Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
When talk therapy has taken you as far as it can go.
You’ve done the work, maybe years of it. You understand your patterns. And something still won’t move.
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy isn’t a shortcut. It’s a different kind of access. In low doses, ketamine is heart-opening. It softens the protective parts that keep us guarded, defended, stuck, opening a window for real therapeutic work in a less threatening way.
For the right person, it can change everything.
What KAP actually is
- Low-dose ketamine, paired with therapeutic support before, during, and after
- Not a ketamine infusion clinic. Not a wellness trend.
- A structured process with a trained therapist who stays with you through all of it
- Fast-acting when it matters most: for clients who are underfunctioning, unable to care for their own needs or their family’s, KAP can move them toward functional again in days, not weeks
Most people feel relaxed, open, and less defended than usual. That state becomes a container for reaching what’s hard to access in ordinary waking life, and finding a new relationship to old pain.
The medicine session is only part of it. The preparation and integration around it are where the real change takes root.
How we work
At Diagonal House, KAP is always embedded in an ongoing therapeutic relationship. We don’t offer standalone ketamine sessions. We offer a full therapeutic process, with ketamine as one powerful tool within it.
Michelle trained in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy through Novamind (formerly Cedar Psychiatry) and Polaris Insight Center, two of the field’s leading programs. Her approach is relational and depth-oriented: the medicine is most powerful within a trusted relationship.
KAP at Diagonal House is not a protocol. It’s a collaboration.
Anxiety, depression & trauma
KAP can be especially powerful for anxiety, depression, and trauma that haven’t fully responded to talk therapy alone. It creates enough distance from the usual anxious, low, or hypervigilant state to reach what’s underneath: old trauma, stuck patterns, a nervous system that learned to sense danger. In a way that feels workable, not overwhelming.
We often pair KAP with EMDR or ART during integration work, giving trauma processing another avenue when it’s gotten stuck.
Practical details
- KAP is self-pay. Sessions are priced by type: preparation, medicine, or integration.
- Ketamine is prescribed by a partnering medical provider. We coordinate this as part of your care.
- Medicine sessions can take place in our Draper office or at a partnering clinic, depending on what’s right for you.
- We work with adults only for KAP.
If you’ve been doing the work and something still won’t move, this might be worth exploring.
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