#197: Christi Myers: Restoring Well-Being with Ketamine Therapy & Psychotherapy

<p><strong>OVERVIEW:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jason A. Duprat, Entrepreneur, Healthcare Practitioner, and Host of the Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy podcast talks with Christi Myers, MS, EMT-P, CEO, Director, and Founder of Flow Integrative. Christi highlights the steps she took to open her practice and also talks about why it’s important to focus on the patient experience.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christi has been a paramedic for the last 20 years and she’s been teaching for ten years.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The mental health of her students and people in the healthcare industry motivated her to open her ketamine practice in Redlands, CA in November 2020. She recently moved her clinic to Encinitas in April 2021.   </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">It was a five-month process for Christi to open her practice. She asked a physician to join her and everything unfolded during COVID. Her advice? Step in 100%!</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christi credits the Ketamine Academy course for helping her understand the legal aspects of the business, as well as scope of practice. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">She explains the difference between assisted psychotherapy and getting a low-dose ketamine infusion. The dosing structure depends on how people cope outside of therapy.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">People are struggling with depression and ketamine isn’t covered by insurance. So Christi created a nonprofit to help those who can’t afford treatments. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">She credits Osmind and Caretaker for being great partners and helping her with the launch and operations of the practice. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christi was able to source partners because of her working relationships as a paramedic. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christi provides an over