Ketamine Assisted Therapy in San Diego

Virtual Ketamine Therapy in California

Overview

At Eating Disorder and OCD Therapy, we offer Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) in collaboration with Journey Clinical — a trusted medical platform that supports the safe and ethical use of ketamine in therapeutic settings. This holistic, research-backed modality combines low-dose ketamine with psychotherapy to support deeper breakthroughs, emotional regulation, and long-term healing. We provide the therapy; Journey Clinical handles medical evaluation, prescribing, and follow-up care. Whether you're seeking ketamine therapy in San Diego or virtual ketamine-assisted psychotherapy in California, we’re here to guide you every step of the way.

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Who is Ketamine THerapy for?

KAP may be a supportive option for adults experiencing:

  • Depression (including treatment-resistant depression and chronic SI)

  • Anxiety and panic disorders

  • PTSD or complex trauma

  • OCD

  • Eating disorders

  • Emotional rigidity, stuckness, or lack of access to deeper insight

KAP is appropriate for individuals who have not found sufficient relief through traditional talk therapy alone and who are medically cleared by Journey Clinical’s team.

The 5 stages of The Ketamine Therapy process:

  1. Initial medical consult with Journey Clinical (Zoom-based):

    • Review of your medical and psychiatric history, education about KAP, and determination of eligibility

    • If approved, ketamine lozenges shipped to your home with self-administration instructions

  2. Preparation session(s) with your KAP therapist:

    • Set intentions, build therapeutic alliance, and prepare your mindset and setting for the experience

    • This may take a few sessions depending on your unique circumstances and preferences

  3. Dosing session (1–2 hours):

    • Lozenge self-administered in-office or at home

    • Supportive, eyes-closed experience with music and therapist presence

  4. Integration session(s):

    • Process and make meaning from insights, imagery, emotions, and how to apply them in daily life

    • Practice new coping skills or exposure challenges (for OCD and Eating Disorders) during the neuroplastic window

  5. Follow-up with Journey Clinical

    • Regular check-ins every few dosing sessions to assess progress and manage ongoing prescriptions

Sessions may be conducted in-person in San Diego or virtually for clients across California.

What clients are saying about how ketamine therapy:

  • "It calmed my mind and body enough to give me huge but obvious insights I was missing."

  • "I am able to lift the dark clouds myself now, instead of waiting for them to lift on their own."

  • “It's helped me become less rigid and more open to new ideas."

  • "I went from debilitating depression to feeling like I can breathe again."

  • "It helped me loosen some of the mental rigidity that had been cemented in me for years."

  • "It helped me break through barriers my mind was putting up in therapy. It's helped my mood, energy and focus."

Ketamine therapy session in San Diego

What does Ketamine feel like?

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 happens during the experience, patients feel like the insights gained are clear.

Long-Term Benefits

  • Reduced depressive and anxious symptoms

  • Enhanced emotional resilience and flexibility

  • Deeper insight into self and past wounds

  • Greater openness, creativity, and meaning-making

  • Lasting neuroplasticity and positive shifts in thought patterns

  • Renewed momentum in therapy or recovery process

Cost of Treatment

  • Initial medical consult + meds for 2 sessions: $335

  • Follow-up medical consult + meds for 6 sessions: $295

  • Therapy sessions (prep, dosing, integration): $235–$275/hr depending on provider

  • 60 to 90-min sessions prorated to clinician’s hourly rate

  • Services eligible for out-of-network insurance reimbursement (check with Journey Clinical’s Care Advocacy team

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At Eating Disorder OCD Therapy, we offer compassionate, relational, and individualized care, rooted in the belief that healing is not one-size-fits-all. Honoring client autonomy, collaboration, and anti-oppressive, neurodivergent-affirming practices, we walk alongside you as the expert in your own life. We provide therapy for Eating Disorders, OCD, Body Image, Trauma, Maternal Mental Health, and offer Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), Group Therapy (globally), Recovery Coaching (globally), and Clinical Consultation and Supervision for clinicians. We are currently accepting new clients for in-person therapy in San Diego and virtual services in California, Washington, Utah, and Florida.