HOW TO GET STARTED

Evaluation

Patients begin treatment with us either in conjunction with their existing provider or by establishing new patient care with us. In both cases, the first step is a combined medical and psychiatric evaluation at our office.  During this visit, we review your history, current symptoms, prior treatments, and goals. This allows us to determine whether ketamine is an appropriate part of your care.

Planning

If treatment is indicated, we develop a plan together. This includes selecting the route of administration (nasal spray or IV), outlining an initial treatment schedule, and reviewing what treatment sessions will be like.

We also determine practical details, including dosing, session duration, treatment frequency, and whether supportive medications are appropriate.

For patients working with an outside clinician, we coordinate to ensure treatment is integrated with ongoing care. For those establishing care here, ketamine treatment is provided as part of ongoing psychiatric care within our practice.

Treatment

Once the plan is established, we schedule your first treatment session. When appropriate, we may obtain baseline medical information such as laboratory studies or an EKG.

Initial evaluations are typically available within a short timeframe, and treatment often begins within one to two weeks of evaluation — sooner when clinically indicated.