psychotherapy+ Ketamine STUDIO
Integrative Psychotherapy
that rebuilds what stress & survival have worn down.
Your nervous system speaks long before you do. It reveals the exhaustion, the emotional distance, and the cost of holding everything together. Our work begins by honoring what your body has been carrying, carefully and intentionally, without judgment.
We offer a modern, relational approach rooted in neuroscience and emotional safety. For high-functioning, overwhelmed individuals seeking real change rather than coping, this is a space to reset, reconnect, and move toward a life that feels like yours again.
Who This Space Was Made for
This space was made for those who have adapted well — and at a cost. For those managing more than they can name emotionally, relationally, or in their body, and who sense the work must move beneath coping.
Founded by Samantha Tramuta, LCSW, LAC, Higher Ground blends attachment-based therapy, complex trauma work, and mind-body neuroscience to help you move from survival into connection.
OVERFUNCTIONING + BURNED OUT
Emotion has been managed, minimized, or avoided.
burnout | anxiety | intrusive thoughts | perfectionism | emotional shutdown
COUPLES IN DISCONNECTION
Care remains, but connection has been replaced by conflict or avoidance.
conflict loops | betrayal repair | intimacy loss | feeling like roommates
FAMILIES UNDER STRAIN
Everything keeps moving, but no one is aligned.
neurodivergence | young adult issues | post-treatment transitions | crisis and relapse cycles
How We Help
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Biologically informed, clinically guided ketamine work for trauma, addiction, and entrenched patterns.
Preparation | Guided Sessions | Integration
Intensives & Custom Pathways
Highly tailored, time-limited work designed for meaningful change in a condensed timeframe.
Individual | Couples | Family
CONCIERGE CARE & CLINICAL CONSULTING
High-touch clinical guidance when complexity, privacy, or urgency matters.
Extended Access | Care Coordination | Crisis Support
Expert Offerings
Clinical areas where we bring depth, structure, and specialized expertise.
TRAUMA + NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALING
Focused work for when coping has become constant, and connection feels out of reach.
chronic stress | emotional shutdown | anger or irritability | avoidance | overfunctioning
RELATIONSHIPS + FAMILY WORK
Repair and reconnection in relationships when conflict, distance, or avoidance have taken hold.
couples therapy | marriage counseling | betrayal repair | infidelity | intimacy difficulties | codependency
FAMILY THERAPY + CRISIS CONSULTING
Therapy that brings structure, clarity, and direction during family conflict or periods of acute stress.
family systems | high-conflict dynamics | separation or divorce | crisis stabilization | parent alignment
YOUNG ADULT THERAPY + LAUNCH SUPPORT
Support for stalled independence, identity strain, or self-destructive coping during transition.
executive functioning | career direction | confidence-building | failure to launch | substance use | risk-taking
OCD + ANXIETY SPECIALTY CARE
Gold-standard, evidence-based treatment for OCD and related intrusive, compulsive, and anxiety-driven patterns.
ERP therapy | OCD | panic | rumination | uncertainty tolerance | intrusive thoughts | ADHD | autism
ADDICTION + TREATMENT TRANSITIONS
Expert care for substance use and compulsive patterns, grounded in real-world experience.
substance use | recovery | relapse prevention | compulsive behaviors | interventions | treatment transitions
Therapy Designed for Depth
Our Team
Our team is small by design. Our clinicians bring specialized training, years of experience, and a grounded, relational approach to transformation. We don't just work alongside each other; we collaborate to serve you fully.
Samantha Tramuta, LCSW
Samantha specializes in couples therapy, psychedelic therapy, and complex trauma. Her work helps give emotionally disconnected, over-functioning people a place to slow down, go deeper, and rediscover connection again.
Emily Fields, LMFT
Emily leads our New Haven location and serves as a senior clinical partner, specializing in family systems, addiction recovery, and young adult transitions with steady, strategic clinical leadership.
William Culpepper, LMFT
Will specializes in OCD, ERP therapy, ketamine therapy, and men's mental health. His approach is clinical, grounded, and deeply relational. He helps clients break free from intrusive thoughts and rediscover emotional clarity.
How we help You reset
Through relational psychotherapy, evidence-based intensives, and ketamine-assisted work designed to restore safety, clarity, and connection.
A scientifically grounded, clinically supervised approach for trauma, depression, anxiety, and deep emotional stuckness — with full preparation and integration support.
Learn About Ketamine Therapy
Rooted in attachment science and emotionally focused therapy, our couples work helps you understand and transform the patterns that drive conflict, distance, and disconnection.
Sessions are intentional, immersive, and emotionally restorative
Learn About Couples Therapy & Intensives
Gold-standard Exposure and Response Prevention to reduce intrusive thoughts and compulsions, delivered with steady guidance and compassion.
Learn About Treatment Options
Strengths-based support that respects how your brain works, building practical systems for emotional regulation, organization, and relationship success.
ADHA, Autism, & Neurodivergent Care
Skill-building for time management, task initiation, routines, and follow-through — especially helpful for ADHD, autism, and launch-stage overwhelm.
Execuitive Function Coaching
Specialized support for ADHD, autism, wilderness program transitions, and "failure to launch." We work with families dealing with the complexity of neurodivergence with clarity, respect, and real-world solutions.
Family & Neurodivergent Care
Therapy for young adults who feel stuck, anxious, or delayed in independence, combining identity work with real-world skill building and family alignment when useful.
Young Adults + Launch Support
Helps you make sense of psychedelic experiences (ketamine or others) and translate insights into lasting life change, without judgment about how you accessed care.
Psychedelic Integration
Trauma-informed therapy for substance use patterns, relapse prevention, and recovery stabilization — for individuals and families navigating the impact together.
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Post-program support for teens and families in the critical 30–90 days after wilderness or residential treatment, helping maintain gains and rebuild trust at home.
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Expertise That Goes Deeper
Our team brings specialized training in psychedelic therapy, OCD/ERP, complex trauma, attachment science, and neurodivergent care. We don't just treat symptoms, we address the patterns beneath them.
Intentional, Elevated Care
Every session, intensive, and retreat is built with precision and warmth. From the spaces we create to the pace we hold, everything helps you slow down, go deeper, and reconnect.
Nervous System Reset
We use nervous-system science and psychedelic medicine to help clients move from survival mode to connection. Real healing happens when the body feels safe enough to transform.
Therapeutic Intensives & retreats at Higher Ground
Intimate, clinically led therapeutic immersions designed for deep reset and renewal. From weekend Resets to 1/2-day Clarity Intensives, these ketamine-supported experiences offer structured transformation within the quiet luxury of curated environments.
Reset Series
The Valentine’s Weekend Reset for Couples
February 13–15
A high-impact, therapist-guided weekend for couples seeking reconnection, emotional depth, and repair through ketamine-assisted therapy and integration.
Reset Series
From Burnout to Grounded Presence
April 24–26
A focused reset for high-functioning professionals and helpers navigating burnout, overwhelm, and emotional scatter. Restore clarity, steadiness, and direction.
Reset Series
Fall Integration
September 18–20
A weekend intensive for individuals seeking deeper integration, clarity, and emotional steadiness through guided ketamine-assisted therapy.
Compassion
for what's been.
Courage
for what's next.
