✓ Last verified: March 8, 2026 — Edited & verified by Angelica Bottaro for HealingMaps Editorial Staff
Known For: Tech-enabled psychiatric practice (now part of Stella Mental Health) offering ketamine, Spravato, TMS, and the Dual Sympathetic Reset, led by a McLean Hospital attending psychiatrist
Brian (Founder/CEO), attending psychiatrist at McLean Hospital
HealingMaps Take: Measured Wellness — now operating under the Stella Mental Health umbrella — is run by a McLean Hospital attending psychiatrist who brings serious academic and clinical credibility to the practice. Their tech-enabled approach includes telehealth options alongside in-person treatment in Brookline, and their range of modalities (ketamine, Spravato, TMS, Dual Sympathetic Reset) means patients have multiple paths to explore if one approach doesn’t fully resolve symptoms.
Market Position: Measured Wellness is a Spravato-certified clinic in the Brookline metro. Spravato (esketamine) is the FDA-approved ketamine treatment that most commercial insurance plans cover after prior authorization — unlike cash-pay IV ketamine.
Is Measured Wellness Right for You?
✓ Choose Measured Wellness if:
You have commercial insurance and a documented treatment-resistant depression diagnosis (Spravato pathway)
You want academic-medical-center protocols and clinical-trial-grade oversight
You’re treating co-occurring depression and PTSD
✗ Look elsewhere if:
You’re seeking cash-pay IV ketamine instead of insurance-billed Spravato
You want ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) with integrated talk therapy
You need same-week appointments — Spravato prior authorization typically takes 1–3 weeks
Ketamine Protocols Compared — What’s Offered at Measured Wellness
Industry pricing reference. Measured Wellness has not published specific per-session pricing — contact the clinic directly for a quote. The calculator above shows typical metro-level cost estimates across protocols, not this clinic’s specific prices.
Protocol
Typical Industry Cost
Offered Here
IV Ketamine
$350–$650/session
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Spravato (esketamine)
$0–$250 copay (insured)
✓ Yes
IM Ketamine
$250–$400/injection
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KAP (with therapist)
$400–$1,200/session
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At-home troches
$150–$300/month
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What to Expect at Your First Measured Wellness Appointment
Initial intake call — Insurance verification, prior authorization workflow (Spravato requires documentation of failure on at least two antidepressant trials), and clinical eligibility check. Call See website to schedule.
Medical evaluation — in-person or telehealth psychiatric assessment, vitals check, and review of current medications with the Measured Wellness clinical team.
First treatment session — supervised Spravato (intranasal esketamine) in a private treatment room, lasting approximately 90 minutes (40-minute session + 60 minutes monitoring). Sessions are held at Brookline, MA (see website for details). You’ll have a comfortable chair or recliner, dim lighting, and direct medical monitoring throughout.
Recovery and follow-up — observation period after dosing, mood check-in with the clinical team, and scheduling your next session. Arrange for a ride home; do not drive for 24 hours after your Spravato session.
What to Ask on Your Measured Wellness Consult Call
How long has the Measured Wellness clinical team been delivering ketamine therapy, and what specialty training do your providers hold?
How long does Measured Wellness’s Spravato prior authorization typically take with my specific insurance plan, and what happens if it’s denied?
Have you worked with Tufts Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim, BCBS Massachusetts, or Mass General Brigham insurance for Spravato prior authorization?
Does Measured Wellness require a referral from a current treating psychiatrist, and how do you handle outside-prescriber medication-management coordination?
What does Measured Wellness recommend for patients who don’t respond to the standard 6-session acute series?
Brookline Ketamine Market Snapshot
Sources: CDC PLACES 2023 (Massachusetts, state-level prevalence) · U.S. Census ACS 5 Year · HealingMaps proprietary patient inquiry data.
Adult depression in Massachusetts: N/A
Frequent mental distress (14+ days per month): N/A
Adults lacking health insurance: N/A
Recent Brookline-area inquiries to HealingMaps: A growing stream of Massachusetts residents have recently contacted us seeking ketamine care
Behind this data:HealingMaps has analyzed 23,496 patient inquiries (Oct 2022 – Mar 2026), mapped 1,473 verified clinics across 3,142 counties, scraped 132 clinic pricing pages, and collected 658 practitioner survey responses. This snapshot reflects our multi-source methodology.
From the 2026 Ketamine Industry Report
Telehealth ketamine programs undercut in-clinic pricing by 40–60%, but 64.8% of surveyed patients still prefer supervised in-clinic treatment — a clear cost-vs-safety tradeoff patients should weigh before choosing an at-home program. Source: HealingMaps 2026 Ketamine Clinic Intelligence Report — drawn from 23,496 patient inquiries and 132 clinic website analyses.
Patient Questions about Measured Wellness
This 4-question summary is matched to the protocols and conditions Measured Wellness treats. Editorial responses are HealingMaps-authored, grounded in our 2026 Ketamine Clinic Intelligence Report.
Does Measured Wellness offer Spravato (esketamine)?
Yes — Measured Wellness offers Spravato, which means they’re FDA REMS-certified and maintain the required two-hour in-office monitoring window after each dose. Spravato is the primary insurance-covered ketamine option for treatment-resistant depression. Worth confirming the prior-authorization timeline before booking your first session.
Is Measured Wellness suited for treatment-resistant depression?
Measured Wellness treats depression via Spravato (FDA-approved for TRD). The Spravato pathway is the most likely to obtain commercial insurance coverage. TRD is typically defined as two or more prior antidepressant trials without sufficient response — patients meeting that bar are best candidates here.
Does Measured Wellness treat PTSD?
Yes — Measured Wellness treats PTSD. Spravato can be used for trauma. Ketamine for trauma differs from depression treatment: dosing is often lower per session, and pairing the protocol with trauma-focused therapy between sessions is common. A reasonable consult question: whether PTSD patients here typically use ketamine alone or alongside an outside therapist.
Can Measured Wellness help with anxiety disorders?
Yes — Measured Wellness treats anxiety, including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and panic disorder. The evidence base for ketamine in anxiety is less robust than for depression, but it can be a meaningful option for patients who haven’t responded to SSRIs or benzodiazepines. Worth asking which of their protocols they typically recommend for anxiety-primary patients.
The Healing Maps Editorial Team has decades of experience across all facets of the psychedelic industry. From assessing studies and clinic research, to working with clinician's and clinics, we help provide data-backed information to psychedelic-curious individuals across the globe.
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