Ketamine-Assisted Therapy

Ketamine-assisted therapy (KAT) is an innovative and highly effective therapeutic approach that combines the psychoactive medicine ketamine with psychotherapy to enhance and deepen the healing process. It has been shown to help with treatment-resistant depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, chronic pain, substance use disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and bipolar disorder.


While the biochemical effects of ketamine alone can offer symptom relief, we have found that combining it with skilled psychotherapy and other integrative treatments often amplifies and prolongs its benefits, helping clients not only feel better, but reconnect with themselves, their relationships, and a renewed sense of possibility.


At Sage Integrative Health in Berkeley, we offer KAT as part of a comprehensive and holistic approach to wellness. This may include complementary therapies such as bodywork, craniosacral therapy, nutrition counseling, and somatic experiencing, to help integrate insights from KAT, regulate the nervous system, and extend its therapeutic benefits.


Wondering what Ketamine-Assisted Therapy is like at Sage?

Tune in to this NPR interview featuring 'Didi,' a KAT client and her Sage therapist, Dr. Genesee Herzberg, as they offer a rare glimpse into the tender and transformative work of Ketamine-Assisted Therapy.
A Holistic and Trauma-Informed Approach
Our Approach
At Sage you will be held through a guided process of deep healing and integration. We emphasize a holistic, grounded, trauma-informed approach, ensuring that each journey is held with care, preparation, and integration support. Sessions are facilitated by experienced providers who help you navigate and make meaning of your experiences, reconnect with your body, and translate insights into lasting change.
A New Standard in Ketamine-Assisted Therapy
Our treatment model is not a one-size-fits-all service, it’s a deeply individualized process so that your treatment plan reflects your unique needs, history, and goals.
From the first conversation to your final integration session, we create a container of care and safety, and each step is held by experienced providers who understand that sustainable change is built on preparation, presence, and ongoing support.
This comprehensive approach, blending psychotherapy with body-based care, nervous system regulation, and integration tools, sets a new standard for ketamine therapy in the Bay Area where you are not simply receiving a treatment; you are engaging in a journey toward deeper clarity, embodiment, and lasting transformation.
Decolonizing Mental Health, a relational approach to healing
Our treatment model honors the ways trauma, systemic oppression, and intergenerational wounds shape mental health. We recognize that healing happens both within us and through relationships, and that much of our psychological suffering arises from relational and structural harm: unmet needs, attachment disruptions, experiences of neglect, betrayal, invalidation, or marginalization.
The Flow of Ketamine-Assisted Therapy at Sage:
While each KAT treatment is highly individualized and based on your unique circumstances and needs, the start of a KAT program at Sage typically unfolds like this:

We recommend a commitment to at least 3-6 ketamine sessions, as this medicine tends to have a cumulative effect and is most beneficial after multiple treatments.
The Flow of Ketamine-Assisted Therapy
Assessment & Preparation:

Psychiatric Assessment

(50min)


At least 3 Preparatory Sessions

(50min each, virtual or in-person)


1x Integrative Wellness Session

(choose from therapeutic bodywork, craniosacral therapy, somatic experiencing, nutrition therapy, or herbalism)

Ketamine-Assisted Therapy Sessions
KAT Session
(3 hours in-person or virtual, with therapist)
Integration

2x Integration Sessions

(50 mins each, virtual or in-person)


1x Integrative Wellness Session

(choose from therapeutic bodywork, craniosacral therapy, somatic experiencing, nutrition therapy, or herbalism)

Repeat

KAT Session

+ 2x Integration Sessions

+ 1x Integration Wellness Session


*Most patients choose to stay for 3-6 rounds of ketamine sessions.


Fees
Psychiatric Intake
$450 (Psych NP) - $600 (MD)
Preparation and Integration sessions
$160-$275
(sliding scale)
Ketamine assisted therapy session
$640-$1100
(sliding scale)
Integrative Wellness Sessions
$160 - $225
Medication refill/psychiatric follow-up
$225 (Psych NP) - $300 (MD)
*Limited sliding scale spots available. Sliding scale rate is determined by your financial resources and practitioner’s level of experience.

FAQs:
New Program:
Ketamine-Assisted Therapy + Somatic Experiencing®
4 Preparatory Sessions
Virtual & in-person (4 weeks)
Build a relationship with your therapist, learn and apply Somatic Experiencing (SE) nervous system regulation techniques, and prepare for your ketamine-assisted therapy (KAT) session. At least one session will be in person at the Sage office to introduce SE touch work.
4 Ketamine Dosing &
4 Integration Sessions (8 weeks)
Four in-person ketamine dosing sessions (every other week at the Sage office), with virtual integration sessions in between. Integration sessions help deepen and sustain ketamine-influenced neuroplasticity (durability/cumulative effect) by exploring session themes and content, strengthening positive mood changes, reinforcing pro-health behaviors, and applying SE regulation techniques.
Post-Dosing SE Touch Work
In-person (4 weeks)
In-person sessions at the Sage office to support continued integration and healing.
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