Connections Clinical Care

2624 Kensington Drive, Suite 115, Tyler, Texas 75703, United States

Supporting Your Well-Being through PSYCHOTHERAPY

Our Therapy

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy 101

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a holistic modality which combines talk therapy with ketamine as an adjunct, to help eligible patients experience profound breakthroughs and lasting improvement. It is especially effective for depression, anxiety, PTSD - particularly when other treatments haven’t been as effective. A licensed KAP provider takes on the psychotherapy portion of the experience, while Journey Clinical’s medical team supports you on all medical aspects. This includes determining eligibility, developing a custom treatment plan, prescribing the medicine and monitoring outcomes.

What is Ketamine?

Ketamine is a legal, safe, and effective medicine used to treat a variety of mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. It has rapid antidepressant and mood-enhancing effects, often noticeable within hours and can last for weeks. It works by targeting the neurotransmitter glutamate, which influences mood and thought patterns. It promotes neuroplasticity — the brain's ability to form new connections. Ketamine can be administered in a variety of ways, including IV infusion, intramuscular injection, nasal spray, and sublingual lozenges. At Journey Clinical we use the sublingual lozenge form

How Does Ketamine Feel?

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. Many people report having unique emotional or visual experiences that can give you a break from habitual thoughts and gain a new perspective on traumatic situations. Your motor and verbal abilities will be reduced, so you’ll be lying down in a comfortable position during the experience. Once these effects subside, your psychotherapist will spend the remainder of your 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.

What is The Cost?

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy is an affordable, accessible modality. Depending on your insurance plan, the medical intake, follow ups, medication management and psychotherapy sessions are covered by insurance, or eligible for out-of-network reimbursement.

1. Medical Intake with Journey Clinical: They accept major insurances. Without insurance, Initial Medical Consultation: $250. Medication (first 2 doses) $112. Insurance DOES NOT cover medication expense.

2. Preparation Session: Meet with the Ketamine-assisted psychotherapist (KAP) to align on the process and set intentions for the KAP dosing session. Your insurance will cover this or out of pocket is $125 per hour. Superbill can be given for reimbursement with your insurance if you have "out of network benefits".

3. KAP dosing session: You will meet in the therapist office (or virtually in your own home. You will self- administer your ketamine lozenge. These are usually around 2 1/2-3 hours. Your insurance will cover the first hour. Out of pocket will then be $125. If no insurance, the dosing day is $250.

4. Follow-up consultations with Journey Clinical prescriber with refills if eligible (1x per quarter estimated) covered by insurance or $150.

Medication for next 6 sessions $208. INSURANCE DOES NOT cover the medication.

5. Integration session: Review (with therapist) memories, thoughts & insights that arose during your dosing session. Insurance covers this or $125 hour.

TOTAL COSTS WITH INSURANCE:

(for 8 doses)

We will do an EXAMPLE with a $30 copay You will need to calculate with your copay for accurate rate

Medical intake = $30

Medication (first 2 doses)= $112

Dosing Days (private room- all 8)= $1240

Preparation (1 session)= $30

Integration (8 sessions) = $240

Medical Follow up = $30

Medication (last 6 doses) = $208

TOTAL = $ 1890

(can use more prep days if needed - we start when YOU are ready)

WITHOUT INSURANCE

(Keep in mind, you pay as you go- so each fee is billed at the time of service, not upfront).

Medical intake= $250

Medication (first 2 doses) = $112

Dosing days (private room- all 8 doses)= $2,000 (first 2 doses is $500, then last 6 is $1500)

Preparation= $125

Integration= $1,000

Medical Follow up = $150

Medication (last 6 doses) = $208

TOTAL WITHOUT INSURANCE= $3845

We accept debit and credit cards and HSA cards. We are working on accepting Care Credit.

Depression & Anxiety

Depression, fear, and anxiety are some of the most common and uncomfortable emotions that we can experience at some point in our lives. Through counseling and treatment, we are able to help you recover motivation, perspective, and joy that you once had in your life. I utilize multiple modalities of therapy: Internal Family Systems (IFS), Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), polyvagal and somatic, and breathwork.

Trauma & PTSD

Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances. Anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can linger post traumatic events. We can help you overcome these symptoms and guide you through the process of grief and healing. I utilize multiple modalities of therapy: Internal Family Systems (IFS), Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), polyvagal and somatic, and breathwork.

Online Services

Counseling can be beneficial to those who are looking to strengthen their emotional connection, in all stages of their relationship, with self or others. Online sessions are held from the safety of your own home at a time that is convenient for you through our easy scheduling platform. I am also able to provide ketamine therapy virtually as well.