Ketamine is a safe & effective medicine used to treat a variety of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, disordered eating & body image issues, attachment-related patterns & relationship issues, & PTSD. While Ketamine is legal, the use for mental health is considered “off-label” at this time, although doctors have been prescribing for mental health concerns (initially, major depression) for about 20 years.

Ketamine helps to break up any rigid thought, emotion, & behavioral pattern(s) that might be limiting how you experience life. Ketamine has rapidly-acting antidepressant and mood-enhancing effects, which can begin to take effect within 1-2 hrs. after treatment and last for up to 2 - 2.5 weeks. 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.

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. Is Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Safe?

Since its inception, Journey Clinical has designed its business around a patient-centered collaborative care model with rigorous patient safety policies and procedures in place to safeguard patient health and support their journeys toward improved clinical outcomes. Read about our commitment to patient safety and wellbeing, and review information about ketamine safety and common side effects in our Informed Consent.

Yes! You can find the current list of accepted insurance providers for medical consultations in our Insurance FAQs.

Psychotherapy is paid separately; depending on the practitioner and your insurance psychotherapy may be partially or fully covered by insurance. If you have insurance, your medication management visits may be partially or fully covered or not covered at all. Depending on your insurance plan, you may be responsible for related costs, including copay or deductible, or payment of non-covered services.

Patients are responsible for verifying and understanding their eligibility and coverage responsibility. To learn more about insurance coverage, visit our Insurance FAQs

Medical treatment: total cost of initial evaluation, treatment plan, and medication for up to 2 sessions: $347*. May be eligible for partial insurance coverage depending on your plan.

Psychotherapy cost: dependent on KAP practitioner and modality. Depending on the practitioner, psychotherapy may be partially or fully covered by insurance.

Ongoing KAP Treatment:

Medical treatment: Total cost of 6 additional treatments $313*. May be eligible for partial insurance coverage depending on your plan.

Psychotherapy cost: Depending on the practitioner, psychotherapy may be partially or fully covered by insurance. Read about our commitment to patient safety and well-being here.‍

‍*with upfront cash pay discount applied unless applicable services covered by insurance. Get started to assess your eligibility and explore options: https://my.journeyclinical.com/get-started