Meet Your Ketamine Therapist

I am Alicia, and I work with people who are tired of trying to think or talk their way out of pain that lives much deeper in the body. You may have done years of traditional therapy, read all the books, listened to all the podcasts, and still feel like something is stuck. That is where ketamine assisted therapy can sometimes open a different kind of door.

For a long time, I practiced therapy the way I was trained. One week at a time, 50 minutes at a time. For many clients, that format worked beautifully. They gained insight, learned new skills, and felt more grounded and connected in their lives and relationships.

But I kept meeting clients who were carrying layers of trauma, grief, attachment wounds, or long term depression and anxiety. They understood their patterns very clearly. They could explain their story in detail. Yet their nervous systems still felt locked in survival mode. They were not broken or resistant. The tools we had just were not reaching the level where the pain was stored.

It became clear that for some people, talk therapy alone was not cutting it.

I noticed that the clients who were able to show up consistently, never miss a session, and stay in therapy for a long time often experienced big shifts. But most people have kids, careers, and major responsibilities pulling on them. It was not a lack of motivation. It was that they needed something more powerful and more efficient, and they needed it sooner rather than later.

That is what led me to ketamine assisted psychotherapy (KAP).

Over the last several years, I have completed additional training and begun collaborating with trusted medical providers who can safely prescribe ketamine when it is appropriate. I started quietly offering ketamine assisted sessions to clients who felt deeply stuck, and the changes I witnessed were significant. When ketamine is combined with a strong therapeutic relationship, good preparation, and thoughtful integration, it can soften rigid defenses, reduce emotional overwhelm, and allow people to process material that has felt unreachable.

Now, ketamine assisted psychotherapy is a central part of my intensive work.

My approach to ketamine therapy is not about chasing a quick fix or magical experience. It is about creating a safe container where your brain and nervous system can experience something genuinely new, then anchoring that change in your everyday life.

Here is what that looks like when we work together:

We start with a thorough assessment. We talk about your history, current symptoms, medications, physical health, and what you hope will be different. If ketamine seems like a possible fit, I will refer you to a medical provider who will do their own evaluation and, if appropriate, prescribe and oversee the medical portion of the ketamine treatment.

From there, we create a plan that usually includes preparation sessions, ketamine sessions, and integration sessions. Preparation is where we clarify your intentions, talk about what to expect, and build trust so you feel as safe as possible going into an altered state. Ketamine sessions happen with medical oversight, following the prescriber’s protocol. My role during these sessions is to support you therapeutically, help you track what is happening inside you, and stay grounded.

Integration is where the real transformation starts to land. We take the images, emotions, insights, and body sensations that emerged and slowly weave them into your daily life, your relationships, and the choices you are making. This part is just as important as the medicine itself.

I often bring in Brainspotting and parts work (IFS informed) as we integrate. These approaches pair beautifully with ketamine, because they help your system continue processing and reworking old patterns even after the medicine sessions are complete.

I tend to work in an intensive format here too. Instead of spreading this work out thinly, we might plan a focused series over several weeks or months, with protected time to really stay with the process. You are not left trying to cram something profound into the last ten minutes of a standard session while watching the clock.

I specialize in working with people who are:

• Recovering from relational trauma or infidelity and feel stuck in loops of fear, shame, or anger

• Carrying long term anxiety or depression that has not responded fully to other treatments

• Highly insightful and self aware, but still feel hijacked by their nervous system in certain situations

• Deeply committed to their healing and curious about doing something different, with good support and clear boundaries

Ketamine is not for everyone, and it is not the first step for every person. Sometimes we decide together that we need to build more stability and safety before adding medicine work. Sometimes we use it briefly to help your system “unfreeze,” then continue with non medicine therapy. Sometimes we decide it is not the right fit at all. My job is not to sell you on ketamine. My job is to help you find what actually serves your healing.

What I love about this work is watching clients who have felt hopeless or numb begin to feel movement again. They may notice a little more space between trigger and reaction. A softer response to an old memory. A bit more compassion for themselves. A fresh perspective on a relationship pattern that once felt impossible to shift.

In our work together, you are not just a diagnosis or a protocol. You are a whole person with a history, values, relationships, and a nervous system that has done its best to keep you alive. Ketamine assisted therapy is one more tool we can use, thoughtfully and ethically, to support that system in finding new possibilities.

If you are curious about ketamine assisted therapy and wondering whether it might be right for you, we can start with a simple conversation. In a consultation, I will answer your questions, explain my process, talk about safety and medical collaboration, and help you decide if this path fits your needs and timing.

You do not have to know for sure before you reach out. You just have to be willing to explore a different way of healing, with support at every step.