Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in Orlando, FL
Psychedelic-assisted therapy in Orlando, FL pairs certain medicines with real psychotherapy — the preparation before, the support during, and the integration afterward that turns a powerful experience into lasting change. At Achieve Growth Therapy, Artie Gately, LMHC, provides that therapy side of the work for adults across Orlando and all of Florida, while the medicine itself is handled by licensed medical providers. This page is an honest overview of what we offer, what’s legally available right now, and how the pieces fit together.
What is psychedelic-assisted therapy?
Psychedelic-assisted therapy uses medicines like ketamine — and, in legal settings, psilocybin — alongside structured psychotherapy. Over the past decade, research from places like Johns Hopkins, NYU, and Imperial College London has shown real promise for depression, anxiety, PTSD, and addiction, especially for people who haven’t found relief through conventional treatment.
But the medicine is only half of it. These medicines can open a window — a period when the mind is more flexible and old patterns feel less fixed. The therapy is what helps you use that window: to understand what surfaces, make sense of it, and carry it into how you actually live. That’s the part we do, and it’s the part that makes the difference between a powerful experience and lasting change.
What we offer
Right now, the one psychedelic medicine that’s legal and available for mental-health care in Florida is ketamine — so that’s the treatment we provide.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Ketamine is the one psychedelic medicine that’s legal and available for mental-health treatment today. Through our medical partner, Journey Clinical, you receive a medical evaluation and, if appropriate, a prescription; you do your dosing sessions with Artie present, in person or by telehealth; and you do the preparation and integration that make the treatment work. It’s often considered for treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, PTSD, and burnout.
Learn about Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy →A note on psilocybin
Psilocybin is one of the most-studied psychedelics in mental-health research, but it’s not legal for therapeutic use in Florida — and we don’t offer psilocybin services or administer it. What we can offer is clarity: an honest guide to what the research shows, how it works, and where the law stands.
Read the psilocybin guide →How psychedelic-assisted therapy works
With ketamine, the structure follows a three-phase arc:
Building trust, clarifying intentions, and getting ready for the experience.
Done under medical supervision, with therapeutic support around it.
Processing what surfaced and turning it into lasting change.
The throughline is simple: the medicine opens a window, and the therapy is what helps it last. That’s why we put the therapy at the center of everything we do.
Who it’s for
This work is built for people in high-stakes, high-stress roles who carry a lot and rarely get to set it down:
- First responders — firefighters, police officers, paramedics, and EMS
- Healthcare workers — nurses, physicians, ER and ICU staff
- Veterans and military service members
- Attorneys, executives, and other high-pressure professionals
People come to us for treatment-resistant depression, burnout and compassion fatigue, PTSD and complex trauma, moral injury, persistent anxiety, grief, and the sense of being stuck after years of trying. It isn’t right for everyone, and whether ketamine is safe and suitable for you is always determined by a licensed medical provider. (The ketamine page goes deeper on who it helps.)
What’s legal in Florida right now
We believe in being completely clear about this:
Ketamine is legal and available now.
It’s an FDA-approved medicine, prescribed off-label for mental health by licensed medical providers. Through Journey Clinical, this is something you can begin in Florida today.
Psilocybin is not legal for therapeutic use in Florida.
It remains a Schedule I substance federally, and Florida has no therapeutic framework. We don’t administer it or offer psilocybin services — our role with psilocybin is educational only.
Insurance and cost
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is a cash-pay (self-pay) service — we provide superbills you can submit to your insurer for possible out-of-network reimbursement. The medical evaluation and medication through Journey Clinical are billed separately on their side. We’re glad to walk you through the specifics before you commit to anything.
Frequently asked questions
Is psychedelic-assisted therapy legal?
It depends on the medicine. Ketamine is legal and available now through a licensed medical provider. Psilocybin is not legal for therapeutic use in Florida — our role with it is educational only.
Do you give people psychedelics?
No. Artie is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and provides the therapy. For ketamine, our medical partner Journey Clinical handles the evaluation and prescription, and you self-administer the medicine during sessions with Artie present. We do not administer psilocybin at all.
Which is right for me — ketamine or psilocybin?
Ketamine is the psychedelic treatment you can begin in Florida today, and it’s what we provide. Psilocybin isn’t legal for therapeutic use here, so our role with it is educational only. A consultation is the best way to figure out whether ketamine-assisted psychotherapy fits where you are.
Is this available by telehealth?
Yes. The preparation, integration, and the supported ketamine dosing sessions can be done by secure telehealth across Florida. The medical and prescribing side is arranged through Journey Clinical.
Do you take insurance?
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is cash-pay, and we provide superbills you can submit for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
Not sure where to start?
That’s normal — this is a fast-moving, confusing field, and you shouldn’t have to navigate it alone. Book a consultation with Achieve Growth Therapy for an honest conversation about what fits where you are, with no pressure either way.
Book a ConsultationCall or text 407‑901‑7672 · info@achievegrowththerapy.com · 545 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
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