The Elument team recently sat down with our Director of Clinical Services: Robert DeSalvo and asked a pretty simple question: What in the World is KAP? Ketamin-assisted Psychotherapy, or KAP for short, is revolutionizing the mental health and well-being of people all across the world. Many people have been left wondering "What is KAP and what can it do for me?". Robert was happy to sit down and talk through the basics and more in this webinar for our Psychedelic Summer Series.
The Host
In addition to serving as Elument's Director of Clinical Services, Robert is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, is a pioneer for psychedelic-assisted therapy in the Southeast. With more than 15 years of experience as a therapist specializing in healing trauma, interpersonal relationships, life transitions, anxiety and depression, he was the first trained in MDMA Therapy in Tennessee and is also trained in Ketamine-Assisted Therapy and Cannabis-Assisted Therapy.
Robert's training encompasses diverse therapeutic modalities, including EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapy, and more, making him well-equipped to support clients from various backgrounds.
The Basics
Robert touches on a number of key topics surrounding psychedelic medicine in general and KAP, specifically. Items covered include:
- The Historical Use of Psychedelics and Evolution
- What is Psychedelic Therapy
- Science Behind Ketamine
- Why Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
- KAP Models and Uses
- Safety and Outcomes
Why Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy?
So, why should you checkout KAP and see if it could be a good fit for your situation? Ketamine has many benefits, high-efficacy, and a strong safety profile, including:
- Mental health crisis; treatment resistance, side effects from medications
- 75% of people with treatment-resistant depression experience significant symptom relief with Ketamine
- Access to parts of ourself we don’t always have access to. Softening of defenses and amygdala
- Effective adjunct to therapy, can support deepening and progress
- Ketamine has a very high safety profile and has very few medications or conditions that are contraindications
Be sure to checkout the full webinar above to learn all about this and more! Ready for your next step?
