Aion Clinic Verified

Aion Clinic is a clinic that offers ketamine-assisted therapy for treatment-resistant mental health conditions and addiction, using an evidence-based 8-week protocol that combines ketamine dosing with talking therapy. The site states their therapeutic framework includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and that ketamine dosing sessions are used to augment and accelerate progress made in talking therapy.

Service

8-week Ketamine-Assisted Therapy programme including a comprehensive medical assessment, approximately 15 hours of treatment, 7 talking-therapy sessions (ACT), and 4 intramuscular ketamine dosing sessions; the programme price is shown as £5,000 per patient. Ketamine sessions are delivered as 2-hour in-person sessions with a clinical team (nurse and consultant psychiatrist) and individually tailored intramuscular doses; talking therapy may be delivered in-person or remotely. Explicitly listed areas of focus on the site include anxiety, depression, PTSD, eating disorder, alcohol use disorder and substance disorder, and the site describes treatment for “treatment-resistant mental health and addiction.”

Safety

Aion Clinic is certified and regulated by the Care Quality Commission and shows ICO registration. The website explains eligibility screening requirements: a clinical diagnosis of a listed condition, evidence of having tried more than one form of treatment, and low neurological or physical risk; they state they check for neurological and physical risk factors and assess potential safety or impact before proceeding. The site notes clinical team attendance during ketamine sessions (nurse, consultant psychiatrist) and that intramuscular doses are individually tailored and collaboratively agreed with the clinical team. The site also states that ketamine is currently prescribed in the UK “off-label” to treat mental health and addiction disorders.

Care pathway

Start-to-treatment steps: submit a simple online self-referral form (~5 minutes), gather relevant documentation (they may request the GP Summary Care Record with patient consent), and attend an initial 1.5-hour medical assessment with a consultant psychiatrist. The programme schedule shown on the site outlines Weeks 1–2 foundational talking sessions, Weeks 3–6 active ketamine sessions followed by talking therapy the next day, a Week 7 break, and a Week 8 reflective final therapy session. The site states patients can start treatment within two weeks from the referral being accepted.

This description was generated based on information from the official website and other materials provided by the provider.