Ketamine Therapy for Depression

Meet Our Providers

Scott Ross

Ketamine opens a door, one that talk therapy, spiritual and meditative practices..

Allison Wendt

I believe we can all access the wisdom we need to heal, and that healing is a unique and personal experience…

Jordan Torri

I consider myself a guide walking alongside you in your journey. I believe you are the expert…

Angela Ward

As a Registered Nurse, Transformational Coach, and “Soul Midwife,” Angela Ward of Guardian at the Gateway offers…

Andrew Carnahan

Andrew is credentialed as a mental health therapist and substance use disorder professional. As an existential and Jungian oriented therapist, he focuses on helping clients find wholeness and meaning as foundations of good mental health.

Catherine Larkin

As a seasoned psychotherapist and a lifelong seeker, I welcome the opportunity to guide and assist people…

Julie Ross

We are all unique pieces of art in this world. But throughout our lives, others have (for good or with harm) marked…

Dawn Dickson

As a Jungian psychotherapist, I have the privilege of accompanying my clients in their exploration of the inner landscape of psyche and symbol. This type of therapy dovetails beautifully with the seeker’s…

Dona

Dona is a Master Physician Associate, Certified in Psychiatry. Dona has been a health care provider for over 40 years. As a Medicine Woman in Psychiatry, with more expansive medicines than ever before,…

Leigh Shaw

My work experience includes a background in the arts and clinical therapy practice with youth and families, community mental health, body liberation and eating disorder recovery and…

Ian Pocock

Whether you are going through major life changes, feeling stuck in old patterns, finding yourself through gender or sexual identity, or trying to integrate experiences outside the bounds of consensus reality,

Gwen Ingram-Jones

In addition to working in the psychedelic-assisted therapy field, Gwen is a licensed marriage and family therapist. She specializes in working with clients with eating disorders, which often means treating depression, anxiety, and trauma.

Erin Wright

I’m trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, with over ten years of experience since graduating with my Master’s in Counseling Psychology.

Duncan Benjamin

In my work as a therapist, I help people tune into the story of their life, build awareness of the ongoing impact of present and past suffering, and find ways to move past or let go of that suffering in the body and the heart.

Jennifer Pere, RN, BSN

Therapy, I’m here for you as part of your healthcare team in service to your personal goals, whether that be optimization of your health and well-being or personal growth.

Tiffany Classen

My style is non-directive, engaging, and collaborative, and I have had training in several different therapy models, so as to tailor therapy to each individual’s unique needs.

Chris Tanaka, MA, LMHCA

I approach this work with openness, curiosity and non-judgment. I am here to support your journey and integration in discovering the deepest part of who you are.

Anna Fletcher

As a psychotherapist, and fellow human being on the path of growth and healing, I find that so much of our work is about learning to let go of what we carry that no longer serves us.

Jan Eisenman

Jan facilitated healing for the past 25 years in a primary care clinic as a social worker. She believes ketamine can assist in unlocking a significant door for those seeking wholeness and wellbeing.

Alissa Tyka

I am a somatically-oriented trauma therapist. My foundational modality is Somatic Experiencing, and I additionally have training in Lifespan Integration and Internal Family Systems.

Steve Hammil MA, LMHC

I am particularly interested in helping people struggling with the ongoing effects of adverse childhood experiences. Often, they have never really felt whole, truly acceptable, safe or at peace.

Andrew Bryant

I work with people who feel stuck in roles, patterns, and ruts but don’t know why; or who know why but can’t seem to find a path out of that stuck place. My role, as I see it, is to help you discover new…

Antonia Greene, M.Ed., LMHC

Antonia has been a student, practitioner and teacher of shamanism and shamanic healing for over twenty years. She holds workshops, classes and ceremonies on her Vashon Island property…

Meet our Medical Team

Rafael Gonzalez-Vizoso, MD

Dr. Gonzalez-Vizoso started his education at Brooklyn College where he earned his BA in chemistry while fulfilling his pre-med requirements, graduating Cum Laude. He completed his medical school education at Harvard Medical School where he also did a year of research in Tropical Medicine.

His internship was done at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, a Tufts University Medical School affiliated program, and his residency in Emergency Medicine at Boston Medical Center, a Boston University Medical School affiliated program.

He has been board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine since 1996. He has been practicing Emergency Medicine in multiple settings -anywhere from Level 2 Trauma Centers in urban settings to small to medium rural hospitals- since his graduation from residency in 1994. He is currently the Medical Director for Emergency Services at a critical care access rural hospital in Eastern Washington. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Lightshine, a non profit organization dealing with the care of orphans -specifically in the setting of attachment disorder-, and has traveled extensively on behalf of this organization through Central and South America.

After arriving in Seattle in 1996, he taught Introduction to Clinical Medicine at the University of Washington Medical School as a clinical instructor for 5 years. He also engaged in outcomes research as the medical director of Health Research Associates, Inc. where he co-authored papers, wrote grants and lead studies for 10 years. For the past 18 months, he has been interested in Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy and has undergone all the appropriate training with The Ketamine Training Center, headed by Dr. Phil Wolfson, a leading authority on ketamine assisted psychotherapy (KAP) and has become certified in this treatment modality.

Dr. Gonzalez-Vizoso’s interest in KAP was sparked by the dearth of options available for mental health patients in crisis as well as people with addiction disorders. This induced him to delve into the latest research in the use of psychedelics for mental illnesses. He has used ketamine as an anesthetic in the emergency medicine setting as aid for painful procedures and rapid sequence intubation for over 25 years and is very familiar with the use and safety profile of ketamine. During his training for KAP, Dr. Gonzalez-Vizoso experienced firsthand the amazing effects of ketamine. In association with veteran, ketamine trained psychotherapists, he has become increasingly active in the field of applying psychedelics in the setting of mental illnesses and hopes to continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

Besides his interests in medicine, Dr. Gonzalez-Vizoso holds two black belts in two different styles of martial arts, is an avid free diver and spearfisherman as well as an avid cyclist. He is an amateur historian and has serious spiritual and religious pursuits. He also writes poetry but is too afraid to show it to anyone yet.

If you are interested in future trainings or participating in KAT when alternative options become available you can send inquiries to scott.ross@salishseacounseling.com