Somatic Ketamine-Assisted Therapy
Serving clients in California, Washington, and locally in San Rafael & Oakland
Somatic Ketamine-Assisted Therapy (S-KAP) is a unique somatic approach to legal psychedelic therapy. This therapy blends ketamine’s transformative effects with somatic psychotherapy, EMDR trauma processing, and mindfulness to foster deep healing for trauma, anxiety, and depression. Ketamine opens new neural pathways, softening rigid patterns and creating space for fresh perspectives, emotional flexibility, and a return to your innate wholeness.
Benefits of S-KAP:
S-KAP is particularly beneficial if you feel stuck in traditional therapy or have struggled to make progress or meaningful change in your life.
🌊 Healing Trauma: Gently releases deep-rooted trauma, softening protective and defensive mechanisms.
🌙 Mood Disorder Relief: Provides lasting relief from PTSD, OCD, depression, and anxiety when other treatments fall short.
🔥 Emotional & Nervous System Regulation: Improves resilience and regulation, helping manage stress, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm.
🌿 Emotional Clarity: Clears emotional blockages, enhancing self-awareness.
🌱 Body Awareness: Strengthens mind-body connection and emotional attunement.
✨ Spiritual Growth: Deepens intuition, self-discovery, and connection to your authentic self.
🌌 Connection to Oneness: Facilitates experiences of spiritual awakening, oneness, and connection to the divine, universe, and earth.
The S-KAP Approach
S-KAP is a relational, body-based approach developed by Marni Levy at True Yang Therapy. Unlike at-home ketamine models, S-KAP is designed to unfold within the context of a therapeutic relationship—where safety, attunement, and co-regulation support the depth of the medicine. This approach integrates KAP with somatic psychotherapy, EMDR, attachment repair, nervous system healing, and optional safe touch. It honors the truth that what was wounded in relationship must also be healed in relationship. Through this integrated lens, S-KAP supports healing not just in the mind, but in the body, heart, and ancestral lineage.
S-KAP works directly with the imprints of trauma held in the nervous system—patterns often formed through early relational experiences or inherited through intergenerational trauma. By involving the body, clients begin to track sensations, emotions, and behaviors that arise from implicit memory and trauma-based narratives. The ketamine experience softens defenses, opens the heart, and makes space for deep empathy, emotional processing, and reconnection to both personal and ancestral resilience. This work invites clients back into relationship with themselves—regulating from within, restoring connection, and expanding into new ways of being.
The KAP Treatment Path Summary
Step 1: intake- Schedule a KAP Consultation
50 minutes (telehealth)
Step 2: ASSESSMENT-Schedule a medical Consultation
50 minutes (telehealth)
Step 3: RECOMMENDED 3-6 PREPARATION Sessions (2 required)
50 minutes (telehealth)
Step 4: KETAMINE MEDICINE SESSIONS (3 hours, 3 required)
These sessions can be held in-person in my office in Oakland, CA or via telehealth.
Step 5: RECOMMENDED 3-6 INTEGRATION SESSIONS
50 minutes (telehealth)
Who is a Good Candidate for S-KAP?
You may be a good fit for S-KAP if you:
• Struggle with depression, anxiety, PTSD, or OCD and want to explore healing beyond conventional talk therapy.
• Feel stuck in emotional patterns or trauma responses that keep you disconnected from yourself or others.
• Are drawn to integrative, holistic, or spiritual approaches that go beyond just reducing symptoms.
• Want to explore somatic healing—connecting with your body’s wisdom and nervous system regulation as part of your therapy.
• Are seeking a therapeutic experience rooted in deep presence, relational healing, and expanded awareness.
How Does Ketamine Work?
Ketamine isn’t just a medicine—it’s a doorway. A doorway out of isolation, out of looping thought patterns, out of old stories that keep you feeling stuck. Unlike traditional antidepressants that work by increasing serotonin, ketamine acts on the glutamate system, stimulating neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to form new pathways. These changes can interrupt the grip of depression, anxiety, and trauma, often bringing relief within hours instead of weeks.
By quieting the overactive parts of the brain that keep us stuck in rumination and self-protection, ketamine helps soften rigid thought patterns and defensive mechanisms. It can open space for emotional flexibility, fresh perspective, and a felt sense of connection—often the very things that feel out of reach in daily life. Ketamine may open the door, but it’s in the therapeutic relationship and integration process where the real transformation takes root.
The Ketamine Experience
The ketamine experience varies for each person and is shaped by dose, mindset, and intention. At lower therapeutic doses, ketamine relaxes the body and mind, softens protective defenses, and allows greater access to emotion and insight. Clients may experience a shift in perception, emotional clarity, or relief from longstanding blocks that once felt immovable.
At higher psychedelic doses, ketamine facilitates a more inward, expansive journey. The usual sense of time, identity, or physical form may soften, creating space for deep personal exploration and profound connection—whether to the self, to others, to nature, or to something greater. Clients often describe this state as peaceful, spacious, or spiritually meaningful, with the potential to release old wounds and experience a renewed sense of wholeness.
Interested in Learning More?
Schedule a free 20-min KAP intro call or book a 50-min KAP consultation
I offer a 20-minute free introductory call to briefly explain the KAP treatment path, answer any questions you may have, and help you decide if you’d like to move forward with booking a 50 min KAP intake consultation ($160), where we can explore your treatment goals and determine if KAP is a good fit for you.
FAQs
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S-KAP blends the neuroplasticity-enhancing effects of ketamine with somatic and mindfulness-based psychotherapy. It supports deep emotional healing by helping you reconnect with your body, release trauma, and access your innate wholeness.
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Your journey begins with a 50-minute intake consultation. If we’re a good fit, you’ll then meet with our prescribing medical provider for a 50-minute medical consultation. Once the prescription is in place, we can begin preparation sessions before your first ketamine lozenge session.
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You’ll take a lozenge in a safe, supportive setting while lying down with an eye mask and music. I’ll be present the entire time, supporting you somatically and relationally. Sessions last about 3 hours.
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Everyone’s healing path is unique. You are required to commit to a minimum of 2 preparation sessions, 3 ketamine lozenge sessions, and 1 integration session. For complex trauma I recommend 3-6 ketamine lozenge sessions.
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S-KAP may be helpful if you’re dealing with depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, or life transitions and want a deeply integrative and body-based approach. It’s not a fit for those with active substance use disorders or certain medical conditions.
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I am currently out-of-network and do not bill insurance directly. However, I can provide superbills for you to submit to your insurance for potential reimbursement.
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Ketamine sessions are held in-person in Oakland, CA or virtually throughout California. Preparation and integration sessions can be held via telehealth.
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Please refer to the KAP Fees & Policies page for the most up-to-date information about session pricing and financial policies.
Client Testimonials
“After years of feeling on edge, I finally feel a deep sense of safety and ease in my body—I’m no longer living in constant hypervigilance.”
“KAP helped me reconnect with my body in a compassionate way—I feel more grounded and my relationship to pain has completely shifted.”
“For the first time in a long time, I didn’t feel alone—I felt part of something greater, like I belonged to the universe itself.”