Importance of a Well-Rounded Care Team
Though ketamine infusion therapy is effective on its own, research shows it is more effective when combined with other lifestyle changes or therapeutic methods.
At Avesta, we believe that having a trusted therapist and care team is essential to get the highest efficacy from your ketamine treatments. Ketamine integrative therapy gives patients a space to integrate thoughts and emotions that arise during their infusions with a mental health professional. Read more about the importance of psychotherapy for integration while undergoing ketamine therapy throughout our website.
If you are interested in learning more, please call us and we will get you all of the information you need to get started.
Avesta Recommended Therapists
Dr. Benjamin Bregman MD
Washington Integrative Mental Health Services, LLC
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapist (KAP) and Medication Management
Phone: (703) 593-9464
Kathryn Rheem, Ed.D., LMFT, EFT Trainer
Ketamine Assisted Couples Therapy
Rheem, Clark & Associates, LLC (rheemclark.com)
*Voted top couples therapist by Washingtonian magazine, author and director at Rheem, Clark & Associates providing couples, individual, and family therapy*
Email: Kathryn@rheemclark.com
Michelle R. Ward, LPC, LMFT, EMDR Certified
Ketamine Assisted Therapy
Clifton Therapy Associates (cliftontherapyassociates.com/)
* Voted twice as Top Couples Therapist by Washingtonian Magazine, complex trauma specialist, provides individual, couples & family therapy services*
Direct (703) 200.8205│ Email mrwcta@icloud.com
The Viva Center
Trauma informed therapists
https://www.vivapartnership.
Phone: (202) 265-1000 Ext. 2 | Email: info@vivapartnership.com
Global Psychotherapy Center
https://www.globalpsychotherapycenter.com/
Phone: (301) 320-7369 | Email: globalpsychotherapy19@gmail.com
Dr. Lauren Rubenstein
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapist (KAP)
https://drlaurenrubenstein.com/meet-dr-lauren-rubenstein-jd-psyd/
Email: drlaurenrubenstein@gmail.com
Bar Lehmann
Therapy, neurofeedback, and helping patients use neurofeedback for coming off ADHD meds
https://www.better-state-of-mind.com/about
Phone: (301) 768-0307
Dr. Jon Thomas
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapist (KAP)
Phone: (703) 425-5200 | Email: JonThomas@adhdcollegesuccess.com
Nikki Ford, LCSW/LCSW-C/LICSW, MPH, CCTP
Located in Dupont Circle, also via telehealth MD, DC and VA
https://www.
Phone: (202) 505-1850 | Email: nford@growthrivepsychotherapy.
Mara Gutiérrez
*Mara has created a preparation and integration program for patients wanting support around their Ketamine experience. Mara is a MAPS-trained licensed psychotherapist, specializing in the therapeutic use of psychedelics and entheogens. You can learn more about her program here: https://thehealingexhale.com/
Phone: (586) 371-6631
Dr. Lindsey Luedtke
https://www.levelmindsolutions.net/
Phone: (703) 791-9601 | Email: contact@LevelMindSolutions.net
Liza Chapkovsky
Ketamine Integrative Therapy
Email: lizachapa3@gmail.com
Ed Geraty LCSW-C, LICSW
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapist (KAP)
*accepts insurance
https://sites.google.com/view/insiteintegrativeservicesllc/home
Phone: (410) 504-1551 | Email: geraty@insiteintegrative.com
Metropolitan Psychological Services, PLLC
https://mpspllc.com/
Phone: (703) 831-6008 | Email: info@mpspllc.com
Campbell States, LICSW
Experienced trauma informed therapist in downtown DC. She specializes in mood disorders, trauma, dissociation and EMDR. For more information please see https://statestherapy.com/
Phone: (202) 615-1584 | Email: campbell@statestherapy.com
Gisell Valdizan, LICSW
Gisell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Virginia; she currently provides services via telehealth only focusing on life challenges that impact one’s quality of life, including depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and others. Her style combines the modalities of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems, mindfulness, and others. For more information: https://www.
Phone: (703) 679-8599 | Email: gisellgaitanlcsw@gmail.com (preferred)
*Insurances: In-network with BCBS, CareFirst and Cigna. Private pay is $150 per session.
Reynolds & Rubino Psychology Group
Centrally located group private practice that offers comprehensive mental health services to children through adults in Northern Virginia. Services include individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy, psychological evaluations, and adult psychiatric services. We provide a hybrid model for sessions and offer in-person and telehealth/virtual options.
Licensed clinical psychologists, professional counselors, and social workers utilize many different evidence-based and therapeutic orientations including, but not limited to, cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance & commitment therapy (ACT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR), exposure and response prevention (EXRP), mindfulness, psychodynamic, interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), somatosensory, play therapy, and parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT). Clinical specializations and areas of interests include mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma work, OCD, perinatal mental health, behavioral disorders, attachment concerns, young adult launching and identity formation, and relationship issues.
