South Chesapeake Psychiatry – Chesapeake, Virginia Ketamine Clinics

✓ Last verified: March 1, 2026 — Edited & verified by Angelica Bottaro for HealingMaps Editorial Staff

Known For: Veteran-founded Chesapeake psychiatric practice — Justin Ray, a retired Navy veteran and PMHNP-BC, leads a three-clinician team delivering insurance-covered Spravato with particular experience in veteran and complex psychiatric care.

HealingMaps Take: South Chesapeake Psychiatry brings something structurally valuable to the Hampton Roads mental health market: a Navy-veteran-founded practice with direct cultural competency for the region’s military population. Justin Ray, PMHNP-BC, a retired Navy veteran, founded the practice specifically to provide complex psychiatric care in an area with one of the highest concentrations of active-duty and retired military personnel in the country. That matters clinically because veterans with treatment-resistant depression often have complex presentations — PTSD, traumatic brain injury, chronic pain — that benefit from providers familiar with military service contexts. The three-clinician team (Justin Ray, Amanda Snow with 25 years in mental health, Alysha Cunningham) provides enough clinical depth to handle multiple Spravato patients simultaneously while maintaining personalized care. Insurance acceptance for Spravato is a meaningful differentiator in a market where many practices are cash-only. The structured twice-weekly induction (month 1), weekly maintenance (month 2), and individualized schedule thereafter follows the FDA framework. Two-to-three-hour session length with observation and recovery reflects appropriate clinical monitoring. The Carmichael Way location in the southern Chesapeake/Great Bridge corridor serves Greenbrier, Great Bridge, Western Branch, and the southern Hampton Roads metro, filling a geographic gap for patients who don’t want to drive to Norfolk or Virginia Beach.

Market Position: South Chesapeake Psychiatry is a Spravato-certified clinic in the Chesapeake metro. Spravato (esketamine) is the FDA-approved ketamine treatment that most commercial insurance plans cover after prior authorization — unlike cash-pay IV ketamine.

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Ketamine Protocols Compared — What’s Offered at South Chesapeake Psychiatry

Industry pricing reference. South Chesapeake Psychiatry 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.

What to Expect at Your First South Chesapeake Psychiatry Appointment

1. Initial intake call — Insurance verification, prior authorization workflow (Spravato requires documentation of failure on at least two antidepressant trials), and clinical eligibility check.
2. Medical evaluation — in-person or telehealth psychiatric assessment, vitals check, and review of current medications with the South Chesapeake Psychiatry clinical team.
3. 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 200 Carmichael Way, Suite 604, Chesapeake, VA 23322. You’ll have a comfortable chair or recliner, dim lighting, and direct medical monitoring throughout.
4. 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 South Chesapeake Psychiatry Consult Call

• How long has the South Chesapeake Psychiatry clinical team been delivering ketamine therapy, and what specialty training do your providers hold?
• How long does South Chesapeake Psychiatry’s Spravato prior authorization typically take with my specific insurance plan, and what happens if it’s denied?
• What does South Chesapeake Psychiatry recommend for patients who don’t respond to the standard 6-session acute series?

Patient Questions about South Chesapeake Psychiatry

This 2-question summary is matched to the protocols and conditions South Chesapeake Psychiatry treats. Editorial responses are HealingMaps-authored, grounded in our 2026 Ketamine Clinic Intelligence Report.

Does South Chesapeake Psychiatry offer Spravato (esketamine)?

Yes — South Chesapeake Psychiatry 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 South Chesapeake Psychiatry suited for treatment-resistant depression?

South Chesapeake Psychiatry 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.

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