What enamory does

Enamory is a boutique relationship therapy practice founded in 2023 by clinical psychologists Dr. Chandra Khalifian and Dr. Kayla Knopp, operating from a single clinic at 12625 High Bluff Dr. in Del Mar (San Diego), California. The practice delivers evidence-based couples therapy (IBCT, EFT, CBCT), individual therapy, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP), in-person Weekend Intensives, and a ketamine-assisted group program (Reclaim Your Joy), with a specialty focus on LGBTQ+, kink-aware, and non-monogamous clients. Ketamine medicine is prescribed by a licensed medical partner (Journey Clinical) and therapeutic guidance is provided in-house. Enamory also runs the Enamory Institute (training.enamory.com) for clinician certification in couples KAP and the Enamory Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit funding research and access.

The business operates on a private-pay, fee-for-service model at $350/hour for licensed clinical psychologists and $306/hour for an associate clinician, with most couples engagements running six to twelve months and medicine sessions priced as packages plus a separate ketamine prescription (~$500+). It is not in-network with any insurer but provides superbills for out-of-network reimbursement and reserves a small number of sliding-scale and donor-funded spots. Intake is via a free 20-minute consultation, routed through the external Clientsecure/SimplePractice booking platform, and clinical services are limited to clients physically located in California, while coaching, education, and training extend more broadly.

Strategically, Enamory has positioned itself as one of a handful of practices worldwide specializing in psychedelic-assisted couple therapy, including a flagship partnership with MAPS to develop the first clinical trial of MDMA-assisted couple therapy. The founders publish peer-reviewed work in Frontiers, maintain the Expansive Relationships column for Psychology Today, and present at international conferences (including ICPR), building authority through academic and earned media channels rather than paid acquisition. The clinical team's training lineage spans UC Berkeley, University of Maryland, University of Denver, and the UCSD/VA consortium, and Natalie Lyla Ginsberg (formerly MAPS leadership) joined as a therapist, reinforcing the research-to-practice pipeline.

Name

enamory

Legal name

Enamory

Website

https://enamory.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Enamory is a San Diego-based boutique relationship therapy practice founded in 2023, offering evidence-based couples and individual therapy, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, and clinician training, with a specialty focus on LGBTQ+, kink, and non-monogamous clients in California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Relationship Therapy Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Couples & Family Therapy Teletherapy Platforms (HLALAEAG)

Keywords

• Couples therapy
• Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy
• Psychedelic-assisted therapy
• Individual relationship therapy
• Couples counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual and Couple Therapy Sessions: Hourly therapy sessions billed at $350/hour for Licensed Clinical Psychologists (Drs. Khalifian, Knopp, Kelsven) and $306/hour for Associate Clinical Social Worker Natalie Ginsberg. Sessions are typically 60 or 90 minutes. Couples therapy engagement typically runs six to twelve months.
2. Ketamine Medicine Session Packages: Approximately three-hour medicine sessions are priced as a package. The ketamine prescription itself is billed separately by the medical provider (e.g., Journey Clinical), typically around $500 to start. Assessment, preparation, and integration are billed at Enamory's hourly rates.
3. Sliding Scale / Financial Aid: A small number of reduced-fee spots are reserved for clients in financial hardship, and the Enamory Foundation provides donor-funded financial aid for couples who cannot otherwise afford ketamine-assisted couple therapy.
4. Weekend Intensives: A boutique, in-person format at the Del Mar clinic for couples who need concentrated depth and momentum. Format details, length, and pricing are being finalized at time of publication.
5. Reclaim Your Joy Group Therapy: Nine weekly 90-minute group sessions over video telehealth plus up to six optional ketamine medicine sessions. Open to California residents; new members join every four weeks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Enamory is a boutique relationship therapy practice delivering evidence-based couples therapy, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP), individual therapy, in-person weekend intensives, and a ketamine-assisted group therapy format (Reclaim Your Joy). Services are grounded in IBCT, EFT, CBCT, and ACT modalities and are delivered by licensed clinical psychologists and an associate clinical social worker, with a specialized affirming track for LGBTQ+, kink, and non-monogamous clients.

Product overview

Enamory is a boutique relationship therapy practice offering a unified suite of five interconnected services: Couples Therapy (IBCT/EFT/CBCT-based), Individual Therapy, Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), Weekend Intensives at its Del Mar clinic, and Reclaim Your Joy group therapy. All services share a common therapeutic foundation (IBCT, EFT, CBCT, ACT, psychedelic integration) and a relational lens, with specialized care for LGBTQ+, kink, and non-monogamous clients. The practice operates alongside the Enamory Institute (therapist training) and Enamory Foundation (nonprofit research and access funding), forming a three-pillar model linking clinical care, research, and training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Enamory Foundation: A philanthropic nonprofit dedicated to funding research and expanding access to psychedelic-assisted couple therapy, registered as a 501(c)(3).

