What It’s Like to Do Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy

This course page is based on a personal account of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and how it compares with ketamine treatment delivered in a more clinical, minimally guided setting. It describes using ketamine to address anxiety and symptoms linked to chronic Lyme disease, then later participating in a therapist-supported program to work on COVID-related anxiety and depression. The material covers what happened during ketamine sessions, how the therapist intervened during the experience, and how follow-up therapy was structured. It also contrasts a model where integration happens mostly on your own with one where a psychotherapist is present during dosing and separate therapy sessions are included. The page is most relevant for readers who want a practical sense of what ketamine-assisted psychotherapy feels like in practice and how it may differ from ketamine treatment without psychotherapy support. It is written from a first-person perspective rather than as a formal training or clinical guide.