KETAMINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY - Restoring Hope to Your Future
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KETAMINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY Restoring Hope to Your Future
ABOUT
KETAMINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY (KAP)
Ketamine + Psychotherapy Accelerates Healing and Growth!
Ketamine is a fast-acting drug that has been safely used for over
50+ years in operating and emergency rooms. A patient's
ketamine treatment is personalized based on initial condition
and intended outcome using ketamine in the form of
Intravenous IV, Intramuscular IM, or Sublingual lozenge SL.
Ketamine has been found to be a valuable treatment for:
Treatment Resistant Depression
Suicidal Ideation
Anxiety
Childhood Trauma
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Bi-Polar Depression
Postpartum Depression
IVF Related Depression
Secondary Depression Caused by Chronic Conditions
Crohn's Disease
IBS
Ulcerative Colitis
Chronic Pain
Fibromyalgia
CRPS/RSD
AMELIA MORA MARS
How Ketamine Saved My Son's Life In the fall of 2018, I noticed my son sitting on the couch crying. I sat with him. I asked him why he was sad. My then 17-year old, Kenny, a young man on the autism spectrum said, “I love fantasy. I love Harry Potter and anime. I do not live in fantasy. I do not belong in this world.” What I did not know is that he chose January 22, 2019 to be the day to end his life. As the day approached, he cleaned out his school locker. He gave some belongings to his nine siblings. And he hand-wrote his good-bye letter. On Sunday, January 22, all my kids happened to be home. We watched football and ate together. Following the game, I retreated to my room, put my headphones on and meditated. In the meantime, Kenny placed his letter on the washing machine thinking that no one would be doing laundry for at least one hour. He told his siblings that he was “going for a run.” And he left. Chris, my oldest son, was upstairs contemplating whether to do laundry on Sunday or not. Alone in the laundry room, he found the note. Throwing my bedroom door open and waving it high in the air, he told us that he had found Kenny’s suicide note. It all happened so fast. Miranda intuitively knew where he went. She knew that Kenny crossed over a bridge every day on his walk home from high school. Barefoot, she ran up the hill screaming his name. Chris also knew, but for a different reason. He knew that Kenny would have made calculations to ensure that his death would be fast and effective. Chris and Rachel jumped in a vehicle and headed up the hill. Trembling, my husband jumped in his vehicle and followed. AMELIA MORA MARS
I sat home carefully reading the letter for clues. He disclosed that his plan was to
jump from the freeway overpass. I called 911 to notify dispatch of his plan.
Honestly, I did not want to go to the scene in the event that he had accomplished
his mission. I could not bear the thought that my final memory of him would be to
look down from the bridge to witness his lifeless body.
His siblings found him pacing on the bridge gathering courage to end his life. He
was dissociative but cooperative when the Police arrived. He was taken to ER and
eventually placed on an involuntary hold when a bed was found in a juvenile
facility two hours away.
For the 10 days that he was safe, we as a family cried with each other and did
our best to regroup. We visited him yet did not know for certain his plans for the
future. When he returned home, we were scared. What if he tried again?
Miranda slept on the couch for nights with her dog to monitor any movement.
An event like this changes a family forever. We came so close to losing our
beloved son and brother. We would do anything to help Kenny.
At the time, I shared an office suite with Dr. Bhasin, an anesthesiologist that
specializes in ketamine treatment. I witnessed the outcomes of his patients and
learned about the results of ketamine from them. I trusted Dr. Bhasin with my
son. I hoped for a quick, positive outcome.
With each treatment, Kenny freed himself from the lies he believed about himself.
With his permission, each session was video-taped and used for our time together
to integrate his experiences following treatment. These videos can be found at
https://pointketamine.com/featured-patient/ Following the six ketamine
sessions, Kenny made Dr. Bhasin a chocolate pie as his way of saying thank you
for saving his life.
As for me, it is my privilege to collaborate with the PointKetamine team to guide
beautiful souls who long to live a life of freedom.
I believe in you. I'm here for you.
