Offering individual, couples, and group therapy, ketamine-assisted therapy, medication management…
Offering individual, couples, and group therapy, ketamine-assisted therapy, medication management…
-Brené Brown
Acheron Psychiatry’s Queer Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Group is designed for LGBTQIA+ adults looking to explore themselves more deeply while being supported by an affirming therapeutic community.
The group combines Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) with preparation and integration, mindfulness, somatic practices, therapeutic discussion, and group process. Participants have space to explore the emotions, relationships, patterns, experiences, and parts of themselves that feel meaningful to them.
Here, personal therapeutic work happens alongside connection, creating opportunities to better understand yourself, strengthen resilience, and experience the support of being seen and witnessed by others.
Therapeutic work is deeply personal, but it doesn’t always have to happen alone.
This group brings LGBTQIA+ adults together for personal exploration, authentic connection, and collective support. You can bring the experiences that matter to you without your identity needing to become the focus of every conversation.
You may want to explore anxiety, relationships, trauma, grief, self-criticism, emotional overwhelm, life transitions, identity, or patterns that leave you feeling disconnected or stuck. For some participants, experiences such as discrimination, rejection, isolation, misgendering, or pressure to hide parts of themselves may also be meaningful to explore.
Within an LGBTQIA+-affirming community, there can be less need to explain or justify your experience and more room to focus on the therapeutic work that brought you there.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy incorporates ketamine into a broader psychotherapeutic process. In this group, medicine sessions are supported by preparation, integration, mindfulness and breathing practices, somatic approaches, therapeutic discussion, and group process.
The group environment adds another dimension to the experience. Participants have opportunities to reflect together, learn from one another, share what feels meaningful, and be supported in what emerges. The intention is not only individual healing, but collective care, having the opportunity to witness each other’s growth and be witnessed in return.
There is no single LGBTQIA+ experience and no single reason someone might join this group. Your therapeutic work is your own. Depending on what feels meaningful to you, the group can create space to explore:
Become more curious about your emotions, needs, experiences, identity, and the patterns influencing how you move through your life.
Explore intimacy, family dynamics, boundaries, belonging, relationship patterns, and how you connect with yourself and others.
Notice and work with experiences such as anxiety, overthinking, avoidance, self-criticism, emotional overwhelm, or feeling stuck.
Make space for difficult experiences, loss, change, relational trauma, or parts of your story that continue to affect you.
Explore new ways of relating to yourself while developing skills for navigating difficult emotions and an often overwhelming world.
Experience personal therapeutic work while also giving and receiving support within a community.
The group is intended to help participants better understand themselves, practice greater compassion toward themselves and others, develop resilience, and experience healing through connection.
The program combines in-person ketamine-assisted psychotherapy sessions with preparation, integration, and therapeutic group work.
Before medicine sessions, participants prepare for the experience, become familiar with the process, and begin considering what they may want to explore.
Medicine sessions take place in person at Acheron Psychiatry in Lower Manhattan within a clinically supported group environment.
Integration provides space to reflect on what emerged during the ketamine experience and explore how those insights may connect with your emotions, relationships, patterns, and everyday life.
Mindfulness, breathing exercises, somatic approaches, discussion, and group activities provide additional opportunities for reflection, grounding, and connection throughout the program.
This group is designed for LGBTQIA+ adults interested in healing and personal growth with the support of community.
It may be a good fit if you:
You don’t need to know exactly what you want to work on before reaching out. Our team can answer your questions and help determine whether the group may be an appropriate fit.
Ketamine is one component of a broader therapeutic process.
Because this group incorporates medication, prospective participants complete appropriate clinical and medical screening before participating. Medicine sessions include clinical support and monitoring, with preparation and integration incorporated into the overall experience.
Our team will walk you through what to expect and answer questions about ketamine, the group environment, and the medical component before you begin.
The couples therapy group follows the broader arc of Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, with each part of the experience supporting the next.
October 22 – December 17, 2026
Thursdays | 5:00–8:00 PM In Person
Fridays | 12:00–1:00 PM Virtual via Doxy.me
Acheron Psychiatry 11 Broadway, Suite 930 New York, NY 10004
Aetna and Cigna in-network options may be available for eligible services. Out-of-network options are also available.
Victoria Holland is a psychotherapist specializing in LGBTQIA+ care, trauma, relationships, substance use, and psychedelic integration. Her approach is trauma-informed, collaborative, and affirming, creating space for people to explore their experiences, relationships, and sense of self without judgment. She incorporates mindfulness, harm reduction, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy to support greater self-understanding, connection, and meaningful change.
Heather Hamilton, LMHC-D, is a psychotherapist specializing in trauma, Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, relationships, and major life transitions. Her holistic, LGBTQIA+-affirming approach helps people explore longstanding patterns, reconnect with their values and sense of self, and build greater connection in their lives. Heather brings a trauma-informed, strengths-based perspective to creating a supportive environment for individual and collective healing.
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. No previous experience with ketamine or Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is required. All prospective participants will complete the appropriate screening and preparation process before joining the group.
No. The group is specifically designed to provide an LGBTQIA+-affirming therapeutic community, but your identity does not need to be the focus of your therapeutic work. Participants can explore the emotions, experiences, relationships, patterns, or goals that are meaningful to them.
Ketamine can temporarily alter the way you experience your thoughts, emotions, body, and surroundings. During a session, some people describe feeling deeply relaxed, more inwardly focused, physically light or heavy, or somewhat detached from their usual sense of themselves or their environment. Experiences vary from person to person and from session to session.
Emotionally, this altered state may create space to observe thoughts, feelings, memories, or familiar patterns from a different perspective. Some people experience greater emotional openness, self-compassion, or a sense of distance from the thoughts and defenses that can make certain experiences difficult to approach in traditional talk therapy.
The purpose of Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy is not simply the ketamine experience itself. Preparation, therapeutic support, and integration help you explore what comes up and consider how those insights may be meaningful in your life and ongoing therapeutic work.
Everyone responds differently. During a ketamine session, you may notice changes in your perception of your body and surroundings. Some people describe sensations such as lightness or heaviness, warmth, tingling, floating, deep relaxation, changes in time or spatial awareness, or feeling less connected to their body than usual.
You may also experience temporary side effects such as dizziness, nausea, or changes in coordination or perception. Because of these effects, ketamine sessions at Acheron take place within a clinically supported and monitored setting.
It’s natural to have questions about ketamine, sharing with others, safety, or what the experience will be like. Preparation is part of the process, giving participants an opportunity to understand what to expect and ask questions before medicine sessions begin.
You don’t need to reach a particular level of distress to be interested in understanding yourself more deeply, strengthening relationships, developing resilience, or receiving therapeutic support. Our team can talk with you about what you’re looking for and help determine whether the group is appropriate.
No. Because ketamine is incorporated into the program, prospective participants complete clinical and medical screening to determine whether this treatment is appropriate for them.
Acheron Psychiatry participates with Aetna and Cigna for eligible in-network services, and out-of-network options are available. Our team can provide additional information about insurance and payment during the enrollment process.
Personal growth doesn’t have to happen in isolation. The Queer Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Group offers LGBTQIA+ adults an affirming space to explore, reflect, connect, and engage in deeper therapeutic work with the support of community. Come as you are. Bring what feels meaningful to you. Explore what can emerge when personal healing is supported by connection.
Contact Acheron Psychiatry if you have any questions.
