Palo Alto Mind Body

Concierge patients receive direct access to Dr. Ghorieshi by phone, secure text, and secure email. The practice offers telemedicine visits and in-home appointments. Dr. Ghorieshi strictly limits his concierge panel size to keep care personal. He makes himself available evenings and weekends. The concierge model also provides the strictest level of privacy, with no required front office interaction.

Yes. The practice operates on both in-network and out-of-network insurance bases. Palo Alto Mind Body holds in-network agreements with the VA for ketamine services and works with all insurance plans to pursue prior authorization. The practice accepts several major carriers including Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, Cigna, UHC/Optum, and Veterans Affairs/TriCare.

Spravato is an FDA-approved esketamine nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression. Palo Alto Mind Body is a certified authorized Spravato provider through Janssen Pharmaceutical. Dr. Ghorieshi was the first provider in the region to offer Spravato and is recognized as a top clinical expert in its selection and application.

Palo Alto Mind Body has administered over 20,000 ketamine treatments. The practice offers IV ketamine infusions, Spravato, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. It operates as the leading ketamine center in Northern California.

Yes. Palo Alto Mind Body maintains long-standing agreements with the Palo Alto VA and surrounding VA facilities. The practice provides ketamine services to veterans through these agreements on an in-network basis.

Yes. Dr. Ghorieshi offers secure video telehealth visits as part of the concierge care model. Patients can also request in-home visits. The practice builds its access model around direct, flexible communication with its patients.

The practice treats depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, bipolar disorder, addiction, suicidal ideation, chronic pain, and CRPS. Dr. Ghorieshi also supports patients managing chronic or terminal medical illness. When standard medications and therapy have not resolved symptoms, the practice uses interventional psychiatry approaches including ketamine and Spravato.

Dr. Ghorieshi takes a whole-body approach that looks for root causes behind mental health conditions. The practice uses food sensitivity analysis, genetic testing, vitamin deficiency testing, and nutritional balancing as part of this work. This approach reflects his conviction that mental and physical health are too closely linked to treat one without addressing the other.

Yes. Palo Alto Mind Body partners with finance companies to offer financing for copays, deductibles, and full treatment costs. Patients can ask the practice about available financing options when scheduling a consultation.

Prospective patients can request an appointment directly through the practice. Palo Alto Mind Body offers both standard and concierge psychiatry options. Contacting the practice by phone or through the online request form starts the process.