Ketamine Assisted Therapy

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy – The TAG method

What is the TAG method?

It is a method that embraces the connection between the psyche and the body or soma by taking advantage of the period of neuroplasticity. This method facilitates preparation for the treatment and integration afterwards. You will be guided after your session to make new memories, reprocess old ones, and to regulate your nervous system.

The TAG method is offered by Remission Health in conjunction with Alchemy Wellness to help make the most out of your ketamine experience.

Alchemy Wellness can provide you with intravenous ketamine treatment, while Remission Health offers TAG ketamine assisted psychotherapy to integrate the experience of your ketamine treatment to utilize new neuro pathways and allow your body and mind to facilitate healing. Integration in this way is a novel approach proven to help reprocess trauma. With Alchemy Wellness, you will be cared for and supported by a team of critical care providers and a critical care nurse. A Critical Care provider will be on sight throughout your journey, as well as a psych provider to help navigate the dissociative experience. Click on the Alchemy Wellness icon below to find out more about ketamine treatments.

What is Ketamine, and what does it do?

Ketamine is a psychedelic medication usually used for anesthesia. In lower doses, it is used to treat various mental health disorders. What this medication does is increase a chemical in your brain that protects neurons and helps build new pathways. Taking advantage of these new pathways is key to healing. Although complete remission is not achieved by everyone that undergoes ketamine treatments, many feel a sense of relief. The idea is to go into your sessions with a goal of healing and an open, positive mindset.

Who should receive Ketamine treatment?

Ketamine is safe and effective and is considered off-label for conditions such as depression, pain, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Anyone with these disorders should research the use of ketamine and talk with a psychiatric provider and get cleared with a medical provider.

When should I get a Ketamine treatment? Change to what the steps are or something like that?

You should undergo ketamine treatment when you have had a consultation with a mental healthcare provider and a medical provider. You should also consider the time and effort that is needed to commit thoroughly to your treatment. Schedule your sessions when you have support by people in your life to help you drive home from your appointments. You may have to make arrangements with your employer for time off. To get the most out of your treatment, you should consider ketamine assisted psychotherapy which requires another level of commitment as you must follow up with your therapist and be prepared to journal, do homework, and unpack issues with the support and guidance of your therapist.

Where and how should I get ketamine treatment?

Where you get your ketamine and where you partake in your treatment will depend on you and your provider. There are a few options for oral ketamine that you can take in the presence of your therapist or at home. Infusion clinics usually provide intravenous therapy options and some offer ketamine as an intramuscular injection. Some psychiatrists’ offices will offer ketamine as a nasal spray. Regardless of what method of delivery you choose, you should keep several things in mind about where you receive your treatment. You need to be in a place with a soothing and calm atmosphere. It is recommended that you have a therapist with you so you can be supported throughout the psychedelic experience.

Why should I choose ketamine treatment and ketamine assisted therapy?

Ketamine, the molecule itself, causes a unique condition by acting on a certain chemical in the brain called glutamate. During the time of dissociation and for 24-48 hours after a treatment, your brain experiences a time of neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to create new connections. These connections can help you form better habits, positive self talk, connection to the inner healer within yourself and an overall feeling of contentment. It can help you access areas of your brain to get you “un-stuck” when you feel like things cannot get better.