Ketamine-Assisted Therapy in Santa Cruz County
Be it expanded, non-ordinary or simply altered, we believe the state of consciousness afforded to our clients by Ketamine-Assisted Therapy grants access to parts of the psyche otherwise unavailable.
This provides opportunities for growth unique to this medicine.
Facilitators
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Amanda Edwards, LCSW
Amanda is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings years of therapeutic experience to create a multidisciplinary approach in her work. She has trained with the Psychedelic Research and Training Institute (PRATI) on Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy.
As a social worker for the last 20 years, Amanda has worked in fields including community education, domestic violence and sexual assault support, substance abuse and recovery, family & children's services, and hospice. Pivotal in Amanda's life and work are connection to body, breath, and nature. Work with Amanda can include breathwork, movement, and other embodiment exercises. Amanda also has a thriving sex & intimacy coaching practice.
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Prentice Steffen, MD, FAAEM
Prentice is Board-Certified in Emergency Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. He worked for over 30 years in Emergency Departments in San Francisco, NYC, and Santa Cruz. As an Emergency Physician, he cared for patients facing every imaginable type of physical and mental health crisis. Prentice is also Board-Certified in Sports Medicine; as Chief Medical Officer, he helped build a professional road cycling team that continues to compete in the Tour de France each July. Like Amanda, Prentice trained in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy under psychiatrist Scott Shannon, MD at the Psychedelic Research and Training Institute (PRATI) in Fort Collins, CO.
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Process
Our process begins with a detailed medical and social assessment with both Amanda and Prentice. This is a one-hour session.
This is followed by a minimum of one intention setting appointment with Amanda, also one hour.
Our medicine sessions are three hours, and are held in our safe and comfortable wellness center in the Live Oak neighborhood of Santa Cruz. The ketamine is administered first sublingually, and then intramuscularly. Amanda and Prentice are both present for the entirety of these sessions.
Integration sessions are scheduled 24-48 hours following each medicine session. These are on-hour sessions with Amanda.
Client will be billed for missed sessions, or sessions not cancelled within 24 hours of appointment time
Total cost will be determined by how many services are required, which we will discuss during the consultation.
We will determine together how many journeys are indicated for your treatment arc. We may also recommend additional preparation and integration sessions, which will add to the total cost. Though each plan is individualized, we commonly recommend a commitment to at least 3 ketamine sessions, as this medicine tends to have a cumulative effect, and multiple treatments provide the greatest benefit.