Cathexis Psychedelics Collaboration

Welcome! You are likely here because you have been referred by a Cathexis Psychedelics therapist, and you intend to receive ketamine-assisted psychotherapy at the Cathexis office.

• The medical aspects of your care will be handled by Wily Wellness (WW). You will see a WW provider a minimum of once every 3 months for follow-up.

• After each follow-up, you will be prescribed sufficient ketamine for a specified number of KAP sessions to be done at Cathexis Psychedelics. (Note: this is not an at-home program)

• Your ketamine will be in the form of either a lozenge that melts in your mouth, or a tablet that rapidly disintegrates in your mouth. The medication may be shipped to you from a compounding pharmacy, or you may obtain it locally from a compounding pharmacy in Tucson.

• You also have the option of filling a prescription for zofran to prevent nausea, though this will need to be sent to a regular pharmacy.

• If you previously received ketamine treatments at the Cathexis Psychedelics offices, then you were already medically cleared for ketamine treatment by a Wily Wellness (WW) provider (Dr. Heather Carlisle). Therefore, you do not need to repeat the medical intake process here, unless it has been more than a year since your last medical evaluation at Cathexis Psychedelics. You will, however, need to fill out a Release of Information (ROI) for WW to import your records from Cathexis Psychedelics. You also need to sign a new consent form with WW.

  If you are new to both Cathexis and Wily Wellness, then you will need to complete a medical evaluation appointment at Wily Wellness prior to scheduling any ketamine treatments.

  Regardless of whether you are an established client or a new client, the easiest way to start this process is to contact your Cathexis Psychedelics therapist. Your therapist will let WW know you are interested in moving forward with services, and WW will email you a link to fill out the necessary forms and gain access to the patient portal for easy appointment scheduling.

When you establish care with WW, you will have access to our patient portal. In the portal, you can schedule/reschedule your follow-up appointments without having to wait for confirmation from WW. If the appointment slot shows in the calendar, you may take it!

If you are an established Cathexis Psychedelics Client who has already completed a medical evaluation (within the last 12 months), then you need to schedule a 25-minute follow-up appointment.

If you are a new Cathexis Psychedelics Client, or if it has been more that 12-months since you had a medical evaluation by Heather Carlisle, then you need to begin with a 50-minute intake appointment.

• The medical evaluation fee is $350 (for those who have not yet been medically cleared or whose medical evaluation was > 12 months ago).

• You will need to do a 25-minute follow-up appointment every 3 months at a fee of $250.

• You may be eligible for partial reimbursement from your insurance company (see our Fees page for more information).

• Fees for the ketamine are to be paid directly by you to the pharmacy (the medication itself is not expensive).

• If you are filling a prescription for zofran, you may be able to use your insurance to pay for it.

• Fees for your KAP sessions with your Cathexis Psychedelics therapist are to be paid directly to them. The sessions are to be done with the the Cathexis Psychedelics therapist. (Note: this is not an at-home program)