Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) | Vermont

When traditional therapy and conventional medications feel like they have taken you as far as they can, your mind and body may need a direct doorway to deeper healing. For individuals navigating treatment-resistant depression, severe anxiety, and complex PTSD (C-PTSD), traditional talking methods can sometimes trigger a hyper-vigilant nervous system, causing you to hit an emotional wall. Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a breakthrough, legal psychedelic-assisted treatment that combines medicine with targeted clinical integration to help you safely move past those blocks.

How Ketamine Creates Space for Root Healing

Ketamine works fundamentally on a physiological level by blocking NMDA receptors in the brain. This rapid chemical shift triggers a surge of glutamate, promoting rapid neuroplasticity—the brain's natural ability to form new neural pathways and break out of rigid, trauma-loop thinking.

By temporarily quieting the default mode network (the part of the brain responsible for rumination and active defense mechanisms), ketamine lowers defense structures and creates a profound sense of psychological safety. This medicine allows you to approach deeply painful traumatic memories without becoming flooded, panicked, or emotionally overwhelmed.

My Coordinated Care Model: Prep, Dosing, and Integration

True, lasting transformation does not happen from the medicine alone; it comes from the therapeutic relationship and the intentional processing that follows. I operate under a strict, safe, and highly structured care model split into three distinct phases:

1. Preparation Sessions (Telehealth): Before any medicine is administered, we meet via secure telehealth to build a baseline of trust, establish your therapeutic intentions, and map out your internal system. I prepare your mind and body for the experience.

2. The Dosing Sessions (In-Person): For the medicine component of your care, you will travel to my comfortable, grounded clinical office in Montpelier, Vermont. This in-person setting is meticulously curated to feel calm, safe, and protected. I remain present by your side throughout the entire experience to offer grounding clinical support.

3. Integration Sessions (Telehealth): In the days following your dosing session—while your brain is experiencing a peak window of neuroplastic flexibility—we meet online for psychedelic integration counseling. Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) frameworks, I help you unpack the insights, symbols, and emotions uncovered during the medicine space, weaving them into a permanent blueprint for daily life.

The Power of Combining KAP with Internal Family Systems

I specialize in the powerful intersection of KAP and IFS parts work. During a ketamine journey, the defensive "manager" or "firefighter" parts of your psyche are safely invited to step back. This unique pause grants us unprecedented, compassionate access to your most deeply guarded childhood wounds and exiled parts.

By utilizing the quieted state of your nervous system, I will guide you in deep somatic unburdening, helping you safely process stored distress and step fully into a Self-led, authentic life.

Serving All of Vermont: A Hybrid Approach to Psychedelic Care

Because KAP is a highly specialized mental health intervention, I am dedicated to making it accessible to adults across the entire state. Through a flexible hybrid model, you can complete all of your preparation and integration sessions via a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform from anywhere in Vermont—including Burlington, Brattleboro, or Rutland. Your physical travel is only required for the localized dosing sessions in Montpelier, making your healing journey a focused, purposeful destination pilgrimage.