KAP & Psychedelic Education and Integration

Trauma-informed support for those exploring ketamine therapy and psychedelic healing.

Available online and in Tampa Bay.

“There is a world beyond ours, a world that is far away, nearby and invisible.”

– Maria Sabina

Psychedelic medicines can open meaningful paths toward healing, but the medicine session itself is only one part of the process. You may be considering ketamine therapy and want to understand what the journey involves. Or you may have had a psychedelic experience and are looking for a grounded space to reflect, integrate, and understand how it connects to your healing.

Many people come to this work seeking support with depression, anxiety, trauma, or nervous system dysregulation and want guidance from a therapist who understands both ketamine therapy and psychedelic healing. Without support and integration, even the most meaningful experiences can fade or feel overwhelming. This work helps you prepare mindfully, explore what arises, and translate insights into real, lasting change in your life.

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy combines the therapeutic effects of ketamine with psychotherapy to support deeper breakthroughs in healing from depression, anxiety, trauma, and other mental health concerns.

In this collaborative model, I provide the psychotherapy while a licensed medical team handles the medical aspects: determining eligibility, developing your treatment plan, prescribing the ketamine, and monitoring your progress. I partner with trusted local and national prescribers to ensure you receive coordinated, thoughtful care.

Ketamine is not a magic pill; it’s a medicine that supports deeper work. The medicine creates a window of neuroplasticity, a time when your brain becomes more open to forming new patterns and ways of thinking. My work includes helping you understand the ketamine process, supporting your nervous system before, during, and after sessions, offering therapeutic presence throughout the experience, and helping you integrate what arises so the insights become meaningful shifts in your life.

The medicine session is important, but much of the deeper work happens in how you prepare beforehand and how you reflect on the experience afterward.

KAP is available to established clients after 2-3 preparatory sessions.

I offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy support in Tampa Bay and online throughout Florida and Massachusetts.

Psychedelic Education and Integration

Psychedelics can bring expanded awareness and meaningful emotional shifts, but these experiences can also stir up memories, sensations, or insights that feel hard to sort through on your own. Psychedelic education and integration therapy offer a grounded, supportive space to understand these experiences and connect them to your healing in an intentional way.

If you are considering a psychedelic experience, education can help you understand how these medicines work in the brain and nervous system, along with what research shows about their therapeutic potential for depression, anxiety, trauma, and nervous system healing.

If you have already had a psychedelic experience, integration therapy can help you reflect on what happened, make sense of what it means for you, and explore how to carry those insights forward. Many people seek integration support after experiences with psilocybin, MDMA, ayahuasca, or other psychedelic medicines in clinical trials, licensed settings, or other legal contexts.

This work may include:

  • Education about the therapeutic potential of psychedelic experiences
  • Mindfulness and nervous system practices that help you feel grounded throughout the process
  • Integration sessions to explore the emotions, memories, and insights that surfaced
  • Somatic awareness practices that help you stay connected to your body through it all

The approach is always trauma-informed, collaborative, and centered around what helps you feel safe and supported.

IMPORTANT LEGAL DISCLAIMER

I do not provide, recommend, or supply any illegal substances. The support I offer is limited to:

  • Clients engaged in legal ketamine-assisted psychotherapy through a licensed medical provider
  • Clients seeking integration support after experiences that occurred in legal contexts such as clinical trials or licensed ceremonial settings
  • Clients seeking education about the therapeutic potential of psychedelic medicines as it relates to mental health and healing

Any discussion of psychedelic experiences assumes they took place in a legal setting. My role is to reduce harm, offer support, and help you integrate the experience in a grounded and meaningful way.

INSIGHT TO INTEGRATION

my approach

This work is grounded in trauma therapy, mindfulness, and nervous system science, and is deeply informed by my training as a yoga teacher and my understanding of how healing happens in the body, not just the mind. It is also shaped by deep respect for the Indigenous and Eastern wisdom traditions that have guided these practices for centuries.
My focus is on helping you move from insight to integration. Together, we explore what the experience revealed, how it relates to your healing, and how to carry those insights into daily life in a grounded and practical way.

If you are looking for a therapist who understands ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, psychedelic integration therapy, and the mind-body connection, this work offers a warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed path. I support clients in Tampa Bay and online throughout the states where I am licensed, offering education, integration, and care that honors both science and long-standing wisdom traditions.

Mindfulness Therapy | Christie Leonard, LCSW | Peaceful Roots Counseling | Mindfulness Therapy and Meditation Groups | Tampa Bay, FL

Is This Work Right for You?

This approach may be helpful if you:
  • Are receiving or considering ketamine therapy (KAP) and want therapeutic support
  • Have had a psychedelic experience in a legal context and want a grounded and nonjudgmental space to reflect
  • Are looking for education about psychedelic experiences and their therapeutic potential
  • Feel drawn to a mind-body approach that blends trauma-informed therapy, mindfulness, and nervous system work

Making KAP More Accessible

I’ve partnered with Thank You Life, a nonprofit organization that helps make Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy more accessible by contributing toward the cost of treatment. If you’d like to learn more about this option and explore whether it might be a good fit, please reach out to me to talk more.

Mindfulness Therapy | Christie Leonard, LCSW | Peaceful Roots Counseling | Mindfulness Therapy and Meditation Groups | Tampa Bay, FL
READY TO LEARN MORE?
If you are curious about KAP or psychedelic education and integration, I offer a free ten minute consultation so we can talk through your questions and explore whether this approach feels like a good fit.
Christie Leonard, LCSW | Peaceful Roots Counseling | Mindfulness Therapy and Meditation Groups | Tampa Bay, FL