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KETAMINE THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION IN DENVER & Littleton

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REDISCOVER YOUR TRUE SELF AND EMBRACE YOUR JOURNEY HOME

Reconnect & Come Home to Yourself

We provide the healing environment, and the space for you to do your own internal work – at your own pace. We honor our indigenous practices with psychedelic medicines that came before us, and incorporate the belief that all individuals are born whole. Reconnecting and coming home to self through this spiritual process has the power to heal wounds and stay connected to oneself.

WHAT IS KETAMINE-ASSISTED THERAPY?

Connect with Yourself,
Change Your Life

Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has been safely used in emergency and surgical settings since the 1970s. It works by targeting a neurotransmitter called Glutamate and enhancing Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), which helps regenerate synaptic connections and boosts neuroplasticity in the brain.

Ketamine can offer rapid antidepressant effects, often within just 24 hours, and provides relief from symptoms such as suicidal thoughts. After a series of treatments, the benefits can last for weeks to months. However, without proper preparation and integration therapy, the effects may be short-lived.

As the first clinician-prescribed psychedelic medicine, ketamine works by tapping into your own inner healer to address emotional pain. At Balanced Mental Wellness, we utilize ketamine to enhance your therapy experience, helping you access deeper layers of self-understanding and personal growth. This combination of treatment and therapy allows for lasting change and healing.

Conditions Treated:

Depression
Anxiety
PTSD
Substance use issues
Stress conditions

HOW IS OUR KETAMINE THERAPY DIFFERENT?

Our Approach

We provide a trauma-informed approach that embeds intensive therapy services alongside ketamine therapy to ensure effectiveness and durability in treatment. We provide the highest level of ethical practice within ketamine treatments, including holistic, multi-disciplinary team-centered approach to your care.

Integrative Therapy

HARMONIZING MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT FOR HOLISTIC HEALING

At Balanced Mental Wellness, we provide therapists during ketamine appointments, offering integration support before, during, and after your sessions. We prioritize building meaningful relationships with our clients, ensuring a personalized and supportive experience. Our clinic is focused on quality, not volume, which allows us to dedicate the time and attention each individual deserves throughout their healing journey.

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A Team Approach

COLLABORATIVE CARE FOR COMPREHENSIVE HEALING AND GROWTH

We take a collaborative, team-based approach to care, where each client is supported by a dedicated team consisting of a ketamine coordinator, nurse practitioner, and integration therapist. Together, we work closely to ensure a seamless, personalized treatment experience tailored to your unique needs and goals.

Trauma-Informed

COMPASSIONATE CARE TAILORED TO YOUR UNIQUE JOURNEY

What sets us apart is our specialized trauma work through Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), combined with the highest standards of care in a welcoming, home-like, non-clinical environment. Our approach incorporates a spiritual dimension to the treatment process, helping clients access deeper healing. A distinctive feature of our KAP sessions is the integration of therapeutic support that fosters personal growth, emotional healing, and connection to the self in a safe and nurturing space.

Maintenance

SUPPORT YOUR WELL-BEING: SUSTAIN YOUR PROGRESS WITH ONGOING CARE

We focus on helping clients reconnect with their authentic selves—teaching them how to access these deeper parts of themselves even outside of ketamine sessions. Our goal is to empower individuals to no longer rely on the medicine ketamine long-term. Unlike other ketamine clinics, our maintenance sessions are much less frequent because we integrate therapy throughout the process. We emphasize long-term growth and healing, while building skills as you create new neuropathways in your brain. Each care plan is tailored to the individual, ensuring that treatment is as effective and sustainable as possible.

THE PROCESS

1

Information Call

Schedule a free 15-minute consultation with one of our providers to learn more about the process and ask any questions you may have.

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2

Medical intake

You will complete a thorough medical intake with our Nurse Practitioner to ensure Ketamine treatment is safe and appropriate for you. This includes reviewing your medical history, current medications, and any relevant health concerns. An initial treatment plan will be developed in collaboration with you and the rest of your team.

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Preparation

After the medical intake, you will meet with your therapist to discuss your treatment goals and create a personalized therapy plan. During this session, you'll receive preparation instructions and begin formulating your intentions for the first Ketamine session. Some therapeutic work may be incorporated into this session as well.

