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KETAMINE-ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY (KAP)

Science Meets Soul: Ketamine & Psychedelic Healing

For thousands of years, cultures around the world have used psychedelics for healing, growth, and spiritual connection. Modern research now confirms what many traditions have long known: these medicines can open pathways to flexibility, healing, and transformation.

People arrive here for different reasons. Some seek ketamine-assisted psychotherapy to interrupt patterns, find relief, or reclaim motivation. Others come after a psychedelic journey, needing integration support. Still others are preparing for an upcoming experience and want guidance in psychedelic safety (harm reduction).

Wherever you’re starting, you’ll find a safe, compassionate space here—grounded in science, guided by wisdom, and tailored to your unique path.

Discover a New Way to Navigate Change

Ketamine is currently the only legal psychedelic available nationwide. Combined with therapy, it offers a safe, evidence-based way to ease depression, trauma, anxiety, and burnout.

KAP opens a temporary window of neuroplasticity—a state where the brain can rewire itself. In this reset, we can interrupt stuck patterns, cultivate new perspectives, and strengthen skills for lasting growth.

It isn’t a quick fix or “cure.” It’s a catalyst for change. Clients often report:

  • Relief from depression, anxiety, or trauma
  • Feeling less “stuck” and more present in daily life
  • Greater self-acceptance, authenticity, and ease
  • Healthier, more connected relationships
  • A renewed sense of spirituality, nature, or purpose

Why I Believe in This Work

I know KAP from both sides of the therapy chair. My own journey brought remission from lifelong treatment-resistant depression and complex PTSD, and continues to sustain me with occasional boosters. It also awakened a spiritual connection I hadn’t expected.

That’s why I believe in KAP—not as a magic bullet, but as a catalyst for rediscovering wholeness and aliveness.

(You can read more about my journey here and here)

What Our Work Looks Like

I integrate ketamine work with Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic therapy, and mindfulness-based practices. This combination creates a supportive, trauma-informed framework where the medicine isn’t the “fix,” but a catalyst for deeper self-discovery and healing.

Unlike “drip” clinics, you are never left alone. I am with you throughout, supporting your journey every step of the way.
Our process:

  • Consultation: We’ll explore your history, goals, and readiness.
  • Medical Evaluation: You’ll meet with a physician who ensures safety and prescribes ketamine.
  • Preparation: Together, we’ll set intentions and build tools so your experience feels safe, grounded, and meaningful. The more prepared you are, the deeper the work.
  • KAP Sessions: In-person, 3-hour sessions in a therapeutic setting. I’m with you the entire time to provide support, whether you need space for inner exploration or gentle therapeutic engagement.
  • Integration: Breakthroughs aren’t enough—lasting change happens here. Integration sessions help you process insights and translate them into lasting change

Most clients begin with three KAP sessions plus integration. Preparation and integration can be virtual or in person; medicine sessions are in person. Booster sessions can follow when needed.

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PSYCHEDELIC INTEGRATION

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Making Sense of the Aftermath

A psychedelic journey can open profound doors—but what happens afterward isn’t always simple. Some return flooded with emotion or confused about what they experienced. Others feel unmoored by a challenging trip or unsure how to carry forward insights from a beautiful one.

Without Integration, Insights Fade

Psychedelics can spark expansion, but without support afterward, their impact may fade or even destabilize. Integration is the art of harvesting meaning and grounding insights in daily life. With the right guidance, challenges become growth and fleeting clarity becomes lasting change.

How I Can Help

In our work, I’ll create space for all of it—the beautiful, the confusing, and the painful. Using IFS, somatic practices, mindfulness, and coaching, I help you:

  • Stabilize and ground after overwhelming or disorienting experiences
  • Safely process difficult or “bad trip” material
  • Turn insights into meaningful shifts in daily life
  • Reconnect with purpose, meaning, and self-trust

Integration isn’t just remembering your journey—it’s living it forward.

Integration in Community

Mosaic: Women’s Integration Circle

A monthly in-person circle at The Berkeley Alembic in Berkeley, CA. We share stories, reflect together, and explore meditation, somatic tools, and parts work. Healing and growth deepen in community, where insights become actionable and you feel less alone.

Yirah: Jewish Integration Circle

A gathering for Jewish-identified individuals to process psychedelic experiences within the context of shared ancestry, identity, and resilience. We honor both the challenges and joys of Jewish experience today, creating a safe, inclusive space for support and growth.

Staying Safe, Informed, and Empowered

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Psychedelic Safety & Harm Reduction

Let’s be clear: I cannot provide, condone, or help procure illegal substances. At the same time, I am ethically committed to supporting people who choose to engage with psychedelics—because your safety, dignity, and wellbeing matter.

Harm reduction is about meeting you where you are, without judgment or shame. I can provide:

  • Education about types of substances, dosing, effects, and possible side effects
  • Safety planning for set (mindset) and setting (environment), the two biggest predictors of a constructive experience
  • Guidance on potential drug interactions and contraindications
  • Resources for substance testing and trusted information sources
  • Intention-setting to focus your experience and prime it for growth
  • Aftercare and integration to process, stabilize, and carry insights into daily life

Psychedelics can be powerful and unpredictable. With preparation and support, even difficult experiences can become opportunities for healing and transformation.

Closing Commitment

Whether through ketamine therapy, integration, community circles, or harm reduction, my work is grounded in my background as an integrative medicine psychologist. I honor the wholeness of who you are—mind, body, and spirit.

This isn’t just therapy. It’s an intentional recalibration—one that aligns your inner world with the life you’re ready to live.

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