A Tree of Life Counseling Center LLC

A Tree of Life Counseling Center LLC A Tree of Life Counseling Center LLC An integrative, multicultural, practice of compassionate healing and growth. LGBTQ friendly.

Therapy in Hartford, CT and for Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy I travel! A Tree of Life Counseling Center LLC
An integrative, multicultural, practice of compassionate healing and growth. With 16 years of helping people both individually and in groups, I've led people to a better understanding of themselves and accomplishment of their goals. Coming to therapy can be one of the most satisfying, ch

allenging, and limitless journeys one can take. I attended Springfield College School of Social Work to attain my master's degree, this was a rewarding experience due to it being a tight knit community and wealth of knowledge. I am a licensed clinical social worker, advanced Reiki practitioner, community organizer, and published writer. My experience and specialties include child and family therapy for families with a child on the autism spectrum and treating addiction, including family therapy around addiction. I have experience helping clients in crisis, with depression, learning difficulties, grief, anxiety, self-esteem, and pain around fertility problems. At A Tree of Life Center, you are not just lectured at or given advice. We create more of a learning and practicing environment until it feels natural. Everyone starts out in life learning from our experiences and those who raise us. Later we can add more effective communication approaches, gain a deeper understanding, and efficient, empathetic problem solving.

A little video for you thins morning! Happy regulating!
11/19/2025

A little video for you thins morning! Happy regulating!

Centering, self care, regulating the nervous system!

10/03/2025

KAP for ADHD?

The honest answer is: we don’t have robust evidence that ketamine helps with ADHD, most data out there you’ll find will be animal studies, case reports or small trials, but researchers and clinicians sometimes speculate on how it might help certain people. Here are the possible ways it could play a role:

Impact on Attention & Cognitive Flexibility

Ketamine is an NMDA receptor antagonist, which temporarily shifts glutamate signaling.

This “reset” effect has been shown in depression to rapidly enhance synaptic plasticity (new connections between neurons).

In theory, this could help with working memory, focus, and flexible thinking — areas that are often impaired in ADHD.

Mood & Motivation Pathways

Many with ADHD also struggle with depression, anxiety, or rejection sensitivity.

Ketamine has strong evidence for rapid relief of depressive symptoms.

If mood symptoms improve, people may indirectly experience better focus, energy, and motivation, which can look like ADHD improvement (though it’s not directly treating core ADHD).

Dopamine & Reward Circuitry

ADHD is strongly tied to dopamine dysregulation in the prefrontal cortex and striatum.

While ketamine doesn’t work the same way as stimulants, it may increase dopamine release downstream after glutamate modulation.

This could improve reward processing and task engagement, similar in direction (but not mechanism) to stimulant medications.

Interrupting Negative Cognitive Loops

Many with ADHD experience rumination, frustration, and self-critical thinking.

Ketamine can induce a temporary shift in perspective and help people feel less “stuck.”

This might help with executive functioning and task initiation, though this effect is often short-lived without structured therapy.

09/23/2025

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