Ketamine, once used mainly as an anesthetic, has become an exciting option for people struggling with depression and anxiety—especially when other treatments haven’t worked. One of the remarkable aspects of ketamine is how quickly it can provide relief, particularly when administered in a supportive, therapeutic environment with integration. This combination allows the brain to respond effectively while providing space to process insights and emotions.

Beginning ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) is a big step, and it’s natural to feel both curious and unsure about what the experience will be like. The good news is that your first session is designed to be safe, supportive, and focused on your comfort. Here’s an overview of what you can expect.

"With a different mindset, couples can learn to appreciate - even celebrate - their differences. This is often the work of couples therapy." - Diana Calvo

Diana Calvo, a couples therapist here at Healing Connections: Therapy Collective, writes about coping with differences between you and your partner in her article published in Broomfield Lifestyle Magazine.

https://citylifestyle.com/denver-co/articles/health-and-wellness/conflict-that-brings-us-closer

Contemplative means to be curious about your inner world. Your inner life is highly personal; no one besides yourself knows what it is like to be you. No teacher, therapist, parent, or life coach ultimately knows better what you want, and what you care about, more than your own self. Therefore the role of the contemplative therapist is to facilitate and encourage this self-knowing, rather than coming from an expert position of advice giving. The contemplative therapist has done to some degree their own inner self-work. This consists of meditation and contemplative mindfulness practices that cultivate awareness of fixed worldviews or assumptions about the human experience, and the resulting subtle and gross agendas that manifest to “help” others align to those views. Instead the path of individual self-discovery, familiarity with the mind, and its myriad expressions are valued more than any self-help strategy.