We blend modern science with a caring, whole-person approach. It’s not just about managing symptoms, it’s about helping you heal and thrive.
We’ll help you get to the root of what’s going on so you can move forward and feel better. At Palo Alto Mind Body, our practice is grounded in something rare--personal experience from both sides of medicine. Before becoming a physician, I spent years as a patient battling Crohn’s Disease. I endured surgeries, hospital stays, and emotional isolation. I know firsthand what it’s like to feel unseen, unheard, and dismissed in moments of deep vulnerability. That experience shaped a great deal about how I practice today. After earning my MD and MPH at Emory and completing a Psychiatry Residency at Stanford, I opened a practice centered around compassion, connection, and time. We built this concierge psychiatry model to be accessible, practical, and rooted in three pillars: Mind-Body Health, Community Care, and Interventional Psychiatry. With tools like IV ketamine, Spravato, and personalized therapy, we offer advanced care tailored to your needs. Whether you're struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, suicidal thoughts, or just trying to find your footing again, we're here to walk with you. You deserve care from someone who truly understands the journey back to health.
12/09/2025
If you’re in recovery and still dealing with depression or trauma, there are safe options for support. 💛
IV ketamine, when used safely with medical supervision, can actually help your brain 'reset'. It's time to get compassionate support without breaking the progress you’ve made. You deserve to feel better, and we’re here to help you heal while protecting your recovery.
Treatment-resistant depression is a term doctors use when someone has tried at least two different antidepressants, each for an adequate amount of time and at the right dose, but hasn’t seen enough improvement. It doesn’t mean you’re beyond help.
It simply means your brain may need a different approach. Depression affects people differently, and one-size-fits-all treatment rarely works for everyone.
The holidays can be a joyful time, but for some, they can also feel heavy. 🎄 Isolation, loneliness, and memories from past years can trigger sadness or depression. It’s okay to feel this way, and you don’t have to face it alone.
If you’re struggling, reaching out for support can make a difference. We’re here to listen, guide, and help you navigate the season with care. Palo Alto Mind Body is now accepting new patients—take the first step toward support and connection today. 💛
Get support ☎ 650-681-2900
12/02/2025
Thinking about Spravato? 💭
Not everyone qualifies, and some health conditions can affect eligibility. The best way to know if it’s right for you is to book a consultation with our team. We’ll review your history, answer your questions, and help you figure out your next steps.
Unsuccessful treatments for depression can leave you feeling at a loss. If you’re struggling with depression, Spravato® may be the answer. Let’s find out i
11/27/2025
Thanksgiving is a good reminder to slow down and notice the little things we’re grateful for. 🍂 A kind word, a laugh with someone you love, or a quiet moment to yourself can all help your mind feel lighter and your heart calmer.
We’re grateful for our clients, our community, and the trust you put in us. From all of us at Palo Alto Mind Body, we hope your Thanksgiving is full of warmth, connection, and a little peace for yourself. 🧡
11/24/2025
Most people know ketamine as a medicine used in high doses for surgery. But when doctors give it in low doses through an IV, it works in a very different way. It can help ease pain and balance the brain chemicals that affect mood, anxiety, and other mental health challenges. 💚
For people dealing with depression, anxiety, or trauma, ketamine can offer relief when other treatments haven’t worked. It’s not a magic cure or a replacement for therapy, but it can give you a sense of hope and help you feel more steady. In a safe, medical setting with trained professionals, ketamine can support you on your mental health journey and help you feel understood and supported.
If you’re dealing with Treatment Resistant Depression, you might know the cycle well. You try a new medication or therapy. You wait. You hope. And then nothing changes—or maybe you feel a bit better at first, only to crash again later. Over time, this can take a real emotional toll. You might start to wonder if anything will ever work. You might even stop hoping altogether.
But even when it feels like nothing is working, new options continue to emerge. And many people who once felt hopeless are now finding relief thanks to advances in mental health care.
Treatment-resistant depression occurs when standard treatments don’t relieve symptoms. New options like SPRAVATO and IV Ketamine can help reboot brain pathway
11/20/2025
You deserve a psychiatrist who truly understands what it’s like when your health takes over your life.
