KETAMINE-ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY IN BRECKENRIDGE, CO
WHAT IS KETAMINE-ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY?
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (also known as KAP) is therapeutic modality in which the medicinal benefits of Ketamine are coupled with deep work of psychotherapy.
This combination allows clients to access their ‘felt sense’ of emotions and open a doorway to difficult or unconscious material. This way of accessing and working with trauma (of all kinds) allows clients to process and heal in a more rapid and powerful way.
Ketamine, specifically, impacts the parts of our brains that are related to memory and synaptic plasticity. This can allow people to process feelings, experience emotions and memories in new ways, and to once again feel a sense of ease & wholeness.
Many people can benefit from ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, including those experiencing depression, anxiety, PTSD, and suicidality.
A CATALYST FOR NEW PERSPECTIVES AND LASTING CHANGE.
Ketamine can speed up psychological change by briefly changing how your brain networks connect and by increasing the brain’s ability to adapt. That often creates a helpful window where you can more easily shift long-standing thoughts, behaviors, and emotional reactions. For some, it can show up as relatively quick drops in depressive symptoms, a lessening of the intensity and emotional charge of traumatic memories, and greater openness to therapy or new coping skills.
Because ketamine can produce mild dissociation and shifts in perception, it can also give clients some psychological distance from painful self-stories and habitual reactions. That distance can make room for new perspectives, meaning-making, and access to emotions that felt out of reach before. The increased neural plasticity supports relearning and the building of healthier thinking, behavior, and relationship patterns—especially when the experience is paired with careful, trauma-informed therapy.
Effects differ from person to person in how strong and how long they last, and they’re often temporary. That’s why careful preparation, follow-up therapy, and integration work are essential: they help turn short-term shifts into lasting, meaningful change. Thorough screening, individualized dosing, monitoring, and supportive preparation and integration also help minimize risks and make sure any changes are safe, sustainable, and consistent with your values and overall treatment goals.
Ketamine has been used therapeutically since the 1970s, and is classified as a dissociative anesthetic. Initially, ketamine was used by anesthesiologists to ease pain and keep patients asleep during surgical procedures. Through its use as an anesthetic, researchers found that ketamine improved symptoms for patients experiencing depression. Further research on ketamine’s impact led to supporting its use in treatment of depression.
Where ketamine becomes emotionally therapeutic is at slightly higher doses. This allows for a notable reduction or complete absence of anxiety and depressive symptoms. The shift primarily occurs in the default mode network of the brain, where our psychological guards and defenses are often associated. This creates a trance-like state in which our conscious mind is allowed to traverse our memories and emotions without the weight of fear or anxiety of doing so.
At this slightly higher dose ketamine can allow for lowered anxiety and some psychedelic effects, often described as a disembodied or trance-like state.
The term ‘psychedelic’ has various connotations in today’s world, but ultimately refers to something that is ‘mind manifesting’. Psychiatrist Humphry Osmond defined psychedelics as “producing expanded consciousness through heightened awareness and feeling”.
At psychedelic dosages, we can have deeply meaningful experiences, connecting us to our memories and emotions in a way that transcends one’s normal - potentially constrictive - boundaries of identity, limitations, fears or anxieties.
These states are often referred to as ‘transpersonal’ experiences. Toward the end of your session, the effects of ketamine dissipate and metabolize. In that space you have the ability to further integrate with your therapist, allowing for a deeper, wider understanding of yourself.
OK, BUT WHAT IS KETAMINE?
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM KAP:
INTAKE
If you’re not already a client of ours, we do a few intake sessions to explore your history from various angles. You will also have an intake with the medical provider we work with, who will do a medical & physiological intake.
Both are designed to ensure this is the best method of treatment for you.
PREPARATION
Prior to a medicated session, we will have at least one preparation session to get to the heart of your intention(s). We will use this time to create a plan for your medicated sessions, explore logistics, and work through any concerns or questions you may have. We often use this time to explore regulation techniques you can use throughout the course of treatment.
JOURNEY
During medicated sessions, you will self-administer the Ketamine (via the lozenges prescribed to you by the medical provider). The medicine takes 15-30 minutes to take effect.
Your therapist will be there with you to process your experience, help you work with any painful memories or emotions, and support your wisdom throughout the experience.
INTEGRATE
We will have at least one integration session between each of your medicated (KAP) sessions, no sooner than one day following your journey.
This process, from intake through medicated & integration sessions, is deeply, thoughtfully tailored to each client. The pace and plan of our work based on your unique needs & goals.
WE COMBINE EVIDENCE-BASED PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED APPROACHES WITH TRAUMA-INFORMED, MINDFULNESS-CENTERED CARE.
Our skilled clinicians cultivate a calm, attuned environment for every step of your care, thoughtfully blending thorough assessment, careful preparation, guided therapeutic sessions, and intentional integration work.
At Glow Collective Integrative Therapy, you get to work with clinicians who:
Have undergone training specific to psychedelic-assisted and ketamine-assisted therapy
Have journeyed with and have a deep relationship to the medicines they offer — meaning, they’ve been where you are & understand how journeys can unfold on a personal level
Bring a contemplative & mindfulness-based approach to their care
Help you orient to your somatic experience and present-moment awareness
Bring parts-oriented and relational approaches to the work you’re doing
Value integration work and help you make meaning of your experience
Are non-judgmental and open to all identities, life experiences, and cultures
Understand transpersonal experiences and support personal growth, expanded awareness, and healing beyond the ego throughout your process
Are trauma-informed and here to help you process, integrate, and honor your unique experience
Whether you meet with us in-person in Breckenridge or connect virtually across Colorado, our team prioritizes safety, continuity of care, and deep respect for your inner experience, supporting you to process meaningful shifts with compassion, alongside practical tools for lasting, sustainable change.
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is available at our office in downtown Breckenridge, CO.
You deserve compassionate, meeting-you-where-you-are care. Glow Collective’s ketamine-assisted therapy blends evidence-based psychedelic methods with trauma-informed, mindfulness-centered support. Skilled clinicians provide calm, attuned assessment, preparation, guided sessions, and integration.
Ketamine Therapy in Breckenridge, CO
111 E Lincoln Ave, Unit B
Breckenridge, CO 80424
By Appointment Only
Monday–Friday
9am–6pm
Phone
(970) 368-3106
