Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a holistic modality in which ketamine, a legal, safe and effective medicine, is used to treat a variety of mental health conditions, including Major Depressive Disorders, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Bipolar Depression, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Severe Anxiety and Treatment-Resistant Depression. It is used as a complement to psychotherapy to help patients to actively examine, work with, and effectively process that material for long-lasting change and sustained improvement in symptoms.

It works by blocking the brain’s NMDA receptors as well as by stimulating AMPA receptors, which are thought to help form new synaptic connections and boost neural circuits that regulate stress and mood. Ketamine has also been shown to enhance overall neuroplasticity for lasting symptom improvement. Ketamine can be administered in a variety of ways, including IV infusion, intramuscular injection, via nasal spray and using sublingual lozenges. Blue Lotus Wellness uses the sublingual lozenge form, however options for intramuscular injection can be administered onsite at the Awaken office.

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a holistic modality in which ketamine, a legal, safe and effective medicine, is used to treat a variety of mental health conditions, including Major Depressive Disorders, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Bipolar Depression, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Severe Anxiety and Treatment-Resistant Depression. It is used as a complement to psychotherapy to help patients to actively examine, work with, and effectively process that material for long-lasting change and sustained improvement in symptoms.

It works by blocking the brain’s NMDA receptors as well as by stimulating AMPA receptors, which are thought to help form new synaptic connections and boost neural circuits that regulate stress and mood. Ketamine has also been shown to enhance overall neuroplasticity for lasting symptom improvement. Ketamine can be administered in a variety of ways, including IV infusion, intramuscular injection, via nasal spray and using sublingual lozenges. Blue Lotus Wellness uses the sublingual lozenge form, however options for intramuscular injection can be administered onsite at the Awaken office.

1. Your therapist at Blue Lotus Wellness will make a referral to your Awaken Prescriber

2. Initial consultation with Awaken prescriber, eligibility check and ketamine prescription

3. Preparation sessions together with Blue Lotus therapist to align on the process and set intentions for the KAP dosing session

4. KAP dosing session with Blue Lotus therapist: You will self-administer your ketamine lozenge at our office or remotely

5. Follow-up or “Integration sessions” with Blue Lotus therapist within 48 hours to review the memories, thoughts & insights that arise during your dosing session

6. Follow-up consultations with your Awaken prescriber with prescription refills if eligible

7. Additional KAP dosing sessions as appropriate

During your medicine session, you will be laying down and will have a mask to block light as well as noise cancelling headphones in order to fully immerse yourself in the experience. The effects of ketamine, which most patients find pleasant, last for approximately 45 minutes. These effects can make you feel “far from” your body and facilitate shifts in perception that can often feel expansive in nature. People can have a variety of experiences including:

• ability to access challenging states of mind with less fear

• allow inner access to difficult and often “stuck” material and emotions

• relief from obsessive and depressive states

• conscious awareness

• a sense of newness and healing afterwards

Once these effects subside, we’ll spend the remainder of our appointment giving you space to process and discuss your experience. While it may feel hard to articulate what happens during the experience, patients feel like the insights gained are clear.

We recommend six sessions that span over a 3-6 week period.

No. Insurance companies do not cover Ketamine Therapy

Ketamine Therapy @ Blue Lotus Wellness 

Hourly rate applied (varies by provider)

Awaken Medical Costs:

• Medical Intake: $400 (One time fee, reimbursable through out-of-network)

• Follow-up Sessions: $200/Session (minimum of 1/quarter, reimbursable through out-of-network)

• Cost of Ketamine Lozenges: approximately $100 for 4-6 doses

Ketamine Therapy @ Blue Lotus Wellness 

Hourly rate applied (varies by provider)

Awaken Medical Costs:

• Medical Intake: $400 (One time fee, reimbursable through out-of-network)

• Follow-up Sessions: $200/Session (minimum of 1/quarter, reimbursable through out-of-network)

• Cost of Ketamine Lozenges: approximately $100 for 4-6 doses