RESTORE Initiative
Reset. Recover. Return Ready.
Burnout and trauma-related stress can affect how you show up at work, at home, and within yourself. The RESTORE Initiative is a 7-week structured, trauma-informed ketamine-assisted group therapy program for first responders and frontline professionals who are carrying the weight of high-stress, high-responsibility work.
This program brings together group therapy, peer support, psychotherapy, medical oversight, and clinically supervised ketamine-assisted therapy to support emotional processing, resilience, wellbeing, and reconnection with purpose.
A Program for First Responders and Frontline Professionals
First responders, healthcare professionals, and frontline teams are often trained to keep moving through stress. Over time, that stress can build into emotional exhaustion, cynicism, anxiety symptoms, depression symptoms, trauma-related stress, or a reduced sense of connection to the work that once felt meaningful.
RESTORE was created for professionals who need more than a brief pause. It offers a structured space to reset, recover, and return ready with clinical support and shared experience.
The program is designed for:
- First responders
- Healthcare professionals
- Frontline professionals
- Frontline teams
- Professionals experiencing burnout or emotional exhaustion
- Professionals carrying trauma-related stress
- Professionals who feel disconnected from work, purpose, or wellbeing
What Is the RESTORE Initiative?
The RESTORE Initiative is a 7-week ketamine-assisted group therapy program designed to help first responders and frontline professionals reduce burnout, process trauma-related stress, and reconnect with purpose through a structured, trauma-informed model.
This is not ketamine treatment alone. RESTORE integrates ketamine-assisted therapy with preparation, group therapy, psychotherapy, peer support, and emotional processing so participants are supported throughout the program.
The program includes:
- 4 group therapy sessions
- 3 ketamine-assisted therapy sessions
- Preparation and intention setting
- Peer support and shared experience
- Integration of insights
- Emotional processing
- A safe, clinically supervised setting
- Psychotherapy provided through Salem Counseling & Consulting
How the 7-Week Program Works
4 Group Therapy Sessions
The group therapy sessions create space for preparation, reflection, connection, and integration. Participants are supported through shared experience with others who understand the emotional demands of frontline work.
Group therapy includes:
- Preparation and intention setting
- Peer support and shared experience
- Integration of insights
- Emotional processing
- Support for reconnecting with work, purpose, and wellbeing
3 Ketamine-Assisted Therapy Sessions
The ketamine-assisted therapy sessions take place in a safe, clinically supervised setting and are integrated with the broader group therapy process.
These sessions are designed to support deeper therapeutic work as part of a structured, trauma-informed program. The group model helps participants reflect on and process the experience with support rather than moving through it alone.
What RESTORE May Support
RESTORE is designed for professionals experiencing the emotional and psychological effects of sustained frontline work.
The program may support participants experiencing:
- Burnout
- Depression symptoms
- Anxiety symptoms
- Trauma-related stress
- Emotional exhaustion
- Feelings of cynicism
- Disconnection from work or purpose
- Reduced sense of wellbeing
- A need for stronger peer connection and support
Every participant’s experience is individual. RESTORE is designed to provide structure, support, and a trauma-informed therapeutic environment. It is not a guaranteed outcome or a one-size-fits-all solution.
Why Choose RESTORE Initiative?
Only Program of Its Kind Within 90 Miles
Experienced Ketamine-Assisted Therapy Care
Medical Oversight and Psychotherapy
RESTORE uses an evidence-informed, trauma-focused model with medical oversight and psychotherapy. Therapy is provided through Salem Counseling & Consulting, allowing the program to support both the clinical and therapeutic aspects of ketamine-assisted care.
Research Context
Burnout is commonly associated with emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and psychological strain. Healthcare and frontline workers may also experience compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, post-traumatic stress symptoms, depression, anxiety, and burnout related to chronic workplace stress and repeated exposure to difficult or traumatic situations.
Ketamine is FDA-approved as an anesthetic. Its use for psychiatric, trauma-related, and burnout-related concerns is off-label. For that reason, ketamine-assisted therapy should be approached with appropriate clinical oversight, clear patient education, and careful attention to medical appropriateness.
Research into ketamine-assisted psychotherapy has explored how psychotherapy before, during, and after ketamine sessions may support therapeutic work. The evidence base is still developing, and treatment models vary.
RESTORE is therefore framed as a structured, clinically supervised, trauma-informed program rather than a guaranteed treatment outcome.
Insurance and Cost
Medical services for RESTORE are in network with:
- Aetna
- Cigna
- United Healthcare
- Medcost
- Ambetter
- BCBS
- Trillium
- United Healthcare Community
- Carolina Complete Health
Therapy is provided by Salem Counseling & Consulting and is private pay only. The listed therapy cost is $450.
How to Learn More
Frequently Asked Questions
RESTORE is designed for first responders, healthcare professionals, frontline professionals, and frontline teams experiencing burnout, trauma-related stress, emotional exhaustion, anxiety symptoms, depression symptoms, or disconnection from work and purpose.
The RESTORE Initiative is a 7-week program.
The program includes 4 group therapy sessions and 3 ketamine-assisted therapy sessions. Group therapy includes preparation, intention setting, peer support, shared experience, integration, and emotional processing.
RESTORE is a group-based program. It includes structured group therapy, peer support, and ketamine-assisted therapy sessions that are integrated with group reflection and therapeutic support.
Yes. The ketamine-assisted therapy sessions take place in a safe, clinically supervised setting with medical oversight.
Therapy is provided by Salem Counseling & Consulting, a partner of Restoring Wellness Solutions.
Medical services are in network with Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Medcost, and Ambetter. Therapy through Salem Counseling & Consulting is private pay only, with a listed therapy cost of $450.
Ketamine is FDA-approved as an anesthetic. Its use for psychiatric, trauma-related, and burnout-related concerns is off-label. In the RESTORE Initiative, ketamine-assisted therapy is provided as part of a structured, clinically supervised, trauma-informed program.
Contact Restoring Wellness Solutions to ask about the RESTORE Initiative, learn more about the 7-week structure, and discuss next steps.
Reset. Recover. Return Ready.
Medical Disclaimer
The RESTORE Initiative is not appropriate for every person. Participation depends on clinical fit and medical appropriateness. Ketamine-assisted therapy for psychiatric, trauma-related, and burnout-related concerns is off-label and should only be considered under appropriate clinical supervision.