A book for the days when surviving is no longer enough
An Evidence-Based Understanding of Ketamine Therapy
For millions of people living with depression, PTSD, anxiety, chronic pain, and trauma-related conditions, the search for relief can become a full-time job. Medications help some people. Therapy helps many. But for others, the symptoms remain. This book was written to cut through the noise.
Written by practicing psychiatric clinicians in Arizona.
Healing is rarely about finding a miracle. Sometimes it’s about finding enough room to begin again.
The book
In recent years, ketamine infusion therapy has become one of the most discussed developments in mental health and pain medicine. Stories of dramatic improvement have generated hope, skepticism, controversy, and confusion in equal measure. Beyond Survival offers a clear, compassionate, and evidence-based exploration of ketamine therapy — how it works, what treatment actually feels like, what the science currently shows, and where important uncertainties remain.
Depression, PTSD, trauma, anxiety, suicidality, and chronic pain — explained without hype or jargon.
How ketamine works differently from traditional psychiatric medications, and what that means in practice.
What patients commonly experience during and after sessions, including the quieter days in between.
The role of neuroplasticity, therapy, lifestyle change, and integration in lasting recovery.
An honest look at potential benefits, limitations, side effects, and the questions science has not settled.
How to make informed decisions about treatment and evaluate clinical programs with the right questions.
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Beyond Survival avoids both hype and cynicism. It does not promise miracles. It does not offer easy answers. It offers a thoughtful guide for anyone seeking understanding, relief, and a path forward.
The companion
Volume One · 27 guided chapters
Think of the book as the conversation and this workbook as the practice. It is for the days between — a place to slow down, notice patterns, prepare for treatment, and integrate what surfaces afterward.
Practical exercises, reflections, tracking tools, and daily practices to help you move from surviving to healing. Useful whether or not you are receiving ketamine therapy.
Paperback ISBN 979-8-18858-961-5
Buy the workbook on AmazonThe authors
A physician assistant who has spent years in psychiatry’s harder environments: inpatient units, residential treatment, outpatient care, crisis work, and advanced therapeutics — with a particular focus on first responders. He is founder of Alevea Mental Health in Arizona.
A combat veteran, doctor of nursing practice, and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. After more than a decade inside the Veterans Affairs system, she now specializes in psychiatric care for veterans and first responders.
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Purchase Beyond Survival and the companion workbook as paperbacks. For clinic or bulk orders, email info@aleveamentalhealth.com.
The evidence-based guide to ketamine therapy.
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27 chapters of reflection, skill-building, and gentle practice.
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Questions
No. The book and workbook are educational. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition, and they are not a substitute for care from a qualified clinician. Ketamine treatment is not appropriate for every individual.
No. If you are receiving ketamine therapy, you’ll find tools for preparation, intention-setting, session journaling, and integration. If you are not, the skills still apply: awareness, reflection, regulation, and honest practice.
Patients and families considering ketamine, clinicians who want a clear field guide, and first responders and veterans whose work has left a mark. Anyone who has tried what was supposed to help and is still looking for a way forward.
Individual copies are available on Amazon. For clinic or bulk orders, email info@aleveamentalhealth.com.