Palo Alto Mind Body

About Palo Alto Mind Body

Palo Alto Mind Body is a psychiatry practice in the California Avenue district. Its website describes it as concierge psychiatry and says its care combines psychiatric treatment with what it calls a whole-body functional medicine approach. Some of its social media accounts use a longer name, Palo Alto Center for Mind Body Health.

The office is at 206 California Avenue, steps from the California Avenue Caltrain station. The practice also runs a second office in Fayetteville, Georgia. It says it serves patients from San Francisco to San Jose and across the Peninsula, the East Bay, the North Bay and the South Bay. It lists telehealth among its services.

This listing describes the practice as it presents itself. It does not offer medical advice or a judgment about care. If you or someone near you is in immediate danger, call 911.

Conditions and treatments

The practice lists these conditions on its website:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Suicide prevention
• Chronic pain, including complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)

Its treatment pages cover five services. Spravato, which the site also labels S-ketamine, has its own page on the practice website. IV ketamine is ketamine given by intravenous infusion. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy pairs ketamine treatment with talk therapy. Psychotherapy is offered on its own as well. Functional medicine is the practice's term for an approach that looks for underlying causes across the whole body.

The practice says care starts with a comprehensive evaluation and that treatment plans are personalized rather than one-size-fits-all. Which of these options suits a given person is a medical decision for the patient and a clinician to make together.

How the practice describes its approach

The practice's tagline is "Personalized Care That Puts You First." Its about page describes its care as science-backed and research-backed and says it does not use one-size-fits-all plans. It also says it has provided more than 20,000 ketamine treatments. These are the practice's own statements. This guide has not checked them independently.

Two offices share the brand. The Palo Alto office is at 206 California Avenue and the second is at 101 Yorktown Drive in Fayetteville, Georgia, each with its own phone line. Telehealth visits are listed as an option, which can help patients who live farther down the Peninsula or in the East Bay.

Providers

The practice's providers page lists this team, with the credentials it publishes:

• M Rameen Ghorieshi, MD, MPH, medical director
• Sara Pugh, PA-C, physician assistant
• Milton Tang, PA-C, physician assistant
• Guillermo Lopez-Veron, PA-C, physician assistant
• Stephanie Nersesyan, PA-C, physician assistant
• Layla Yaghoobi, DC, CFMP, certified functional medicine provider
• Denise McClure, MSW, LCSW, psychotherapist

Staff lists change over time, so ask the office who you will see when you book.

Insurance and booking

Palo Alto Mind Body says it provides services on an in-network and out-of-network insurance basis. The plans it names include Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Blue Shield Federal Employee Program, Blue Shield of California, Cigna, Covered California plans, Meritain and UHC and Optum. It also lists Veterans Affairs, TriCare and TriWest. Coverage for specific treatments can differ from plan to plan, so check with both your insurer and the office before you start.

To book, use the Request Now form on the practice website or call 650-681-2900, the number the practice lists for both appointments and general questions in Palo Alto. The website does not publish office hours, so call to ask about appointment times.

Practical tips

• Have your insurance card and a list of current medications ready when you call. A first visit usually starts with an evaluation.
• Ask whether your appointment is in person or by telehealth. Also ask the office whether you should arrange a ride home after any in-person treatment.
• The office is a short walk from the California Avenue Caltrain station. Street parking and city lots nearby have posted time limits.

California Avenue is a compact district with cafes and restaurants within a block or two. Our California Avenue guide covers the street. Our getting around guide explains Caltrain and parking. For other health practices in the district, Palo Alto Vision is also on California Avenue.

Location and getting there

Palo Alto Mind Body is at 206 California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306, in the California Avenue area of Palo Alto. Our California Avenue guide covers what else is around.

The California Avenue Caltrain station is less than a quarter mile away, a walk of a few minutes.

Parking: street spaces and city garages with posted limits (see parking in Palo Alto).

What is nearby

• From Europe With Love, salon or spa, under 0.1 mi
• Cambridge Post Office, service business, under 0.1 mi
• Rara, restaurant, under 0.1 mi
• Vitality Bowls, quick-service spot, under 0.1 mi
• Jonathan David Salon, salon or spa, under 0.1 mi
• Bowden Park, 0.2 mi
• Peers Park, 0.3 mi
• College Terrace Library, 0.5 mi

Other health and medical nearby: Palo Alto Vision (under 0.1 mi); Cambridge Optometry (under 0.1 mi); Blue Turtle Dental (under 0.1 mi); Sunrise Pediatric Dentistry (0.1 mi). Browse the full health and medical list.

Before you go

• Call ahead to confirm the practice accepts your insurance and is taking new patients.
• Bring a photo ID, your insurance card and a list of current medications to a first visit.
• For emergencies call 911. Stanford Hospital's emergency department is the closest major emergency room for most of Palo Alto.

About this listing

Checked October 29, 2026 against Palo Alto Mind Body official website; Our providers page; Our practice page. How our listings work. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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