Dr. Ghorieshi’s years battling Crohn’s disease—surgeries, hospital stays, and feeling unheard—shaped his mission: a practice where no patient feels invisible. Now Stanford-trained, he combines expertise with rare, lived empathy.
At Palo Alto Mind Body, patients feel understood, hopeful, and like themselves again.
✨ This holiday season, don’t just “get through” it, enjoy it 😀
What makes Dr. Ghorieshi different? He didn’t just study chronic illness, he lived it.❤️
Crohn’s disease took him out of school twice. He took his college finals from a hospital bed. He was told “just relax” by providers who didn’t listen. And still, he pushed forward — even training for a 10K as part of his recovery and starting medical school two days later.
This journey didn’t just make him a doctor.
It made him empathetic.
It made him attentive.
It made him the psychiatrist patients trust when they’re exhausted, dismissed, or overwhelmed.
At Palo Alto Mind Body, you’re treated like a human being, not a checklist.
The holiday season is tough for anyone struggling with anxiety or depression. If you’re already stretched thin, now is the time to get support.
Most depression medications focus on chemicals like serotonin or dopamine. Ketamine works differently. It acts on glutamate, a key messenger in the brain that helps with learning, memory, and healthy communication between nerve cells. By working through this pathway, ketamine can help the brain “reset” certain patterns and form new connections.
Studies continue to show that ketamine can be a powerful option for people who have tried therapy or traditional medications without finding long-term relief. For many, it offers a new sense of hope when other treatments haven’t worked.
Nearly one in three U.S. adults will experience some form of anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. So when we say anxiety is “normal,” what we mean is that it’s something everyone experiences to some extent.
If anxiety is sticking around, making even simple things feel overwhelming, it might be time to check in with yourself. When your thoughts are constantly racing, your heart’s working overtime, and everyday life feels like too much, that’s more than just the usual stress. It could be an anxiety disorder, and that’s something worth paying attention to.
This blog discusses the differences and treatment alternatives of normal anxiety and anxiety disorders.
11/07/2025
Have questions about ketamine therapy? 👇
Our compassionate team at Palo Alto Mind Body can help you explore advanced treatment options for lasting relief.
With over 20,000 ketamine therapy appointments completed, we’ve become one of the most trusted and experienced clinics in the region. Whether you’re considering IV ketamine or nasal Spravato, our expert providers are here to guide you every step of the way.
We understand that finding the right treatment can feel overwhelming — but you don’t have to figure it out alone. Together, we’ll create a personalized plan to help you rediscover balance, hope, and healing.
Lasting relief is possible, and we’re here to help you get there.
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Concierge Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, and Functional Health Specialists located in Palo Alto, CA
The Palo Alto Center for Mind Body Health is a mental health practice that follows the core belief of its founder, M. Rameen Ghorieshi, MD, MPH: Your mental and physical health are so strongly intertwined that you can’t find optimal wellness in one without striving for both.
Dr. Ghorieshi, who holds dual board certifications in psychiatry and addiction medicine, and a team of highly trained and experienced providers offer psychopharmacology (medication management), psychotherapy (individual, couples, and family), and forensic psychiatry (psychiatric evaluations for legal purposes).
At Palo Alto Center for Mind Body Health, you have access to today’s most innovative diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. They provide pharmacogenetics, which tests your genes using a simple mouth swab. The results help them customize your treatments. For example, your genetic results show how you metabolize drugs, so they can prescribe an optimal dose without trial-and-error.
They specialize in using intravenous ketamine infusion, a unique and advanced treatment that rapidly and very effectively lessens symptoms of depression, anxiety, migraines, chronic pain syndromes, and other types of mental health disorders. Most patients experience symptom relief within a few hours, even those whose depression or migraines didn’t respond to other medications.
Dr. Ghorieshi provides addiction treatment for all types of drug and behavioral addictions. The team also welcomes patients facing the full scope of mental health disorders, whether anxiety, depression, postpartum depression, PTSD, or bipolar disorder.
All the providers at the Palo Alto Center for Mind Body Health use evidence-based therapies, choosing from among their extensive options to develop customized treatments that benefit each patient.
They welcome new patients seeking help with mental health disorders and chronic pain syndromes. To schedule an appointment, call the office or use online booking.
