Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
What Is Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy?
Sometimes insight alone isn’t enough. You may understand your patterns, know where they came from, and still feel as though something deeper keeps pulling you back into the same emotional responses.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) combines psychotherapy with a medically prescribed ketamine experience. Ketamine can create a temporary shift in perspective and awareness that may allow you to relate differently to emotions, memories, protective patterns, and parts of yourself that can feel difficult to access in traditional therapy.
At Soluna, KAP can be incorporated into your ongoing therapy when it feels clinically appropriate. During the medicine experience, you’re given space to turn inward while I remain present to support you, hold the therapeutic container, and help you feel grounded and safe.
The deeper therapeutic work happens through preparation, the ketamine experience itself, and integration afterward—helping you make meaning of what emerged and connect it back to the work we’re already doing together.
How It Works at Soluna Soulwork
KAP at Soluna is an option that can be incorporated into your ongoing therapy when we determine together that it may support your healing. The experience includes preparation, the ketamine session itself, and integration afterward.
Preparation
Before your first KAP experience, we’ll talk about your intentions, what you hope to explore, and how to prepare for the session. Ketamine is prescribed separately by an independent medical provider, who is responsible for medical screening, prescribing, and medication-related care.
Therapist Supported KAP Session
Therapist-Supported KAP sessions are $400 and include approximately two hours of support during the ketamine experience plus a brief follow-up integration session.
For clients completing their ketamine experience separately in accordance with their prescribing provider’s treatment plan, KAP integration sessions are available at the standard 60-minute therapy rate of $250.
Your KAP appointment is approximately two hours. We’ll spend some time connecting and preparing before you take the medication. During the ketamine experience, you’ll primarily turn inward while I remain present with you, providing therapeutic support, monitoring, and a safe container for the experience.
As the effects begin to subside, we’ll spend a little time grounding and briefly processing anything that feels important before ending the session.
Integration
A brief follow-up integration session is included at no additional charge. This gives us an opportunity to explore what emerged during your experience and begin connecting those insights to your ongoing therapeutic work.
Medical evaluation, prescribing, ketamine medication, and other medical fees are separate and are paid directly to your independent medical provider.
Is KAP Right for You?
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy may be worth exploring if you:
Are already engaged in therapy and feel there are places where you continue to feel stuck
Understand your patterns intellectually but struggle to shift them emotionally or in your body
Are working through trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship patterns, or deeply rooted beliefs
Feel curious about using ketamine as a tool to support and deepen your therapeutic work
Are willing to engage in preparation and integration—not just the medicine experience itself
Are located in North Carolina or Washington, D.C.
KAP isn’t the right fit for everyone. We’ll talk together about whether it makes sense for your therapeutic goals, and an independent medical provider will determine whether ketamine is medically appropriate for you.
Your Questions, Answered
Is ketamine legal?
Yes. Ketamine is an FDA-approved medication that has been used in medical settings for decades. Its use for many mental health conditions is considered off-label, which is a common medical practice. Your independent medical provider will determine whether ketamine is medically appropriate for you and will handle prescribing and medication-related care.
Will I feel out of control?
Ketamine experiences vary from person to person. You may notice changes in perception, body awareness, emotions, thoughts, or your sense of time. During your KAP session, I remain present with you throughout the experience to provide therapeutic support and help maintain a grounded, supportive environment.
How is this different from other KAP providers?
KAP is incorporated into your ongoing therapy and centers around the ketamine experience itself, with preparation and integration supporting the work.
A Ketamine Therapy Intensive is a longer, 5–6 hour experience in which ketamine is used as a catalyst for extended, active therapeutic work. We have significantly more time to work with parts, patterns, emotions, trauma responses, and whatever emerges during the intensive.
How many sessions will I need?
There isn’t a predetermined number. We’ll consider your goals, your response to the experience, and how KAP fits into your overall therapy rather than automatically committing you to a package of sessions.
Does the $400 fee include the ketamine medication?
No. The $400 fee covers your KAP psychotherapy experience with Soluna Soulwork and the included brief follow-up integration. Medical evaluation, prescribing, medication, and related medical fees are handled and billed separately by your independent medical provider.
I have more questions.
That’s exactly what your consultation is for. This is a conversation — not a sales call. We’ll explore whether KAP feels like the right next step for you and answer everything you need to feel informed and ready.
Ready to Explore KAP?
You don’t need to know whether ketamine is the right next step before reaching out. We’ll start with a complimentary Clarity Consultation to talk about what you’re working through, your goals for therapy, and whether KAP may be a meaningful addition to your therapeutic work.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy at Soluna is currently available to clients located in North Carolina and Washington, D.C. Sessions are offered virtually.
KAP psychotherapy is a private-pay service. The Soluna fee is $400 and includes the approximately two-hour KAP session and a follow-up integration session. Medical evaluation, prescribing, ketamine medication, and related medical fees are provided and billed separately by an independent medical provider.