Opened in January 2026, Vienna’s Center for Augmented Therapy (Centrum für Augmentierte Therapie) brings together doctors, psychiatrists, and psychotherapists. Its patients include people whose depression, anxiety, or other mental health conditions have not responded adequately to previous treatments.

But how does a ketamine experience become a therapeutic process? At the clinic, medical screening and preparation precede treatment, during which patients receive ketamine through an intravenous infusion under professional supervision. Music, the setting, and subsequent psychotherapy to help integrate the experience all play an important role in the clinic’s approach.

In our short film, we explore the treatment rooms and ask questions that anyone curious about the approach might have: What does ketamine feel like? What happens if someone is afraid to let go of control? Who should not receive the treatment, and how does the team screen for addiction risk? Where is the research evidence strongest, and what questions remain unanswered?

We also discuss Austria’s regulatory restrictions, the prospects for using other psychedelics, and whether group therapy could make treatment more accessible.

Watch the film to take a closer look at how the team works at this pioneering Vienna clinic!