Integrative Counsel

At Integrative Counsel, we believe in an integrative approach to mental wellness, ensuring each client receives a personalized and holistic experience. We have worked hard to create a space where healing meets creativity and empowerment. We don't just offer therapy - we also offer training for therapists on Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy and Hybrid Coaching. You can learn more about us at www.integrativecounsel.org.

Can Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy create prolonged improvement in treatment-resistant depression and anxiety? https://lnkd.in/emh4ZzsR

This research study shows that Ketamine is being successfully used to treat PTSD. What is amazing about this is that it includes the psychotherapy portion, which we believe is why ketamine therapy works so well. It is not just taking the ketamine and viewing it as a magic pill that will fix everything. This process is more about the work done outside of the dosing sessions to utilize the windows of neuroplasticity to implement coping skills, solidify self-regulation practices, shift negative beliefs, change maladaptive habits, and integrate than the dosing itself. This process takes commitment and work at home to receive maximum relief. #ketaminetherapy #ketamineassistedpsychotherapy #ketamineassistedtherapy #psychedelicassistedtherapy https://lnkd.in/gz9HXT3e

"It is strange to me the absurd contradiction that as humans we all seek pleasure, for which we feel guilt. However, we negate the notion that psychological healing can take place in the context of enjoyment. (Though, not all – or even most – psychedelic experiences are necessarily pleasurable in the way we commonly use the term.) Ketamine is legal and safe when under the care of a competent provider. Ketamine became an FDA-approved medication in 1970 and is on the World Health Organization Essential Medication List. It is a glutamate modulator and works on the NMDA receptor. It, therefore, works differently from many other psychotropic medications, which mainly work on the Serotonin, Norepinephrine, or Dopamine receptors. It also has been proven to improve neuroplasticity." #ketamineassistedtherapy #ketamineassistedpsychotherapy #psychedelicassistedtherapy #psychedelictherapy

As a ketamine-assisted psychotherapist and a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT), I can’t help but contemplate how these two domains – psychedelics and the arts – converge and overlap.  I often work with high-performing women with a spiritual bent. However, sometimes, what it takes to be “successful” in today’s modern world is not what is needed to feel happy (an amorphous word at best). The consequent rigidity that ensues, often thought to be required for continual high performance, can be detrimental. https://lnkd.in/eidq3S5K #ketamineassistedtherapy #ketamineassistedpsychotherapy

"In my training to become a ketamine-assisted psychotherapist (KAP), I was incredibly optimistic about entering my first personal KAP session. I had been studying diligently and felt ready for the experiential component. My set intention for my first experience was “to allow.” In hindsight, this intention feels somewhat naive. It was, therefore, a tremendous shock that I was transported back to that fateful day in 1994. I had never really considered it a trauma because my life had changed for the better after it. However, neither had I ever explicitly addressed what I had been cutting off from myself since that time."

Evidence is growing on the benefits of psychedelic assisted therapy on treatment resistant mental illnesses. Many psychiatrists and therapists rely on antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications. While these are helpful for some people, it can take quite a while for this medications to impact patients, whereas psychedelics have a faster and longer-lasting response to treating mental illness. hashtag #psychedelicassistedtherapy #ketamineassistedtherapy #psychedelictherapy #ketaminetherapy https://lnkd.in/db6FWC4y

Can ketamine assisted therapy help you rewrite old ways of thinking and being? https://lnkd.in/erwgAE7S #ketamineassistedtherapy #ketamineassistedpsychotherapy #psychedelicassistedtherapy

"Our memories and thoughts are powerful, and they can trigger us and cause us to spiral into anxiety attacks. With anxiety disorders, it can feel like our unpleasant thoughts stick to our brain, and no matter how much we try to scrub them away, they persist. Ketamine is a tool that can help us rewrite our old ways of thinking and doing. With ketamine, our brains become more malleable, and in that state we can break the ties that we have to our old ways of thinking and create newer and better ways of being." https://lnkd.in/erwgAE7S #ketamineassistedtherapy #ketamineassistedpsychotherapy #psychedelicassistedtherapy #psychedelictherapy

Is psychedelic assisted therapy legal? Should psychedelic assisted therapy be legal? https://lnkd.in/gknSvrDv #psychedelicassistedtherapy