Westside Mind Health

Westside Mind Health is a boutique ketamine clinic in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, California, founded and operated by board-certified psychiatrists. The practice offers IV and IM ketamine for adults and adolescents with treatment-resistant depression, bipolar depression, PTSD, anxiety disorders, OCD, seasonal affective disorder, and suicidal ideation, with research showing 50 to 80 percent of treatment-resistant patients experience significant symptom reduction within hours or days.

Ketamine acts primarily on glutamate to increase Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor, forging new neural connections and supporting neurogenesis that improves cognition and emotional regulation. Treatments last 60 to 120 minutes in private infusion rooms with recliners and eye masks, with a psychiatrist always on-site and vital signs actively monitored throughout.

The clinic also offers ketamine-assisted psychotherapy to help patients integrate their treatment experiences. Care is led by Marc Heiser, MD, PhD, Adam Lasser, MD, and Christopher R. Thompson, MD, all certified in psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry, with individualized dosing, frequent check-ins, and an emphasis on privacy and continuity of care.