Ketamine-Assisted Therapy

Discover the Highest Quality Ketamine-Assisted Therapy with Personalized Care

I am Jeremy Van Wert, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 15 years of experience, uniquely qualified to guide you through your journey with Ketamine-Assisted Therapy.

Expert Training and Experience

I have undergone the most comprehensive training in psychedelic-assisted therapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies, ensuring that I provide safe and effective treatment.

My hands-on experience with Ketamine, both personally and professionally, equips me with the insights needed to support you through every step of your therapeutic process. I am a practitioner affiliated with Journey Clinical and have been trained, vetted, and have regular consultations, keeping me well informed and up to date on new findings, studies, and applications of psychedelic medicine.

Unparalleled 1:1 Care

Unlike larger companies that often rely on group Zoom meetings, I offer dedicated one-on-one sessions tailored to your specific needs. This personalized approach ensures you receive the highest level of care and attention, fostering a deeper understanding and integration of your experiences with Ketamine.

Comprehensive In-Person Support Option

While many providers are limited to virtual interactions, I am committed to offering in-person sessions for anybody desiring to experience Ketamine in a park-like setting high in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Northern California. This face-to-face contact enhances the therapeutic relationship and provides a safer, more supportive environment for your healing journey.

Why Choose Me?

• Extensive Training: Specialized in psychedelic-assisted therapy with advanced certification from a leading institution.
• Deep Experience: 15 years of professional mental health expertise and personal experience using Ketamine.
• Personalized Care: One-on-one integration work tailored to your unique experiences and needs.
• In-Person Sessions: Offering a level of care and connection that virtual meetings can’t match.
• Commitment to Safety: Ensuring a safe, supportive environment throughout your therapeutic process.
• Guided Means Guided!: Larger companies won’t tell you up front they bow out in the middle of your session. I support you all the way through!

At my practice, you are not just another client – you are an individual deserving of personalized care and dedicated support. Experience the difference that expert, compassionate, and individualized Ketamine-Assisted Therapy can make in your life.

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. Ketamine has rapidly acting antidepressant and mood-enhancing effects, which can begin to take effect within 1-2 hrs. after treatment and last for up to 2 weeks. It works by blocking the brain’s NMDA receptors and 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.

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

How Does Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Work?

1. Initial consultation with Journey Clinical

• You schedule an initial evaluation with a clinician from the Journey Clinical medical team via Zoom. They will review your medical and psychiatric history with you, provide education on the treatment, and determine if you are eligible for KAP.
• If Journey Clinical’s medical team determines you are eligible for KAP, they will develop a personalized Ketamine prescription and outcome monitoring plan for you.
• Journey Clinical’s medical staff will write a Ketamine prescription for you, and a small amount of oral Ketamine will be sent to your home, enough for the first 2 KAP sessions. You will be taught to take your vitals and self-administer the Ketamine lozenges by Journey Clinical’s medical team in advance of our KAP sessions.

2. Preparation sessions:

• Once you receive your Ketamine lozenges, we will schedule time together for our KAP preparation, dosing, and integration sessions. Preparation session(s) will be scheduled just like regular therapy sessions prior to the KAP dosing session. The goal of a preparation session(s) is to align on the process and set intentions for our KAP sessions together.

3. KAP Dosing Session:

• A typical Ketamine dosing session lasts between 1-2 hours and can take place either in-person at my office, or remotely via telehealth.
• During a dosing session, you will self-administer your Ketamine lozenge either in my office or in your home. You will be in a comfortable, reclining position wearing an eye mask and listening to calming music. Although a KAP dosing session may be largely an internal experience, I will be present with you the entire time to hold space and provide support as needed.

4. Integration Sessions:

• After our KAP dosing session, we will meet for multiple integration therapy sessions to review the memories, thoughts, and insights that arose during your dosing session and to prepare for the next dosing session.

5. Follow-up consultations with Journey Clinical:

• After our first KAP session, Journey Clinical’s medical team schedules regular follow ups with you to monitor outcomes and prescribe Ketamine lozenge refills, as appropriate. The frequency of follow ups depends on your unique treatment plan, at a minimum of once per quarter.

What is the Cost of Treatment?

• 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.

How Do I Sign Up?

• If you would like to explore the possibility of working with me on KAP, please complete this form:

What is Journey Clinical?

● 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.