Ketamine Addiction Treatment | Ketamine Detox, Ketamine Rehab and Aftercare

Because ketamine’s effects touch so deeply on mood and thought, recovery needs to be carefully structured. At Recovery Lighthouse, treatment for drug addictions follows four connected stages: assessment, detox, therapy and aftercare. Each stage builds on the one before it, guiding you towards lasting emotional strength.

Assessment

Recovery begins with an assessment, where our team takes the time to learn about your ketamine use, your emotional health and the challenges that may have led you here. We look at how the drug addiction has shaped your thoughts and feelings and what you need most to begin moving forward.

Every detail you share helps us shape an approach that supports both your recovery and wellbeing.

Our team stays close throughout this stage, offering both medical monitoring and emotional care to keep you grounded and safe. By restoring rest and stability, ketamine detox helps you regain balance, setting the foundation for the deeper emotional work that therapy brings.

Therapy

Therapy is the heart of ketamine addiction treatment. It’s where the real work begins to help you understand why the drug became part of your life and how to manage the feelings that once led you toward it.

At Recovery Lighthouse, therapy combines evidence-based psychological treatment with holistic healing. This creates space to address both the emotional roots of addiction and the symptoms that appear when ketamine is no longer in your system.

The types of therapies we use

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and challenging the thought patterns that trigger cravings or negative moods. Many people find that after stopping ketamine, old habits that led to dependency in the first place, perhaps things like self-criticism, return.

CBT helps you spot these thoughts early and replace them with more balanced perspectives. For instance, a craving might start with a thought like “I can’t handle this stress without using.” CBT helps you question that belief and reframe it into something more realistic, such as “This feeling is temporary and I have tools to cope.”

By practising this process repeatedly, cravings begin to lose their intensity, and the mental space once filled by ketamine becomes available for healthier coping mechanisms.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is also incorporated to help regulate the emotions that often accompany ketamine withdrawal, such as anxiety or emotional numbness. The therapy teaches you to observe these feelings without acting on them, building resilience through mindfulness and acceptance.

DBT skills like distress tolerance and emotion regulation are particularly valuable for people who use ketamine to escape intrusive thoughts or low mood. Over time, you learn how to stay present with your emotions rather than trying to suppress them.

Holistic therapies also play a crucial role in restoring clarity and balance. Ketamine can disrupt your sense of connection to both your body and emotions, so these practices help you rebuild that relationship.

• Mindfulness helps you observe cravings and thoughts as they arise, reducing the automatic urge to react. It encourages awareness, which can be especially helpful for managing anxiety and stress.
• Yoga supports this by restoring physical balance and mental focus. Through gentle movement and controlled breathing, you begin to rebuild the connection between body and mind that ketamine may have numbed.
• Gong therapy introduces deep relaxation through sound, helping the nervous system unwind. The low vibrations can be grounding, particularly for people who struggle with the detached sensations that follow ketamine withdrawal.
• Art workshops create an outlet for emotion that words sometimes can’t reach. Many realise that artistic activities like painting or sculpting become a form of release and a way to explore identity without fear of judgment.

Together, these therapies help you strengthen emotional regulation and reduce cravings. Each session offers small but meaningful steps toward rebuilding a grounded sense of self that no longer depends on ketamine to feel whole.