Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)

For some individuals, traditional therapy alone does not create the level of change they are hoping for. Even with insight and effort, long-standing patterns of depression, trauma, or anxiety can remain deeply ingrained in the nervous system.

Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) is an emerging treatment that combines the therapeutic use of ketamine with psychotherapy and integration. When used in a structured, supportive setting, ketamine can help create a temporary shift in perception and awareness that allows individuals to explore thoughts, emotions, and experiences from a new perspective.

This shift can make it easier to access deeper layers of emotion, reduce rigid thinking patterns, and create new possibilities for healing.

At The Rising Sol, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is integrated with trauma-informed approaches such as somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems, EMDR, and mindfulness practices to support meaningful and lasting change.

How Ketamine Works

Ketamine affects the brain in ways that can increase neuroplasticity, which is the brain’s ability to form new neural connections.

For individuals struggling with depression or trauma, the brain can become stuck in repetitive loops of negative thinking, emotional pain, or survival responses. Ketamine may help temporarily loosen these patterns, allowing new insights, perspectives, and emotional experiences to emerge.

Many people describe ketamine sessions as creating a sense of distance from their usual mental patterns, which can allow them to explore difficult material with greater curiosity and less fear.

This experience can help open the door to new ways of understanding yourself and your past.

Who Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy May Help

KAP may be helpful for individuals experiencing:

• treatment-resistant depression
• trauma and PTSD
• anxiety
• persistent negative thought patterns
• emotional numbness or disconnection
• difficulty accessing or processing emotions in traditional therapy

This approach can be particularly helpful for people who feel they have done significant personal work but still feel stuck in the same patterns.

Safety and Medical Collaboration

Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is conducted in collaboration with qualified local medical providers Kansas who prescribe and monitor the medication when appropriate.

Not everyone is a candidate for ketamine treatment, and careful screening is an important part of the process. If you are interested in exploring this option, we can discuss whether it may be an appropriate fit for you.

A Trauma-Informed Approach

At The Rising Sol, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is not treated as a stand-alone intervention.

Instead, it is integrated within a broader therapeutic framework that includes somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, parts work, and trauma processing. This approach helps ensure that the experiences that arise during ketamine sessions are supported, understood, and meaningfully integrated.

Healing is not about escaping difficult experiences.
It is about creating the safety and support needed to move through them.

What to Expect in a Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Session

Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is a structured process designed to support both safety and meaningful therapeutic work.

Each step is an important part of the experience.

Preparation

Before a ketamine session, we spend time preparing together.

Preparation sessions focus on understanding your history, clarifying your intentions, and helping you feel comfortable with the process. This stage also includes discussing what you may experience during the medicine session and answering any questions you may have.

Establishing safety and trust is an essential foundation for the work.

The Medicine Session

During the ketamine session, you will be in a calm and supportive environment designed to help you focus inward.

Many people experience shifts in perception, imagery, or emotional awareness during the session. Some individuals describe a sense of distance from their usual thinking patterns, which can allow difficult experiences to be explored with greater curiosity and less fear.

Each person’s experience is unique. Some sessions feel reflective and insightful, while others may involve emotional processing or a sense of expanded perspective.

The goal is not to control the experience but to allow the mind and nervous system space to explore in a supported setting.

Integration

After the medicine session, we spend time integrating what emerged.

Integration sessions help translate the insights and emotional experiences from the ketamine session into meaningful changes in everyday life. This stage is often where deeper healing occurs as new perspectives are understood and applied.

Ketamine can help open the door to new possibilities, but the therapeutic integration process helps those possibilities become lasting change.

Considering Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy?

If you are curious about whether ketamine-assisted psychotherapy may be a good fit for you, we can explore this together during an free initial phone consultation.

This conversation allows us to discuss your goals, answer questions about the process, and determine whether this approach may support your healing journey.