What are the included appointments? When should I schedule them?

Our standard Foundation and Extended Programs include the following appointments:

• Medical Consult (Initial Evaluation)
• "Meet Your Therapist" Psychotherapy Session
• Medical Follow-Up(s)
• Capstone Appointment

Medical Consult

• Schedule your Medical Consult directly in the Innerwell Portal upon completing the patient onboarding process.
• This session allows your Psychiatric Clinician to get to know you, review relevant aspects of your medical and/or psychiatric history, and confirm the suitability of your treatment plan, in terms of both safety and clinical appropriateness. The consultation includes an informed consent process, ensuring you comprehend the risks, benefits, and alternatives to treatment at Innerwell. If you are approved to start treatment, your clinician will also tailor the dose of your first two ketamine experiences to your individual situation.

"Meet Your Therapist" Psychotherapy Session

• As a valuable component of our Foundation and Extended programs, you have the opportunity to engage with one of our licensed psychotherapists during your healing journey. While encouraged, scheduling this session is not mandatory for you to continue through the rest of your care program. Learn more about when to schedule this session here.
• In this initial session with your Therapist, you’ll review the reasons you’re seeking treatment at Innerwell, the program goals you’ve set for yourself, and relevant aspects of your mental health history. You may have already touched on some of these subjects with your Psychiatric Clinician, but you and your therapist will take a deeper dive into aspects of your life that can be explored during your ketamine sessions. Sharing details about your life with a therapist can feel daunting at times, and yet it’s one of the most powerful ways to process challenges and difficulties that you’ve faced. It also helps you develop greater inner strength and resiliency, enabling you to more easily manage stressful situations.

Medical Follow-Up #1

• Book your Medical Follow-Up during your first week of treatment. Anticipate when you will take your second dose, and schedule this appointment for 1-2 days after that treatment session. Clinician availability may vary, so we do not recommend waiting until you have finished your doses to book.
• This is an opportunity to review in depth how you felt during your experiences. Your clinician will be interested to hear about notable psychedelic effects, bothersome side effects, changes in your symptoms, and anything else related to your experiences. They’ll also review your daily mood tracker with you, as well as your progress toward your treatment goals.
• Based on your discussion, your Psychiatric Clinician will tailor the dose for your next set of ketamine experiences to ensure safety and comfort while optimizing healing.

[Extended Program Only] Medical Follow-Ups #2 and 3

• If you are in the Extended Program, you will have two additional Medical Follow-Ups to unlock your remaining medication shipments. Because clinician availability may vary, book these appointments 1-2 weeks in advance to prevent a gap in your treatment. Anticipate when you will take the final dose of your current shipment, and schedule your Follow-Up for 1-2 days after that session.
  • Medical Follow-Up #2: Schedule to occur after completing the 6th dose from your second shipment.
  • Medical Follow-Up #3: Schedule to occur after completing the 8th dose from your third shipment.
• These routine check-ins allow your clinician to track your progress, adjust your tailored dosage if necessary, and clinically approve the release of your next block of medication.

Capstone Appointment

• Book your Capstone appointment 1-2 weeks before your final medication shipment runs out, targeting a date 1-2 days after your final dosing session.
• Once you're here, you'll want to take a moment to acknowledge the extraordinary amount of inner work you’ve done. Your Capstone Appointment with your Psychiatric Clinician is not only about seeing how far you’ve come, but also deciding where you’d like to go from here. During this appointment, you and your Psychiatric Clinician will review your treatment to determine the optimal maintenance plan (if indicated).
• Please be aware: Our clinical protocol requires you to have seen your Psychiatric Clinician within the past 31 days before a prescription can be written. If you decide to purchase a Continued Care Program within 31 days of your Capstone Appointment, we'll be able to ship your medicine without interruption. After 31 days, you may need to have an additional Medical Check-in appointment with a Psychiatric Clinician before we can continue your care, which incurs an additional $200 fee.