Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
Assistance for treatment-resistant mental health conditions.
Struggling with anxiety, depression, or other life challenges? Individual therapy at BCSC helps you explore the underlying issues behind these challenges — and leads to a deeper understanding of yourself and your patterns.
How It Works:
At BCSC, we believe therapy isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. That’s why we utilize evidence-based treatments like CBT, DBT, and ACT as a way to meet your unique needs. Our approach starts with a thorough assessment to understand your symptoms, potential diagnoses, and underlying causes. We then collaborate with you to set personalized goals and track progress using expert research and proven methods.
Our treatment approach is always continuously refined to involve new techniques and technologies to better address a wide range of challenges — all in order to help individuals reduce suffering and build a more fulfilling life.
Modalities We Use:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Behavioral activation
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Evidence-based trauma treatment
- Mindfulness training
- Values-based exposure therapy
- Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE)
- Cognitive behavioral therapy for selective mutism
- Exposure & response prevention therapy
Strategic Solutions + Patient-Centric Care
Our approach utilizes research-backed treatment so you or your child get better results, with less chance of reoccurrence. Plus, by monitoring treatments as they progress, we’re better equipped to avoid roadblocks and troubleshoot immediately should challenges arise.
Evidence-Based Assessments
Personalized Treatments
Compassionate Care
Patient-Centered Outcome Tracking
Why Choose Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy?
- Experience low-dose ketamine to aid therapy in a controlled setting
- Receive supervised, professional in-clinic psychedelic sessions and follow up integration sessions
- Learn to explore emotions in altered states of consciousness
Frequently Asked Questions:
What is Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy?
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy combines low-dose ketamine infusions with psychotherapy sessions. Ketamine is an dissociative anesthetic medication that can also have mood-altering effects. Current research suggests that ketamine may improve neural connections and neuroplasticity.
Is ketamine safe for children and teens?
Yes, ketamine has a long history of safe use in children in various medical settings. However, usage of ketamine for emotional difficulties in minors is an emerging area of study. BCSC currently offers KAP for teens 16 or older.
What conditions does Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy treat?
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy is most commonly used for treatment-resistant conditions, which may include severe depression, anxiety, and OCD in teens and adults who haven’t responded well to traditional therapy and medication.
Are there any potential side effects to Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy?
Ketamine can cause temporary side effects like dissociation, dizziness, nausea, or headaches. These possible side effects, as well as steps for treating them, are reviewed in detail as part of initial consultation for treatment.
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