Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) in Brooklyn & Queens, NY
If you’ve done the work—years of talk therapy, insight, self-reflection—and still feel stuck in the same emotional loops, this isn’t because you’re not trying hard enough.
It may be that the parts of your brain holding these patterns haven’t had the support they need to change.
KAP is designed for people who understand their story but can’t seem to experience the present differently.
You may know where your core beliefs came from.
You may be able to name your attachment wounds.
And yet, your nervous system keeps responding as if the past is still happening.
You don’t have to stay trapped in that loop.
You don’t have to keep doing this alone.
You don’t have to stay trapped in the loop.
Ketamine creates a temporary state where rigid thought patterns soften, emotional defenses loosen, and the brain becomes more flexible. In this state, therapy can reach places that are usually protected by fear, hyper-independence, or long-standing attachment wounds.
Who KAP Is For?
KAP may be a good fit if:
You feel stuck in a loop despite insight
You understand your core beliefs but can’t shift how they feel
EMDR or Brainspotting hasn’t landed the way you hoped
You struggle with depression, anxiety, or emotional regulation
Your self-esteem hasn’t changed even after years of therapy
You carry attachment wounds rooted in early relationships
You’ve learned to rely only on yourself (hyper-independence)
You feel like the “strong one” who doesn’t get support
If this resonates, you’re not resistant or broken. Your system learned how to survive—and now it needs help learning how to live differently.
How KAP Helps When Other Therapies Haven’t
KAP isn’t a quick fix, and it’s not a replacement for therapy.
It’s a container that allows therapy to go deeper.
Emotional patterns to loosen
Core beliefs to soften
New perspectives to feel real—not forced
Old relational wounds to be experienced differently
The present moment to register as different from the past
Ketamine temporarily reduces the brain’s default defenses and increases neuroplasticity, which can allow:
Our Approach to KAP
We take an informed, collaborative, and nonjudgmental approach that meets you right where you are.
We integrate Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy with IFS-informed work, EMDR, and Brainspotting to support trauma processing, attachment repair, and nervous system regulation.
We help you slow down enough to feel what’s happening inside—safely.
We support the parts of you that learned to survive alone.
We help your brain and body experience something new, not just understand it.
You are never pushed.
You are never left alone in the experience.
The work unfolds collaboratively and intentionally.
We’re not here to override your defenses—we’re here to understand why they exist and help them soften.
Local and Virtual Sessions Available
We offer KAP in person both at my Williamsburg office as well as my office in Ridgewood Queens, serving clients in neighborhoods like Bushwick, Park Slope, Brooklyn, and Crown Heights.
Preparation and integration sessions may also be offered via secure telehealth throughout New York State, depending on clinical appropriateness.
Why MindfulSelf Therapy
Our approach is informed, integrative, and nonjudgmental. We understand that creatives often process the world with heightened sensitivity, deep emotional nuance, and unique internal rhythms.
Psychodynamic therapy to explore your inner world and self-narratives
Mindfulness-based practices to help you reconnect to the present moment
Somatic work to support nervous system balance and embodied healing
Relational therapy to address how connection (or disconnection) is shaping your sense of safety and belonging
What we will draw from:
We’re not just therapists, we’re collaborators in your self-discovery, here to support your voice, vitality, and creative integrity.
FAQs About KAP
Do I need to have failed other therapies to try KAP?
No—but many clients seek KAP after feeling stalled in other approaches.
Is ketamine the therapy?
No. Ketamine supports the therapy—it doesn’t replace it.
Will I lose control during a session?
No. You remain supported, oriented, and guided throughout.
Is this safe?
Yes, when conducted with proper screening, preparation, and clinical support.
How to Start
If you’ve been living with insomnia for so long that it feels like your “normal,” you deserve to know it doesn’t have to stay this way.
KAP can help you rebuild your confidence, your rhythms, and your sense of calm.
We invite you to:
Book a free 15-minute phone consultation
Ask questions about how therapy works
Tell us a little about your creative world, or nothing at all, we'll meet you wherever you are