Wesley Ryan, MD, and Associates | Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, Addiction Psychiatry

Adult and child/adolescent psychiatry, addiction, psychedelic psychiatry

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We are a group of two psychiatrists and a psychotherapist specializing in addiction psychiatry, psychedelic psychiatry, child psychiatry and offer ketamine assisted psychotherapy to the greater Westside of Los Angeles including Santa Monica, Venice Beach, and Marina Del Rey. Additionally services include medication management, psychotherapy, evaluation and treatment planning for a variety of problems. We aim to facilitate an empathic, warm, welcoming environment to foster collaboration in developing an individualized treatment plan tailored to your needs.

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Started in 2016, we specialize in addiction psychiatry, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP), and psychedelic psychiatry, offering patient care as well as clinical trial services, and more. We have grown to include several providers to offer the full assortment of psychiatry and psychotherapy services including general adult psychiatry and child/adolescent psychiatry. We aim to facilitate an empathic and welcoming environment, meeting people where they are, to foster personal exploration and growth.

Meet out providers:

Wesley Ryan, M.D. is board certified in both addiction psychiatry and adult psychiatry, and among the first to offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, both prescribing it and providing the psychotherapy (also available on its own, or as integration). He also offers psychedelic psychiatry consultations on such topics as HPPD, microdosing, and more. Addiction services include harm reduction, dual diagnosis, rehabilitation, detoxification, opioid replacement and more.
- See here for academic articles and talks by Wesley Ryan: author of a book chapter in The Ketamine Papers--Science, Therapy and Transformation (2017), author of various peer reviewed articles, presenter at various conferences (including KRIYA, Breaking Convention, MAPS Psychedelic Science), adherence rater for the MDMA-assisted psychotherapy clinical trials, and study physician / clinical trial site host for a recent trial sponsored by Cybin and Kernel.
Alan Hanft, M.D. is an experienced and board certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, with additional board certifications in both general and consult liaison psychiatry. He provides medication management, treatment planning, report reviews, psychotherapy, and more, for all ages including child/adolescent and adult patients.

Is ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) right for you? Ketamine in our clinic is often provided as an intramuscular (IM) injection along side talk therapy (psychotherapy), including preparation and integration before and after the experience. It is used for a variety of mental health disorders, including depression, PTSD, and addiction, and is effective for about 75% of people.

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