Psychedelic Therapy with Ketamine in Orlando

Ketamine is a legal, safe and effective medicine used to treat a variety of mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety and PTSD. Ketamine has rapidly-acting antidepressant and mood-enhancing effects, which can begin to take effect within 1-2 hours after treatment and last for up to 2 weeks.

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.

In my work with Journey Clinical we only use the sublingual lozenge form.

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.

Your motor and verbal abilities will be reduced, so you’ll be lying down in a comfortable position during the experience.

Once these effects subsided, 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 happened during the experience, patients feel like the insights gained are none-the-less clear.

Studies have shown that the benefits to mood and neurological growth can last up to two weeks after the Ketamine experience.

IV clinics don't typically specialize in mental health so the experience of those can be different as there isn't usually psychotherapy involved.

Myself and Journey Clinical really stands by using ketamine as a tool versus the primary aspect of treatment, so that we can tap into the benefits (like the neuroplasticity window) to create lasting changes.

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy is an affordable, accessible modality. Although the medical intake and follow ups are not covered by insurance, they are eligible for out-of-network reimbursement.

Psychedelic / Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy in Florida and South Carolina with Paige Bond, LMFT

• Personalized Intensive Retreat: Preparation, 2 guided dosings, and 2 integration sessions

  • Starting at $2,250 paid to therapist

  • $338 additional cost paid separately to Journey Clinical for medical evaluation and prescription

• Self Guided KAP: Preparation, 2 Self-guided dosings, 2 integration sessions:

  • $1,000 paid to therapist

  • $338 paid separately to Journey Clinical for medical evaluation and prescription

• Couples or Group Intensive Retreat: Preparation and , 1 guided dosing, 1 integration session, with relationship education materials included

  • $625 per person paid to therapist

  • $338 paid separately to Journey Clinical for medical evaluation and prescription

• Intention Setting and Integration Sessions

  • $250 for 60 minutes each

Journey Clinical Medical Costs First-Time Patients:

• Initial medical consultation with Journey Clinical: $338 (includes both consult and medication for 2 sessions)

Ongoing treatment

• Follow-up medical consultation with Journey Clinical $295: (held 1+ times every 3 months, includes both consult and medication for up to 6 session)

Journey Clinical is a platform for licensed psychotherapists to incorporate science-based psychedelic therapies in their practice safely and effectively, starting with Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP).

Journey Clinical’s in-house medical team takes on patient eligibility, prescriptions and outcome monitoring, while I take on the therapy.

Their collaborative care model is designed to deliver personalized treatment plans to meet your individual needs and improve long-term outcomes.

If you would like to explore the possibility of working with me on KAP, please schedule a consultation to discuss eligibility and next steps.