Amelia Mora Mars
Kenny living his dream in Japan - 2023
AMELIA MORA MARS
NEURO-PLASTICITY
Depression, childhood trauma, anxiety
and PTSD often keep our brains stuck
in a cycle of dwelling on the past while
also fixating on the fear of the future.
When Talk Therapy Isn't Enough
Studies show that through low dose ketamine treatment,
a unique environment is created within the brain. This
environment allows receptors, proteins, and neural
pathways to work in more optimal ways that were not
available due to the effects of depression, anxiety, and
trauma. KAP provides the brain the opportunity to:
Relax defenses to get below the surface
Release past experiences and traumas
Rewrite stuck parts of the brain
Reconnect to ourselves and our body
Rev up neurons for new cell growth
Receive in-person compassionate care
Restore hope for depression, anxiety & trauma
AMELIA MORA MARS
WHY HAVE A PSYCHOTHERAPIST PRESENT FOR KETAMINE TREATMENTS? Deep truths hidden within your unconscious may be unearthed, trauma buried may be released and let go. Patients will likely encounter imagery and sensations that do not make sense at times. Experiences from being more aware of how your body feels, quieting of the mind, feelings of love and gratitude, or transcendent, spiritual feelings of being connected to the God/Universe, a sense of oneness with all living creatures, and reconciling the past from a different perspective. Amelia guides a patient through the process more directly. And provides a safety anchor for those who experience anxiety or negative emotions that can emerge during ketamine sessions. This is especially important for those with a history of trauma to not feel alone but instead emotionally held and supported. There is a reassuring sense that one can let go more easily if there is a guide to ensure our safety. It gives us permission to take more risks in what we allow ourselves to see and come to understand. AMELIA MORA MARS
PERSONALIZED TREATMENT
An Assessment is emailed to the The Consultation with Dr. Bhasin
patient for completion. This provides an opportunity to
informations helps the physician to become informed about ketamine
determine if ketamine is a good fit treatment and to ask important
for a patient's condition. questions.
Pre-ketamine therapy sessions with During treatment, we create a safe,
Amelia assist patients to discuss relaxing space to allow the body
symptoms, intentions, goals, and to and brain every opportunity to
create emotional safety for reset and heal. Amelia is by your
ketamine treatment. side guiding your session.
Post-ketamine integrative therapy
sessions harnesses the emotional
openness and clarity brought about
by ketamine to accelerate healing
and growth.
AMELIA MORA MARS
SET&
SETTING
Ketamine experiences can be
transformational so it’s important to
have the right mindset and be in a
safe, tranquil setting when receiving
ketamine treatment. Every person has
unique experiences and every session
is different from the last.
Pre-ketamine therapy sessions allows
patients to meet with Amelia to
discuss how to best prepare the brain
WHAT DOES IT
and body to maximize treatment FEEL LIKE?
using meaningful intentions.
You will be awake in a deep state of
We have consciously designed the relaxation.
treatment protocols and environment
to serve patients at the highest level You may experience feelings floating,
in their healing journey. lowered defenses, and mild
dissociation which can be effective for
focusing on particular narratives that
keep you trapped in the past.
This can be especially valuable in
trauma work, as you are not attached
to any particular memory during
treatment and are free to let things
go.
The things you see, hear, and feel are
actually YOU having an experience
within yourself and ketamine appears
to be mediating all of it.
AMELIA MORA MARS
GREAT
TEAM WORK
WE'RE ALL ABOUT CONNECTIONS!
Our Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
treatment team consists of a
physician, a psychotherapist and a
medical team with specialized
expertise in ketamine therapy. All
providers are authorized by their
respective licensure boards to
provide the gold standard of
professional medical and psycho-
TREATMENT
therapeutic treatment. TEAM
We strive to restore hope to patients
who struggle with treatment resistant PARAMDEEP
conditions. We take a holistic and BHASIN
biopsychosocial approach to MD
understanding our patient's biological,
psychological, and social factors that
can be contributing to their physical
and mental health. AMELIA
MORA MARS
LMFT
AMELIA MORA MARS
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