Individual KAP
At Psych3, the psychiatrist and therapist will work together with you and other members of your care team. You will have a psychological and a medical intake, and if it’s an appropriate treatment for you, a therapist will work with you to prepare, sit with you for your dosing sessions, and work with you to integrate the experience into meaningful change. The psychiatrist will meet with you intermittently to make sure the medicine is at the right dose and continues to be safe for you, and to monitor for effectiveness and side-effects.
Flow of Treatment
> Medical and Psychological Intake
> Preparation Sessions (50 minutes each)
> KAP sessions (3 hours each) number of sessions varies by client
> Integration Sessions (50 minutes) after each dosing session
Range of dosing
The depth of experience during a KAP session is shaped largely by dosing level, and each tier opens the door to different kinds of therapeutic work.
At lower doses, clients typically remain grounded and present, often noticing a gentle loosening of mental defenses alongside feelings of calm, connectedness, and emotional openness. This level can also carry mood-lifting and anxiety-reducing effects, making it well-suited to active reflection and verbal processing with a therapist.
Moderate doses tend to produce a more pronounced shift. Potentially including a sense of floating outside the body, or watching oneself from a slight distance. Many clients describe their sense of self beginning to expand beyond its usual boundaries, opening space for new perspective on long-held patterns or beliefs. At this level of dosing verbal exchange and active processing tends to lessen during the peak of the medicine. Your therapist will help you navigate any challenges that arise and create a safe container for you to explore your inner world. Occasionally it may be hard to recall the full experience afterward, it can feel like waking from a dream. Your therapist will take notes to help you remember details of the journey during integration.
At higher doses, the sense of body and surroundings can dissolve almost entirely, giving way to transpersonal or mystical experiences. Patients often describe these experiences as touching something larger than themselves. This level of dosing can help by deepening a sense of interconnection with the world and may help address existential level challenges. This level of dosing can help by deepening a sense of interconnection with the world and may help address existential level challenges. In these sessions your therapist will help guide you into the medicine space, keep you safe while your consciousness is exapanded, and help you reorient as you land back in your body.
Potential Benefits
Quieter, less frequent negative or obsessive thinking
Greater self-esteem and a kinder inner dialogue
A renewed sense of hope when facing difficult circumstances or relationships
Increased motivation to make meaningful changes in your life
Sharper, more creative approaches to problem-solving
Deep shifts in how you see yourself, your relationships, and the world around you
Ease from existential or spiritual distress
A break from your usual patterns of thought and perception
The possibility of a spiritual or mystical experience