Offering individual, couples, and group therapy, ketamine-assisted therapy, medication management…
Offering individual, couples, and group therapy, ketamine-assisted therapy, medication management…
Softening Protective Patterns & Reconnecting with Your True Self
Facilitated by Alicia Martin, LMSW & Ben Dameron, LMSW
-Brené Brown
Many people move through life feeling pulled in different directions—part of them striving, another shutting down, another overthinking or self-criticizing. These patterns, often shaped by anxiety, PTSD, relational trauma, or chronic overthinking, begin as ways to protect us but can eventually leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves and unsure of how to move forward.
This group offers a curated clinical atmosphere to slow down, turn inward, and develop a more compassionate relationship with your internal world. Using an Internal Family Systems (IFS) framework alongside Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), we explore these patterns not as problems to fix, but as parts of you that can be understood, supported, and integrated.
At its core, this is a self-care and wellness experience—one that supports emotional regulation, clarity, and a more grounded way of relating to yourself and others.
This group is designed for adults who are navigating:
You don’t need a formal diagnosis or a “crisis” to benefit. What matters is a willingness to explore your inner world and a desire to relate to yourself differently.
This is a structured, experiential group that blends:
Together, we explore how different parts of you show up—especially the protective patterns that drive stress, avoidance, and self-criticism. Over time, this work helps you access a more stable internal state often described as calm, clarity, and self-trust.
Group therapy offers a unique opportunity to see your patterns reflected in others while feeling less alone in what you’re navigating. As you listen and connect, you may recognize parts of your own experience in real time—often leading to greater clarity, self-understanding, and compassion.
This isn’t just a place to talk about change—it’s a place to practice it. In a supportive, shared environment, you can begin relating to yourself and others differently. When combined with ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, this work can deepen insight and support more meaningful, lasting shifts.
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is a central component of this group experience. When used in a therapeutic setting, ketamine can help soften rigid thinking patterns and reduce the intensity of internal defenses. This often creates a greater sense of openness, allowing you to access emotions, memories, and internal experiences with more clarity and less overwhelm.
For individuals navigating anxiety, trauma, or chronic overthinking, this can support meaningful shifts, helping you relate to yourself with more curiosity, compassion, and less reactivity.
All ketamine sessions are:
This work is designed to be both clinically grounded and experientially supportive, helping you engage more deeply with your internal world in a safe and intentional way.
Rather than focusing on eliminating parts of yourself, this work helps you build a more trusting and cooperative relationship within. As that relationship shifts, so does how you move through your life—your decisions, your relationships, and your sense of direction begin to feel more aligned.
Many people find that they are less reactive, more intentional, and more able to navigate stress without falling back into the same cycles.
Alicia is a trauma-informed psychotherapist specializing in complex PTSD, Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). With extensive experience facilitating KAP groups, she brings a clinically grounded yet warm, relational, and experiential approach—creating a space where participants can explore their internal world with curiosity, reduce self-criticism, and reconnect with a more regulated and authentic sense of self.
Ben is an IFS-informed psychotherapist specializing in men’s mental health, anxiety, depression, substance and behavioral addictions, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). Integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and relational psychotherapy, he creates a supportive space where participants can explore protective patterns with curiosity, challenge long-held self-narratives, and cultivate a more grounded, compassionate relationship with themselves and others.
In-Person Dosing: Tuesdays, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
11 Broadway, Suite 930, New York, NY
Virtual Integration: Wednesdays, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (via Doxy.me)
Led by: Alicia Martin, LMSW & Ben Dameron, LMSW
Cost: In-network with Aetna and Cigna. OON superbills available.
This group is not about becoming someone new. It’s about reconnecting with the parts of you that have been there all along—beneath the noise, the pressure, and the patterns that have taken over.
If you’re ready to understand yourself more deeply, move out of autopilot, and begin making choices that feel more aligned with how you actually want to live, this work can support that shift. Take the next step toward a more grounded, intentional relationship with yourself.
Every KAP group is medically supervised by experienced psychiatric providers dedicated to creating a safe, supportive, and individualized treatment experience.
With expertise in conventional, integrative, and psychedelic psychiatry, Dr. Zimmerman oversees Acheron’s KAP program, ensuring each participant receives thoughtful, evidence-informed care within a comprehensive therapeutic framework.
Rachel brings a warm, holistic approach to psychiatric care, helping participants feel safe, supported, and empowered throughout every stage of the KAP process.
No. This group is designed to be accessible whether you’re new to this work or have prior experience. Concepts are introduced in a clear, supportive way, and you’ll be guided throughout.
Ketamine can help soften rigid thinking patterns and reduce the intensity of internal defenses, making it easier to access emotions and internal experiences without becoming overwhelmed. In a group setting, this often deepens insight while also allowing you to feel supported, less alone, and more connected to others navigating similar patterns. The combination of ketamine, guided therapeutic work, and shared experience can create a powerful environment for emotional processing, self-understanding, and lasting change.
That’s completely normal. Many people come in feeling unsure. We take a thoughtful, clinically grounded approach—ensuring you feel prepared, supported, and safe throughout the process.
Not at all. While this group supports those navigating PTSD and relational trauma, it is equally beneficial for anxiety, overthinking, and general patterns of feeling stuck, disconnected, or internally conflicted.
No. You are always in control of what you share. Many participants begin by listening and gradually open up as they feel more comfortable.
Spots are limited to keep the group intimate and supportive.
Contact Acheron Psychiatry if you have any questions.