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Experience

Your two-hour Ketamine session will take place in a private, comfortable room with a dedicated Ketamine therapist. The medicine is administered via intramuscular (IM) injection, allowing for a smooth onset and a naturally structured experience. The effects typically last 40–60 minutes, and our therapist will provide integration support both before and after the session to help you navigate the experience and your personal healing.

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Integration

After your Ketamine session, our trained therapist will guide you through deep exploration of your experience, offering strategies for lasting change and helping you set intentions for your next session. Integration sessions last 60 minutes and are scheduled 24-48 hours after your Ketamine experience. We offer both individual and group integration sessions throughout the process to support ongoing growth.

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patient success stories

“I have suffered and dealt with debilitating panic and chronic depression.

I was suicidal and done with this life. After meeting the team at Balanced Mental Wellenss—I knew that this team was truly there for me and ready to help me become the person that I am today. I truly believe ketamine and integration therapy have changed my life for the better. My suicidal ideation is gone, I haven’t had one ounce of depression, and I’ve learned how to control and manage the small amount of anxiety that still lingers. I am no longer spending weeks hiding under a comforter on my couch wishing I was dead—I’m now truly happy and enjoying this new life I’ve been given.”
— RM
“Balanced Mental Wellness has an amazing staff and I love their integrated therapy!

They treated me in a deep and holistic way. I had been suffering most of my life from childhood PTSD. Ketamine helped me to let go of the deep brain patterns that were ruining my life. Amazing place to heal.”
— Nadia

Frequently Asked Questions

Ketamine helps to facilitate a dissociative experience that allows individuals to access parts of themselves they may not be able to reach through talk therapy alone. The medicine can enhance neuroplasticity in the brain, increase emotional processing, and deepen the therapeutic work.

The number of sessions will be determined based on evidence-based protocols for the treatment issues identified and in collaboration with you and your team. This may range from 1-9 sessions, with 6 being the average. All decisions will be discussed at intervals throughout treatment with you and your team.

After each session, you will work with your therapist to integrate your experience. This might include processing insights gained during the session and creating actionable goals for ongoing healing. Integration is key to making long-term progress and creating lasting durability of the medication effects.

Yes, when administered in a controlled, clinical setting with trained professionals, ketamine is considered safe. It's been used for decades in emergency and surgical settings, and in recent years, it has been shown to have powerful therapeutic effects for mental health conditions.

Ketamine therapy is not for everyone. Certain medical and psychiatric conditions such as personal or family history of psychosis, active or poorly controlled substance use disorder, cardiac impairment that may be jeopardized with an increase in blood pressure, moderate/severe dementia, or severe obesity may be conditions that are not appropriate for ketamine.

Yes, KAP can complement other forms of therapy, including talk therapy or medication management. Discussing your full treatment plan with your provider is important to ensure the best outcomes.

KAP is not currently covered by insurance, but we are actively advocating to get some portions or all of KAP covered in the future. However, your medical intake, prep session, and integration sessions are covered if you're in-network with Balanced Mental Wellness. We are committed to making this valuable treatment as accessible as possible and will continue to update you on any changes regarding insurance coverage. We also provide superbills to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement after treatment.

While ketamine has psychoactive effects, it’s not the same as recreational drugs. It allows for a dissociative experience that helps you gain insight into your emotions and experiences, but you will be under the guidance of a trained professional throughout.

Sobriety and recovery require a healthy mindset and attitude. We are careful to not introduce ketamine too early into recovery as sobriety from the substance and development of personal and psychological safety is recommended before doing a deeper dive into the roots of addictions. Ketamine therapy can be used to treat the core issues that caused addiction. When used with the right timing and attitude, ketamine has the potential to break old patterns of behavior that lock us into painful addictions. Having a recovery-oriented mindset is key to establishing that neuroplasticity. Our medical staff monitor for risks of dependency very carefully.

We use IM injections because they provide a natural beginning, middle, and end to the ketamine experience, rather than a continuous flow of medication like with IV. This allows for a more contained and therapeutically focused session. Additionally, IM administration avoids the need for IV equipment, which can feel physically restrictive and potentially distracting during your journey.