Ketamine-Assisted Therapy

We have partnered with a medical group that will perform a virtual or in-person medical evaluation, prescribe the medication, and have it sent to your local pharmacy before your scheduled Ketamine-Assisted Therapy experience with your Woven therapist. Woven isn’t involved in the prescribing of Ketamine for the treatment but we work closely with our medical partners to ensure you have a compassionate and supportive experience.

Both! We have found that at-home, virtual administration can be incredibly powerful in making use of your safe home environment. We do offer in-person options on limited days and times. You can discuss your preference with our Therapist Matchmaker during your consultation.

We are experts at this! We will set up an environment virtually (and wherever you are doing the dosing session in your own environment) to make sure it is conducive to KAP. We have an entire system that we use to help you set up a safe and supportive environment and your therapist will walk you through this in the preparation stage. Overall, you’ll get a good sense of how your therapist shows up virtually in the intake and preparation phase of treatment. It’s easier than you think it’s going to be!

In our clinical experience of working with psychedelic treatment and trauma recovery, we’ve found that support and mindset are the most foundational factors that create a healing experience. Our therapists are trained to walk you through the experience using their expertise, clinical wisdom, and the nuances of your needs. This is a completely curated experience based on your goals, your needs, and your history. We also include two integration sessions after each ketamine exploration session. That helps you put words to your experiences and guides future exploration. In our opinion, this is very different from what you receive in other treatment centers.

We will walk you through the entire process. Starting during your consultation, we will tell you the exact next step, get you connected to our medical provider, give you estimates on scheduling and time, and curate the most supportive experience possible. We are available to answer your questions in between sessions as well.

The medicine is a big part of the process, but the therapeutic experience is what takes the medication’s effects to the next level. Part of what ketamine offers is neuroplasticity– your brain is literally making new connections so you can cope better with stress, emotional experiences, and past trauma triggers. Having a therapist in the room– no matter what method of ketamine you receive– is what helps take these new brain connections to the next level where you can make big life changes.

You may lay there for brief periods of time, but you’ll be interacting with your therapist throughout the session. You might discuss new connections you are making or process some feelings that are emerging during the session. It’s a relaxing environment, so lying there is totally fine, but you’ll most likely be interacting with your therapist in deeply therapeutic ways.

Ketamine is a dissociative drug, so you’ll feel like you took a medication that disconnects you a little bit. This usually helps you feel less defensive when interacting with her feelings and open to new interpretations of your circumstances and experiences.

Ketamine is FDA-regulated and highly researched. We are still in the process of researching the effects and risks of other psychedelic medications like MDMA and psilocybin. Since Ketamine is more researched, we have a really good idea of what these sessions will look like for patients and have highly trained professionals there to support you along the way. You’ll also notice that the effects of ketamine are shorter– which means if you feel uncomfortable with the effects of the medication, you won’t be “stuck” in the experience for 5-8 hours.

Ketamine has few counterindications, which means it's safe for a large majority of people. We have you evaluated by our medical team to make sure you meet the requirements. Some untreated conditions such as high blood pressure and hyperthyroidism might need to be treated first before we proceed with the KAP dosing sessions.

Yes! You still have to go through the intake and preparation process (non-negotiable because it impacts your experience so much), but if you do not find KAP helpful, you do not need to continue. Research does show that 3 and 6 dosing sessions tend to be the sweet spot in efficacy (where we see the most clinical benefits).