Moss & Moon Counseling
Medicine, met with meaning
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
What is ketamine-assisted psychotherapy?
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, or KAP, pairs a legal, prescribed medicine with focused talk therapy before, during, and after each medicine session. Ketamine can soften the nervous system’s usual defenses and create a temporary state of openness. The therapy is what turns that opening into lasting change.
Your KAP session with Moss & Moon Counseling is designed to feel less like an appointment and more like your own personal therapeutic retreat—a protected stretch of time set apart from the demands and pace of ordinary life. You are my only client for the day, allowing the experience to unfold without pressure, interruption, or the sense that we need to hurry toward an ending.
Before you arrive, my office is transformed into a quiet, secure resting place where you can soften, turn inward, and feel fully held. We begin together returning to the preparation we have done and grounding in your intentions for the day. From there, the session moves at the pace of your body and nervous system. I remain present throughout the medicine experience, tending to your safety and comfort while allowing whatever emerges to unfold without being forced or directed.
As the effects of the medicine begin to recede, there is time to return slowly. We sit with what arose, give language to what feels ready to be spoken, and begin connecting the experience with the life waiting for you beyond the session. You are not expected to perform, produce an insight, or have a dramatic breakthrough. My role is to create the conditions in which something honest can be encountered—and to help you carry what you discover home with care.
It is not a shortcut around your story. It’s a way to approach it with less fear and more room to breathe.
Who KAP is for
KAP tends to help when you’ve done the work of understanding your pain and still feel stuck in it, when insight hasn’t yet reached the body, or when depression, anxiety, or trauma have narrowed the space you have to live in.
Treatment-resistant depression
PTSD & C-PTSD
Anxiety
Grief
Existential distress
Trauma held in the body
The arc of the work
What to expect
Three movements, unhurried. We don’t rush the doorway.
Preparation
We spend real time before any medicine, building trust, clarifying intentions, and learning how your nervous system settles. You’ll know what the experience can feel like and how we’ll work with whatever arises.
The medicine session
An extended, held session where you can turn inward with support the whole way through. Comfort, safety, and your pace lead. I stay present as a steady companion, not a director.
Integration
The session opens something; integration is where it takes root. We meet afterward to make meaning of what emerged and carry it gently into daily life, so the insight becomes a change you can feel.
Why this work is safe with me
I hold this work with two hands: more than a decade as a Registered Nurse, and training as a Licensed Professional Counselor in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy through Polaris Insight Center and The Ohio State University. That means I understand both the medicine and the meaning, the physiology and the psyche.
Safety, however, is not created by credentials alone. It is also shaped by the environment, the relationship, and the ways your nervous system is invited to settle.
My office was intentionally designed for trauma-informed, experiential work. Located within a private suite in a historic mansion in Columbus, Ohio, the space feels more like a quiet, welcoming home than a medicalized Ketamine clinic or conventional therapy office. During KAP sessions, the room is transformed into a warm and protected resting space, with soft furnishings, blankets, carefully chosen lighting, and an altar that helps mark the day as intentional and set apart. You have privacy, spaciousness, and the reassurance of knowing that you are my only client for the day.
Music is an important part of the medicine journey. The office is equipped with Sonos surround-sound speakers, allowing music to fill the room. The sound becomes part of the therapeutic container—supporting movement, emotion, imagery, stillness, and the gradual return to the space.
Pax, my therapy cat in training, may also offer a calm animal presence when appropriate and welcomed. His quiet companionship can bring warmth, grounding, and a sense of connection, while your boundaries, comfort, and preferences always guide whether he is part of the space.
Rather than completing a medicine session in a cold or highly medicalized setting—or attempting to navigate the experience alone at home—you are accompanied throughout the process by a provider who understands trauma, nervous-system regulation, psychotherapy, and medical care. My intention is to create a space where your body does not have to remain on guard; a place where you can rest, feel supported, and approach the medicine with as much safety, dignity, and trust as possible.
Reverence for what’s been endured, and deep trust in your capacity to heal.
Questions people ask about KAP
Is ketamine therapy legal?
Yes. Ketamine is an FDA-approved medication used legally and off-label for mental health conditions. In KAP it is prescribed and medically screened by a licensed provider, then used within a structured therapy process.
What does a ketamine session feel like?
Experiences vary. Many describe a softening of usual mental defenses, a sense of distance from anxious thoughts, and access to emotion or memory that normally feels guarded. You remain supported and safe throughout.
How many sessions will I need?
There is no single answer; it depends on your goals and how you respond. We decide together, and you’re never locked into a package.
How much does KAP cost?
An intensive experiential session is $725 for three to four hours. Preparation and integration sessions are billed at standard therapy rates, $275 for 75 minutes or $180 for 50 minutes. Limited sliding-scale spots may be available.
Is KAP covered by insurance?
The therapy is not billed to insurance directly. I provide a superbill you can submit for possible out-of-network reimbursement. HSA and FSA cards are accepted.
Do I have to stop my other medications?
Not necessarily, but some medications interact with ketamine. Your safety screening covers this before any medicine session.
Ready when you are
If this work is calling to you, you don’t have to have it all figured out. Reach out, and we’ll find the first step together.