The psychedelic experience can be a catalyst for growth and transformation – it is not a “silver bullet” or magic cure.
Odyssey Psychedelic-assisted therapy represents a modality firmly rooted in a holistic therapeutic approach:
- Providing a secure, safe and calming environment conducive to profound insights and an ability to explore the inner landscape of the mind and emotions,
- Embracing a holistic perspective that addresses the mind, body and soul of an individual.
- Teaching other tools and techniques such as breathwork and somatic practices a person can use in their day-to-day life to help encourage new behaviours and thought patterns during the therapeutic window after a treatment
- We are not the healers, you are. The body always tries to return to homeostasis, however physical and emotional trauma can block this. We aim to guide our patients to connect with their own innate inner healing intelligence and believe this approach can broaden a person’s healing capacity.
We don’t prescribe ketamine for at-home use. Ketamine Therapy is a serious endeavour that requires medical supervision, intention, preparation and education. We need to respect its power and when approached with reverence it can yield beneficial results.
Odyssey Eligibility Criteria
- Referral for emotional health challenges including burnout, adjustment disorder, mood disorder or seasonal affective disorder.
- Referral for mental health challenges including depression, anxiety, PTSD, eating and/or sleeping disorders that haven’t improved with other approaches you’ve tried like medication and therapy.
- You have the ability, energy and time to commit to our treatment process and approach it with an open mind and heart.
- You have enough life stability to enable your commitment to the process and be fully present during your counselling sessions and on treatment day.
- You have a phone or computer with reliable internet to attend virtual counselling sessions and utilize our Odyssey Online app that features therapeutic educational content and access to other healing modalities like breathwork.
- You have the ability to travel to our clinic location in Kelowna, British Columbia and have a designated driver to pick you up after treatment.
- Ketamine-assisted Therapy is only suitable for those aged 19+
- If you are a parent, you have the ability to access childcare for your counselling sessions and on treatment day.
- All patients must complete a medical intake form and pass a physical and psychiatric screening. Our physicians will review the completed patient intake form prior to the first treatment and will identify and address any medical concerns. During screening, you may be declined from moving forward with ketamine treatment.
- You don’t have any of the contraindications listed below.
Odyssey Treatment Exclusions
- Intense emotional instability
- Active symptoms of psychosis
- High blood pressure (160/90) that is not controlled
- Acute cardiovascular disease
- Pregnancy
- Traumatic brain injury that is symptomatic
- Body Mass Index greater than 35
- Hepatic, kidney, vascular disorder (reviewed on a case-by-case basis)
- Delirium and/or Dementia
- Ketamine allergy
- A history of Ketamine use disorder
- Alcohol or substance use disorder within the past six months
- Seizure disorder or epilepsy
- A history of increased intracranial pressure or high ICP
- Brain tumour, aneurysm or arterio-venous malformation
- Untreated sleep apnea can diminish the benefit of ketamine-assisted therapy (reviewed on a case-by-case basis)
- Individuals who demonstrate verbal, physical or emotional aggression toward our care team
Because ketamine therapy isn’t the right treatment for everyone, Our care team can suggest other treatment avenues.
Do you think Odyssey may be a fit for your healing journey?