Phone: 703-547-3509
Ean Lischin-Smith, LICSW
Ean has over fifteen years of psychotherapy experience working with individuals, couples and families. Ean specializes in treatment for coping with difficult life transitions, stress, grief, depression and anxiety as well as relationships, communication and interpersonal challenges. Ean’s approach includes a combination of DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy), MBCT (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Psychodynamic and Relational techniques among other modalities.
www.lumenpsychotherapy.com
Phone: (202) 960 4579 | Email: ean@lumenpsychotherapy.com
Victoria Chialy Smith, PhD, ABPP
Specializing in depression, anxiety, and mood concerns in teens and adults
Dr Smith is a board certified licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Hope+Wellness. She is passionate about advancing innovative treatments and mental health care for depression, anxiety, and mood disorders including the therapeutic use of psychedelics and entheogens. She received extensive training and certification from MAPS through their MDMA Therapy Training Program. She is also CIIS certified to provide psychedelic assisted therapy, and preparation and integration sessions for ketamine to clients seeking support and compassionate, sensitive care.
www.hope-wellness.com/contact
Phone: 703-923-8965 | Email: info@hope-wellness.com
Center For Motivation and Change
Dr. Siobhan Donnelly, PsyD, Dr. Solomon Plonka, PhD
At Center For Motivation and Change, we offer highly individualized, evidence-based treatment for clients struggling with substance use and compulsive behaviors, as well as trauma/PTSD, anxiety disorders, and other co-occurring issues. Our team also provides services for family and friends concerned about a struggling loved one using the CRAFT-informed Invitation to Change approach. Services in our DC office are remote and will remain so for the foreseeable future. You can learn more about us by visiting our website: www.motivationandchange.com.
Raphaelle Cuenod, LCSW
nourtherapy.com
raphaelle@nourtherapy.com
Lauren Trecosta, LPC
Lauren Trecosta, LPC, specializes in helping people who have experienced trauma maximize the healing potential of ketamine-assisted therapy to break through scars that have kept them stuck for years. When you work with Lauren, you will have someone help you understand, refine and articulate your intention and cultivate a calm, confident, and open mindset to receive the “Teachings” from your ketamine experience. After the ketamine session, Lauren will work with you to translate the experience in to insight or wisdom and integrate the teachings into the practical aspects of everyday life.
Lauren has been a therapist for 20+ years. She works with people who have experienced one or multiple traumas. Her clients are veterans, first responders, and their partners as well as people who have been victims of child abuse, domestic abuse, and/or assault. Lauren is trained by MAPS and Fluence to help people with trauma use ketamine-assisted therapy to help them on the path to finding inner peace and fulfillment.
People with unresolved trauma often have troubled relationships. Lauren helps couples use their respective ketamine experiences to bring expanded awareness to their marriage. In this way, couples are able to see old problems with a new lens and discover alternate paths to understanding not previously available.
Lauren is passionate about helping people heal. She offers individual counseling for Preparation & Integration. All sessions are held online. Lauren participates with some insurance companies.
Email to set up a 15-minute, no obligation, complimentary appointment. Lauren@WarriorCounselor.com
Avesta Recommended Psychiatrists
Dr. Negro, MD
Psychiatrist/Medication Management
https://www.potomacpsychiatry.com/about-us/our-clinicians-and-staff/dr-paulo-j-negro
Phone: (301) 984-9791 | Email: info@potomacpsychiatry.com
Dr. Bruce A. Kehr, MD
Psychiatrist/Medication Management
https://www.potomacpsychiatry.com/about-us/our-clinicians-and-staff/dr-bruce-kehr
Phone: (301) 984-9791 | Email: info@potomacpsychiatry.com
Dr. John T. Carr, MD
Psychiatrist/Medication Management
https://www.potomacpsychiatry.com/about-us/our-clinicians-and-staff/dr-john-carr
Phone: (301) 984-9791 | Email: info@potomacpsychiatry.com
David Clayton, M.D.
Adult Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
https://www.childandfamilycounseling.com/david-clayton-m-d/
Phone: (703) 650-0636 | Email: admin@childandfamilycounseling.com
Karli Goodman, PMHNP
www.gromaryland.com
Phone: (410) 686-0459 | Email: admin@gromaryland.com
Dr. Annie Bollini, PhD
Psychologist, telehealth, military and civilian, depression/anxiety/PTSD
https://www.anniebollini.com/
Phone: (202) 696-2277 | Email: dr.anniebollini@gmail.com
Other
Uplift
One of the best ways to improve and accelerate healing is to combine ketamine infusion with traditional psychotherapy.
A dedicated and licensed therapist can help prepare and guide patients through the process more directly, and provide a safety anchor as one uncovers and experiences factors that create anxiety or negative feelings during treatment.
Avesta Ketamine and Wellness has partnered with UpLift to help clients find a therapist, if they don’t already have one. Make your treatment more effective. Match with a therapist on UpLift.
UpLift makes it easy to find and schedule virtual care sessions with a licensed therapist. They have a large network of locally licensed therapists who cover a wide range of specialties and accept most major insurance plans.
For more information or to find and schedule a session with a therapist visit https://www.joinuplift.co/uplift-avesta-ketamine-wellness.