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Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy

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Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)

We offer a therapeutic modality called Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) in partnership with an organization called Journey Clinical.

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a holistic modality in which ketamine is used as a complement to psychotherapy to help eligible patients experience more frequent breakthroughs and sustained improvement in symptoms. We take on the psychotherapy portion of the experience, while Journey Clinical’s medical team supports you on all medical aspects. This includes determining eligibility, developing

a custom treatment plan, prescribing the medicine and monitoring outcomes.

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Below is more information about KAP to help you navigate if it may be a good fit for you.

 

What is Ketamine?

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Ketamine is a legal, safe and effective medicine used to treat a variety of mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety and PTSD. Ketamine has rapidly- acting antidepressant and mood-enhancing effects, which can begin to take effect within 1-2 hrs. after treatment. It works by blocking the brain’s NMDA receptors as well as by stimulating AMPA receptors, which are thought to help form new synaptic connections and boost neural circuits that regulate stress and mood. Ketamine has also been shown to enhance overall neuroplasticity for lasting symptom improvement.

Ketamine can be administered in a variety of ways, including IV infusion, intramuscular injection, via nasal spray and using sublingual lozenges. In our collaboration with Journey Clinical we only use the sublingual lozenge form.

 

How Does Ketamine Feel?

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The effects of ketamine, which most patients find pleasant, last for approximately 45 minutes. These effects can make you feel “far from” your body, and facilitate shifts in perception that can often feel expansive in nature. Your motor and verbal abilities will be reduced, so you’ll be lying down in a comfortable position during the experience. Once these effects subside, we’ll spend the remainder of our appointment giving you space to process and discuss your experience. While it may feel hard to articulate what happens during the experience, patients feel like the insights gained are clear.

 

*Initial Diagnostic Assessment: $170

*Follow up 45-60 minute sessions: $150

*30 minute face-to-face consultation: $50

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For consumer protection, we are providing a link to the board online license verification site:

https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense

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This information is required by the Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board, which regulates the practices of professional counseling, social work, and marriage and family therapy in this state.

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If you are experiencing a life threatening emergency, please go to the nearest Emergency Room or call 9-1-1 (on mobile: click on the 9-1-1 to automatically call).

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (available 24/7): (800) 273-8255

Free Ohio Crisis Text Line (available 24/7): Text HOME to 741741 

Serenity Family and Individual Counseling

(North Side)

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180 High Street

Suite D

Wadsworth, OH 44281

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P. (330) 331-9203

F. (234) 200-0584

E. shea@serenity-fic.com

Serenity Family and Individual Counseling

(South Side)

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273 Main Street

Suite 345

Wadsworth, OH 44281

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P. (330) 331-9203

F. (234) 200-0584

E. shea@serenity-fic.com

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