Group Ketamine Therapy in Brooklyn, NY
Autumn Equinox: Group Ketamine Therapy in Brooklyn
A small, professionally facilitated ketamine-assisted psychotherapy group for adults ready to move beyond patterns that haven’t fully shifted through traditional therapy.
September 22–October 6, 2026
Three in-person ketamine sessions in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Limited to 8 participants
You’ve done meaningful work in therapy — and you’re ready to go deeper.
Autumn Equinox is an intimate Ketamine Therapy Group program in Brooklyn designed to support emotional renewal and balance during the season of harvest.
This group is for adults experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, mind-body disconnection, and longstanding emotional patterns that haven’t fully shifted through traditional therapy.
Through ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, guided art therapy, music, somatic practices, and group integration sessions, you’ll have structured support to explore what lies beneath the surface and bring new insights into your everyday life.
No artistic experience is needed.
Give yourself the gift of healing that goes beyond words.
Dates:
Video Group Preparation Call:
Tuesday, Sept 22 | 7–8:30 PM
In- Person Ketamine Journey session 1: Friday, Sept 25 | 7:00–10:00 PM *
In- Person Ketamine Journey session 2: Sunday, Sept 27 | 3:00–6:00 PM *
Video Group Integration Call 1:
Tuesday, Sept 29 | 7–8:30 PM
In- Person Ketamine Journey session 3: Sunday, Oct 4 | 3:00–6:00 PM *
Video Group Integration Call 2:
Tuesday, Oct 6 | 7–8:30 PM
*Our three in-person ketamine journeys will take place at Grand Street Healing Project in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Why Participants Choose The Art of Integration
Over 200 ketamine-assisted psychotherapy sessions facilitated since 2020!
Eight completed therapeutic ketamine group programs
Licensed Expressive Arts Therapists
Partnership with Journey Clinical (global leader in psychedelic assisted medical care)
Meet Your Facilitation Team
Juanita Viera, LCAT — Lead Facilitator
Alyssa Gursky, LPC — Co-Facilitator
Juanita Viera
Lead Facilitator and Founder of The Art of Integration
Juanita is a Nuyorican Licensed Creative Arts Therapist specializing in trauma, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, and psychedelic integration. Since 2020, she has facilitated more than 200 ketamine-assisted psychotherapy sessions and eight therapeutic ketamine groups. As a Puerto Rican New Yorker, artist, and therapist, Juanita brings a culturally responsive approach to psychedelic work that honors each person’s identity, lived experience, and relationship to community. She integrates creative expression, somatic practices, and relational support to help clients move beyond entrenched patterns and reconnect with their emotions, intuition, and capacity for change.
Alyssa Gurksky
Co- Facilitator, Researcher and Founder of Psychedelic Art Therapy
Alyssa is a queer artist, psychedelic art therapist, and researcher whose work centers creativity, intuition, and community-based healing. They are especially passionate about helping clients reconnect with their inner wisdom and experience community as a meaningful mental health resource. Their research has focused on psychedelic group therapy, including MDMA-assisted group therapy for transgender adults. Alyssa is also a fiber and mixed-media collage artist who brings a deeply creative perspective to the therapeutic process.
Ketamine Treatment Room in Brooklyn, NY
Licensed trauma informed music and art therapists & certified ketamine therapists.
Additional Clinical and Creative Support
Laura Foxx, LCAT — Guest Music Therapist: Providing a live sound bath meditation during one ketamine session.
Journey Clinical — Medical Partner: Providing psychiatric evaluation, medical eligibility screening, and ketamine prescribing.
What’s included in our KetamineTherapy Group in Brooklyn:
• Free consult & Individual therapy intake
• One virtual group preparation session
• Three in-person ketamine-assisted psychotherapy sessions (3 hour journeys)
• Two virtual integration sessions
• Art materials and guided creative exercises
• Live sound meditation by licensed music therapist and custom ambient playlists
• Clinical support throughout the program
• Collaboration with your current therapist, when applicable
Program Cost
The therapy program fee is $1,750.
A $500 deposit reserves your place.
The remaining balance is paid in two installments of $625, due before Sessions One and Three.
Participation also requires a separate medical evaluation and ketamine prescription through our medical partner, Journey Clinical.
Separate medical costs:
Approximately $112 for first-time patients using insurance (plus any applicable copays or deductibles)
Or Approximately $250 for an initial medical consultation without insurance
Approximately $168 for a ketamine prescription medication covering all three group dosing sessions
Medical fees are paid directly to the prescribing provider and are not included in our program fee.
Total estimated investment: $1,862–$2,168 depending on insurance coverage for the medical portion.
What Participants Are Saying
"I recently went through the New Year Renewal KAP retreat. It was a truly wonderful and transformative experience. Juanita does an excellent job holding space, and the journaling and art exercises helped bring the journeys into everyday life."
Your Facilitators:
Juanita Viera, Founder of The Art of Integration. Licensed Creative Arts Therapist specializing in trauma, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, and art therapy.
Alyssa Gurksky, Founder of Psychedelic Art Therapy specializing in affirmative care for perfectionism, burnout and anxiety and psychedelic research.
Laura Foxx, LCAT, Licensed Creative Arts Therapist specializing in trauma (EMDR), ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, and music therapy.
Ketamine medical provider at Journey Clinical for psychiatric evaluation and prescription
How to Join:
Submit the short application.
Complete your free consultation.
Reserve your place with a $500 deposit.
Complete your therapy and medical intake.
3 spots remaining. Deadline: Sept 7th 2026
Flyer advertising the Autumn Equinox Group Ketamine Therapy Retreat. Text highlights a ketamine-assisted psychotherapy program that integrates music, art therapy, sound healing, ritual, and group integration sessions in Brooklyn, New York.
Ready to Apply?
The application link to register for group is here: Apply for Autumn Equinox KAP Group
Autumn Equinox is limited to eight participants.
Complete the brief application above to get started.
Previous Seasonal Ketamine Therapy Groups
Each group is intentionally designed around the rhythms of the season to connect New Yorkers with natural rhythmns. Past themes have included:
• New Year Renewal
• Sacred Spring
Below is a gallery of flyers from our previous KAP Groups.
Can’t join us this fall? Join the priority waitlist for our Winter Reset KAP Group, beginning January 19, 2027 for the New Year.
