Courageous You LGBTQIA+ Virtual Ketamine-Assisted Therapy 6-Week Group
Every Saturday morning, 8:30-10:30 or 11AM PST, January 4th – February 8th
So you’re feeling ready to start ketamine-assisted therapy?
Then you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to the Courageous You LGBTQIA+ Virtual Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Group, which all takes place from the comfort of your own home. Courageous You is founded by me, Sarah Wolfer, LICSW, and Certified Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapist and I am happy to help guide you along this next step of your healing journey.
Courageous You is based in Seattle Washington and is led by me, Sarah Wolfer; a licensed clinical psychotherapist with specialized training and lived experience around working with partner(s), queer folx, and non-monogamous humans. My life’s work is to provide safe and supportive spaces for queer and non-monogamous humans to explore their inner world and find the healing they need to live a fulfilling life. Courageous You is dedicated to realizing this mission by providing trauma-informed ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for those who are part of these communities.
What is Ketamine?
Ketamine is a legal, safe, and effective treatment for mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD when used under the guidance of clinicians. Its antidepressant and mood-enhancing effects are rapid, often beginning within 1-2 hours after treatment. Ketamine works by blocking NMDA receptors in the brain and indirectly stimulating AMPA receptors, which helps form new synaptic connections and strengthens neural circuits that regulate stress and mood. This action enhances overall neuroplasticity, leading to lasting improvements in symptoms. Ketamine can be administered in various ways, including IV infusion, intramuscular injection, intranasal spray, and sublingual lozenges. In my work with Journey Clinical, we exclusively use the sublingual lozenge form. This involves dissolving a small tablet in your mouth, swishing it for 12 minutes, and then spitting it out. If eligible for the program, a doctor at Journey Clinical will prescribe the medication, which will be sent to your home by a compounding pharmacy.
Why Ketamine-Assisted Therapy?
Ketamine has a demonstrated efficacy in treating depression, particularly treatment- resistant depression and suicidal ideation. Ketamine has also been shown to alleviate symptoms of chronic anxiety, adjustment disorder, and PTSD. There has been emerging research that suggests Ketamine can also help those experiencing addiction, bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
While research into ketamine treatment is still ongoing, it is understood that it works on a neurotransmitter called Glutamate (known as our “brain fertilizer”), which leads to the production of an important growth factor that helps the brain repair damaged neurons affected by stress and mental illness. This creates a neuroplastic window after a ketamine treatment, which people can use to shift internal patterns and behaviors/relational dynamics that maybe previously felt much more stuck. Ketamine treatment can improve mood within hours/ days and cause the regeneration of nerve cells over time. I talk with clients about the idea of “seizing the neuroplastic window” after a KAP treatment because the shifts one makes during that neuroplastic window will help the brain/body establish new, more adaptive patterns that are more likely to stick.
To discuss all your KAP options, you can schedule a free consult with me, Sarah, by email at info@courageousyou.us!