A clinic for healing, well-being, and transformation.
Located in the heart of San Francisco, we offer Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, psychiatric services, and integration therapy.
Our Mission
We are dedicated to helping people find healing and growth through the compassionate and ethical use of expanded states of consciousness. We are committed to training the next generation of psychedelic therapists and clinicians. Polaris strives to contribute to the ongoing development of clinical practice and research in the field of psychedelic-assisted therapies.
Many clients find that ketamine experiences, delivered within a psychotherapeutic setting, foster greater insights into themselves and their interpersonal relationships, and enhance their overall sense of well-being.
Polaris Co-Founders
Our Treatment Process
We are dedicated to helping people find well-being through the compassionate and ethical use of expanded states of consciousness.
We are also committed to training the next generation of psychedelic therapists and clinicians from diverse backgrounds and orientations.
Intake
A personalized process to get to know you, understand your needs, and develop a tailored treatment plan.
Prep
We provide education and guided support for KAP sessions, with an emphasis on the therapeutic relationship.
KAP
Individualized treatment includes a series of guided ketamine-assisted psychotherapy sessions, each lasting 2-3 hours.
Integration
Ongoing support is available to assist you in cultivating insights, meaning making, and implementing lasting changes.
We are dedicated to helping people find well-being through the compassionate and ethical use of expanded states of consciousness.
We are also committed to training the next generation of psychedelic therapists and clinicians from diverse backgrounds and orientations.
We are innovators in the field of psychedelic therapy
The Polaris’ founders were among the first clinicians in the country to be trained by MAPS (the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) and to provide ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. We integrate somatic, psychological, and transpersonal approaches in our experiential treatment model. Clinicians at Polaris bring a breadth and diversity of clinical background, training and experience to our clients.
Harvey Schwartz, PhD
CO-FOUNDER AND PSYCHEDELIC PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Harvey Schwartz, PhD
CO-FOUNDER AND PSYCHEDELIC PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Harvey is a licensed psychologist who specializes in treating complex PTSD, dissociative disorders, as well as patients with spiritual and therapy-related trauma. He has undergone advanced Ketamine-Assisted Therapy training through the Ketamine Training Center and the MAPS MDMA-Assisted Therapy Training Program and is currently a Sub-Investigator and Co-therapist, a supervisor and a trainer on the MAPS MDMA-Assisted Therapy Clinical Trials. In his clinical work and consultation, he synthesizes relational psychodynamic, archetypal, existential, and mindfulness perspectives. He has worked on advancing the theory and practice of integration in psychedelic therapies. Harvey is the training director and a lead trainer in the Polaris Insight Training Program.
Harvey Schwartz, PhD
Veronika Gold, LMFT
CO-FOUNDER AND PSYCHEDELIC PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Veronika Gold, LMFT
CO-FOUNDER AND PSYCHEDELIC PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Veronika is a marriage and family therapist who specializes in the treatment of trauma. She is a Certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Certified EMDR therapist, Consultant, and Facilitator, and Realization Process Teacher. She has undergone multiple trainings in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, including advanced training through the Ketamine Training Center and Kriya Institute, and MDMA-Assisted Therapy Training through MAPS, and is currently a Sub-Investigator and Co-therapist, a supervisor and a trainer on the MAPS MDMA-Assisted Therapy Clinical Trials for the treatment-resistant PTSD. She regularly presents at conferences and teaches on trauma and psychedelic-assisted therapies. Veronika is a lead trainer in the Polaris Insight Training Program.
Veronika Gold, LMFT
Eric Sienknecht, PsyD
CO-FOUNDER AND PSYCHEDELIC PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Eric Sienknecht, PsyD
CO-FOUNDER AND PSYCHEDELIC PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Eric is a licensed psychologist who specializes in treating chronic pain, mood disorders, and trauma. He has undergone training in KAP through the Ketamine Training Center and in MDMA-Assisted Therapy through the MAPS MDMA Therapy Training Program and is currently a Sub-Investigator and Co-therapist, and a trainer on the MAPS MDMA-Assisted Therapy Clinical Trials for treatment-resistant PTSD. He presents at conferences regularly on topics such as set and setting, ethics, integration, working with expansive states of consciousness, and music in psychedelic therapy. Eric is a lead trainer in the Polaris Insight Training Program.
Eric Sienknecht, PsyD
Patients can visit one of many ketamine clinics across the United States, some more reputable than others. The Polaris Insight Center in San Francisco, for instance, was founded by clinicians from the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) and takes care to customize ketamine treatments for patients with varying dosages and talk therapy.
Wired online magazine
Polaris Insight Center provides didactic and experiential trainings in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy.
UPCOMING DATES:
MODULE 1 :
April 29th • July 13th • October 10th
*Module 1 is a prerequisite for Modules 2-5 and the Practice Module.
MODULE 2:
May 9th
MODULE 3:
June 6th
MODULE 4:
July 17th
MODULE 5:
March 14th • July 26th
PRACTICE MODULE:
August 4th
MODULE 6:
May 13th
MODULE 7:
June 2nd
MODULE 8:
April 14th
HEALING THE HEALER:
March 19th
MUSIC FOR KETAMINE-ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY:
March 25th • September 30th
MEDICAL MODULE BY RAINFALL MEDICINE CLINIC:
May 11th
INTEGRATION MODULE
More 2023 dates TBA
ETHICS MODULE:
June 4th
ACT MODULE
March 11th • August 12th
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