Qi Integrated Health
About
Qi Integrated Health is a multidisciplinary clinic in Kitsilano, Vancouver, that offers legal ketamine-assisted therapy under medical supervision through its PsyQi programmes. Clients choose between group, private and low-dose formats, and the wider clinic also provides acupuncture, massage and craniosacral therapy.
Approach
Each programme moves through three stages: preparation with the clinical team, medically supervised medicine sessions, and integration afterwards. The six-week group programme adds three medical interviews to its group sessions: two of preparation, one of breathwork, three with the medicine and four of integration. The low-dose route begins with two hour-long counselling sessions, then five two-hour sessions alongside talk therapy. Kiem Schutter is the founder and chief executive.
Who it is for
The clinic says its programmes address anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD and chronic pain. A separate programme serves first responders and veterans. Integration therapy helps people work through earlier psychedelic experiences, and the low-dose format is offered as a gentle first step or as support after higher-dose treatment.
Practical details
The clinic is at 1764 West 7th Avenue and works in person only. Programmes cost between $1,200 and $6,000, depending on the format. A free discovery call with the intake team comes first. Low-dose counselling sessions can be billed directly to most extended health plans, and a one-time setup fee covers the prescription and its storage on site.
Care and safety
Clients need a referral from a licensed doctor, either their own or one in the clinic’s network. A medical intake reviews health history and current medications, followed by an assessment with the medical team. Medical director Dr. Pamela Kryskow, who helped found the Psychedelic Association of Canada, works with nurses, registered clinical counsellors and psychiatrists. Mark Haden, executive director of MAPS Canada for 10 years, is clinical supervisor of the psychedelic programme.
Practices
Guide: Ketamine therapy, explained
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