Products and services

• Couples Therapy Evidence-based couples therapy using IBCT, EFT, and CBCT, with affirming care for queer, kinky, and non-monogamous partners. Includes a four-session assessment phase and weekly 60 or 90-minute sessions, typically running six to twelve months.
• Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) Talk therapy supported by ketamine medicine sessions. Enamory provides assessment, preparation, therapeutic guidance, and integration; the ketamine prescription is handled by a licensed medical partner (Journey Clinical). Medicine sessions last approximately three hours and are followed by integration sessions; available for individuals, couples, and other relational pairs.
• Individual Therapy Relationship-focused individual therapy using CBT, ACT, DBT, and self-compassion approaches. Addresses emotion regulation, conflict skills, boundary setting, breakup and betrayal recovery, and identity and intimacy decisions; affirming care for LGBTQ+, kink, and non-monogamous clients.
• Weekend Intensives Boutique in-person format at the Del Mar clinic for couples needing focused repair, discernment about whether to stay together, or breaking a stuck pattern. Includes pre-work before arrival, immersive sessions over a day or two, and an integration plan.
• Reclaim Your Joy Group Therapy Ketamine-assisted group therapy combining weekly skill-building and reflection with optional ketamine medicine sessions. Nine weekly 90-minute group sessions over video telehealth, plus up to six optional ketamine medicine sessions, targeting people stuck in painful relationship patterns.
• Enamory Institute Clinician Training and Certification Clinician-facing training and certification program for therapists seeking to learn couples ketamine-assisted psychotherapy protocols, delivered through the Enamory Institute platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• Most couples therapy engagements run six to twelve months
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Journey ClinicalcoreTechnology or IntegrationJourney Clinical is Enamory's primary licensed medical partner for ketamine prescribing and medical evaluation. Journey Clinical handles the medical evaluation and prescription component of KAP, while Enamory provides assessment, preparation, therapeutic guidance during medicine sessions, and integration. The partnership is displayed via a verified KAP Provider badge on Enamory's website. Coordination between the medical prescriber and the relational therapist is described as close, ensuring medical and relational care stay aligned.
• MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnamory is partnering with MAPS to develop and run the first pilot trial of MDMA-assisted couple therapy for relationship distress. The study treats the relationship itself as a transdiagnostic driver of both wellbeing and illness prevention. This is a pioneering research collaboration — the first clinical trial of MDMA-assisted couple therapy — positioning Enamory at the frontier of psychedelic-assisted relationship therapy.
• Clientsecure / SimplePracticecoreTechnology or IntegrationClientsecure (a SimplePractice product) is the external booking and scheduling platform used for consultation requests and therapy appointments. Prospective clients are redirected to https://enamory.clientsecure.me/request/clinician to book consultations. PHI is not collected on the enamory.org marketing site; all booking and intake information is handled under Clientsecure's privacy policy and therapist-patient agreements.
• UCSD and SDSU Research CollaborationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounders maintain active research collaborations with UC San Diego and San Diego State University, including the SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program. Both founders completed internships and postdoctoral fellowships at the San Diego VA / UCSD consortium. Research collaborations include naturalistic clinic data for KAP efficacy research and broader mechanisms-of-change studies.
• Enamory FoundationcoreOthersEnamory Foundation is the nonprofit arm of the practice — a registered 501(c)(3) dedicated to funding research, training scholarships for therapists from underrepresented backgrounds, and financial aid for clients who cannot afford KAP. The clinic, training institute, and foundation are designed to feed each other.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Journey Clinical: Licensed medical group providing ketamine evaluation and prescribing for KAP providers. Journey Clinical is Enamory's named KAP partner and operates the same ketamine-assisted psychotherapy clinical model at scale, making it a direct operational peer.
• Nushama: Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy clinic offering individual and group KAP protocols. Nushama targets similar clients (treatment-resistant mental health) and overlaps with Enamory on the KAP service line, though without Enamory's couples-specific protocol.
• Mindbloom: At-home ketamine therapy provider using clinician-supervised protocols. Mindbloom competes for the same psychedelic-assisted therapy client pool as Enamory's KAP service and represents the alternative delivery model (remote, supervised medicine) Enamory couples work avoids.
• Two Chairs: Outpatient therapy practice combining in-person and video sessions with a curated therapist matching model. Two Chairs mirrors Enamory's clinical-practice structure (employed therapists, hybrid delivery) but operates at larger scale and without psychedelic-assisted care.

Broad incumbents

• BetterHelp: Largest online therapy platform offering couples and individual counseling via subscription telehealth. BetterHelp competes broadly for the same client demand as Enamory's video telehealth couples therapy but does not offer psychedelic-assisted or evidence-based specialty protocols.
• Talkspace: Public telehealth therapy platform covering couples, individual, and psychiatric care with both subscription and insurance-billed options. Talkspace represents the scaled, insurance-friendly model Enamory has chosen not to pursue.
• Gottman Institute: Established couples therapy training and treatment organization built around the Gottman Method. The Gottman Institute overlaps with Enamory's evidence-based couples therapy modality stack (it sits alongside IBCT/EFT) and operates a clinician certification program analogous to the Enamory Institute.
• Lyra Health: Employer-sponsored mental health platform offering couples and individual therapy through an in-network provider network. Lyra competes for the same high-end employer-covered couples therapy demand and represents the insurance-billed, scaled model Enamory's boutique pricing sidesteps.
• Compass Pathways: Clinical-stage psychedelic therapy company developing psilocybin treatment protocols. Compass Pathways operates in the broader psychedelic-assisted therapy category Enamory serves via ketamine and MDMA research, and represents the scaled pharmaceutical pathway the practice is adjacent to.

Emerging players

• Relish: Direct-to-consumer couples coaching and relationship skills app. Relish addresses the lower-acuity end of the same client journey Enamory targets, and both companies compete for organic search demand around infidelity, communication, and relationship enhancement content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

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