Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) in Sherman, TX

Ketamine Treatment in Sherman, TX: KAP vs. Infusions vs. Spravato

If you've been searching for ketamine treatment in Sherman or the Texoma area, you've probably found a few different options. They all involve ketamine, but they work very differently. Here's how they compare, and how therapy at TSC can fit with each one.

Ketamine infusion clinics (IV ketamine)

• Ketamine is given through an IV in a medical clinic, usually over about 40 minutes.

• Treatment is often a series of around six infusions over two to three weeks, followed by occasional boosters.

• The focus is the medication itself; therapy usually isn't part of the visit.

• Infusions are usually not covered by insurance.

Spravato (esketamine nasal spray)

• A ketamine-based nasal spray approved by the FDA in 2019 for treatment-resistant depression, used alongside an oral antidepressant.

• It's given only at certified clinics, where you're monitored for two hours after each dose.

• It's often covered by insurance.

• Like infusions, it's a medication treatment rather than therapy.

Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) at TSC

• Ketamine is paired with therapy from start to finish: a preparation session, a dosing session with Dr. Stephanie Waitt, LPC-S, CEDS, present the whole time, and integration sessions afterward to make sense of what came up.

• Your prescription comes from Journey Clinical's medical team after a telehealth evaluation. You take a low-dose oral lozenge, with no IV.

• Dosing sessions happen in our Sherman office or by telehealth anywhere in Texas.

• Individual and small-group options (up to 4 people) are available; pricing is below.

• Dosing sessions aren't covered by insurance, but preparation and integration sessions generally are.

Already doing IV ketamine or Spravato? Add the therapy.

Dr. Steph partners with several local IV ketamine and Spravato clinics. If you're getting treatment there, we can schedule preparation and integration sessions as close to your dosing appointments as possible, so you get the benefit of therapy around each treatment. These sessions are generally covered by insurance, and they're available in person in Sherman or online anywhere in Texas.

Which one is right for me?

If your main goal is fast symptom relief under medical monitoring, an infusion clinic or Spravato may be a good fit, and you can still add preparation and integration therapy with us. If you want therapy built into the treatment itself, KAP does that from start to finish. Either way, the therapy is where many people find the changes start to last, whether they're working through trauma, depression or an eating disorder. Not sure where to start? Book a consultation with Dr. Steph and we'll talk it through.