Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy in Studio City and Online Integration Sessions Across California

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) can offer a powerful path toward healing when traditional approaches have not brought the relief you hoped for. KAP creates a unique opportunity to quiet the layers of fear, overthinking, and emotional defenses that often stand between you and deeper self-understanding. When approached with care, intention, and proper therapeutic support, ketamine can help open an expanded field of awareness that makes meaningful change possible.

At Aligned Mind Therapy, we integrate the medical safety of ketamine treatment with the relational depth of psychotherapy. This combination helps you explore insights with clarity while staying grounded in a safe therapeutic container.

KAP is offered in person only at our Studio City office, with preparation and integration sessions available both in person and online for clients throughout California.

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Understanding Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy

Ketamine is an FDA approved anesthetic that has been safely used in medical settings for decades. In lower doses, ketamine can reduce rigid patterns of thinking, interrupt depressive cycles, and temporarily quiet the brain networks that reinforce anxiety and trauma symptoms.

During KAP sessions, many people experience increased emotional openness, reduced inner judgment, and a greater sense of connection with their authentic self. Insights that often remain out of reach in ordinary talk therapy can become more accessible, allowing you to explore your inner world with greater ease and curiosity.

KAP is not a stand alone treatment. It is most effective when paired with ongoing psychotherapy, which helps you understand, integrate, and apply the insights that arise during your journey.

How the KAP Process Works

1. Initial Consultation

A brief phone call is completed to assess eligibility. If you are a candidate, you will be referred to a medical provider (such as Journey Clinical) to complete a full evaluation and obtain a prescription.

2. Medical Evaluation

The evaluation is performed by an independent clinician, who determines your eligibility, reviews your health history, and prescribes the appropriate ketamine dosage and route of administration.

4. Ketamine Sessions

Ketamine sessions take place at our comfortable Studio City office.  Your therapist will be present to support you, help you stay connected to your intentions, and guide you through emotional material that arises.

3. Preparation Session

Before your first ketamine session, you will meet with your therapist to clarify intentions, discuss expectations, create a safety plan, and build grounding practices. This session helps you understand how to navigate the experience with openness and stability.

5. Integration Sessions

After each ketamine dose, you will meet with your therapist to understand and integrate what emerged. Integration is the foundation of KAP. During these sessions, we help you explore the insights, imagery, shifts in perspective, and emotional material that surfaced so they become meaningful and lasting parts of your healing process.

What Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Can Help With

KAP can support clients struggling with:

  • Treatment-resistant depression

  • PTSD

  • Anxiety disorders

  • Acute stress

  • Negative self-beliefs

  • Rigid thought patterns

  • Existential distress

  • Emotional disconnection

  • Feeling stuck or unable to move forward

According to your existing KAP page, ketamine may be especially helpful for clients with treatment-resistant depression and persistent trauma symptoms

A Note About Safety

We strictly adhere to medical and therapeutic best practices. Ketamine is provided only through licensed medical professionals who prescribe the correct dosage and monitor your physical safety. Your therapist remains present throughout the experience to ensure emotional and psychological safety.

All preparation and integration sessions follow trauma informed guidelines so you can feel supported, respected, and in control of your pace.

FAQs

  • Infusion clinics focus on medication only. KAP integrates psychotherapy before, during, and after your ketamine sessions, which research shows increases effectiveness and long term benefits.

  • Yes. All clients must complete a medical evaluation through a prescribing clinician before beginning ketamine sessions.

  • When medically supervised and paired with psychotherapy, ketamine has a strong safety profile. Most clients experience temporary and manageable side effects that resolve shortly after each session.

  • Most clients complete two to six ketamine sessions along with preparation and integration meetings. The exact number depends on your symptoms, goals, and therapeutic progress.

  • Yes. Integration can be completed either online anywhere in California or in person at our Studio City office.

Begin Your Journey Toward Healing

Choosing to explore ketamine therapy is a thoughtful and courageous step. With the right guidance, KAP can help quiet the noise of anxiety and depression so you can reconnect with clarity, meaning, and emotional freedom.

Start your journey with Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy in Studio City, with integration sessions available online across California.

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