for clients in New Hampshire.
Individual KAP Session
120 minutes | $400
Couples KAP Session
120 minutes | $600
Integration Sessions
Individual: 55 minutes | $175
Couples: 90 minutes | $300
KAP is offered on a private-pay basis. HSA/FSA cards are accepted.
FAQs
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No. Ketamine is prescribed through a collaborating medical provider who determines medical eligibility and reviews risks, side effects, and medication-related questions. My role is providing the psychotherapy component of KAP, including preparation, support during the ketamine experience, and integration.
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There is no predetermined number of sessions. We consider your goals, previous therapeutic work, response to KAP, and what emerges through the process. Some people engage in a series of sessions, while others use KAP more selectively as part of ongoing therapy.
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There is no particular kind of experience you need to have for a KAP session to be meaningful. Experiences vary considerably from session to session. Some may feel emotionally or visually rich, while others may be quieter, more bodily, difficult to remember, or include periods of sleepiness. We approach whatever occurs with curiosity rather than measuring the session by its intensity.
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Yes. I offer virtual KAP for eligible clients located in New Hampshire. KAP is offered in person for clients in Denver, Colorado. Preparation and integration sessions may also be conducted virtually when appropriate.
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Yes. I offer KAP for couples when it is clinically and medically appropriate. Couples KAP includes preparation and integration, with attention to both partners’ individual experiences as well as the relational patterns and dynamics between them.
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We begin by discussing your goals, history, and reasons for considering KAP. Medical eligibility is determined separately by the collaborating prescribing provider. If KAP is not the right fit, we can discuss other therapeutic approaches that may better support your goals.
Considering KAP?
If you’re curious whether ketamine-assisted psychotherapy might be a good fit for you or your relationship, we can begin with a consultation to discuss your goals, questions, and what the process could look like.