Garret Conway, LMFT

Garret Conway, MA, LMFT, is a marriage and family therapist in the Santa Cruz area who offers ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) through his practice, Santa Cruz Transformational Therapy. He sees individuals and couples in person in Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley, and online across California.

Approach

Conway studied transpersonal counselling psychology and wilderness therapy at Naropa University (MA). His psychedelic-assisted therapy certification comes from the Integrative Psychiatry Institute, which runs it with MAPS. He has worked with nature-connection experiences and therapy for more than 20 years, and has served as an executive director and a university lecturer. His therapy draws on IFS, Gestalt, family systems, somatic work and ecopsychology, and he describes it as a collaboration that leaves room for humour.

Who it is for

He works with adults and couples on trauma, grief, resentment and limiting beliefs. Couples can go through ketamine rounds together at a lower rate per person.

Practical details

An initial KAP round costs $2,550: an online assessment for $200, medical screening at $750, two online preparation sessions at $200 each, an in-person dosing session of 2 to 3 hours with intramuscular ketamine for $900 and online integration for $200. Most clients do 4 to 8 rounds. For couples the first round is $1,275 per person and later rounds $700. KAP is not billed to insurance, though superbills are available for therapy sessions, and a short consultation call is free.

Care and safety

A board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner carries out the medical screening and assessment before any ketamine is given, and is present with the therapist during the dosing session in Scotts Valley.