Kelevate (formerly Ketamine Therapy LA) — Ketamine Clinic in West Hollywood, CA

Horrific super sketchy company. Not even a real location - they are hidden inside a beauty spa. They took my $250 consultation fee which they promised would be applied towards my treatment, but then hadn't told me I needed to fast for the treatment and then told me to go home, claimed they didn't have availability for one month, didn't reply to follow up emails, and then later refused to provide the treatment. Avoid at all costs

Ketamine therapy here is great!

DO NOT GO here. Terrible customer experience. I was feeling sick and not able to reschedule as it was within 48 hours, thus needed more assistance during the infusion. The nurse was visibly annoyed which got into my head when i was trying to fight my anxiety. It was awful. I called the next day and they said there was nothing they could do for me. Very disappointing first experience. Will not be back.

Amazing experience, amazing staff, so professional and kind. And the medicine, sessions and attentiveness from everyone working here is so great. I highly recommend this place and these good people if you’re struggling and want to try something new to get better. 5 Star Yourself with this treatment.

Ketamine therapy with Dr. Sirak and the team has changed my life. I’ve struggled with undiagnosed depression and anxiety for most of my life. I had done talk therapy but never tried antidepressants or saw a psychiatrist, and was pretty functional but never happy and would periodically fall into bouts of deep depression that made it tough for me to maintain friendships, etc. My problematic thought patterns started to change after my first session. In subsequent sessions, I’ve been able to unpack childhood trauma that I had unknowingly resisted digging into in talk therapy for years. The sessions alone don’t do it all - as others have mentioned, you also have to do the work of journaling and preparing for the sessions. I did this with help from my therapist, who I spoke with a day or two after each of my ketamine treatments. Dr. Sirak and the team are helpful, supportive, and non-judgmental, and the space is comfortable for the intense processing experience of the ketamine sessions. Dr. Sirak is very careful to get the dosage just right so that you experience the benefits of treatment and also remember it enough to continue working with the thoughts afterward. You have plenty of time to recover at your own pace before leaving the clinic, which I often used for some quick journaling so I wouldn’t forget key insights. My whole outlook on life has changed. I feel a level of self acceptance I’ve never felt before, my relationships are better than ever, and I finally feel confident about the future. I highly recommend ketamine therapy with Dr. Sirak and the team at Ketamine Therapy LA!

Ketamine review I have to give a glowing review of Ketamine Therapy LA and Dr. Sirak because my experience with it has been transformational. I’ve suffered from complex PTSD as a result of certain life traumas for a long time now and ketamine therapy is one of those things that I wish I would’ve done sooner. The morning after my first session I awoke for the first time in decades without a sense of dread. So much of the anxiety that I’d been living with on a daily basis just melted away. It was like there was a football field-sized amount of patience between me and the normal things that would trigger me. Aileen is a great nurse and her warm bedside manner makes the pre and post-infusion process feel safe and judgement-free. Dr. Sirak brings real positive energy into the mix and he has great advice on how to let yourself dive into the session. Then, once the ketamine IV is in your arm and the lights are off and you’re alone with your eye mask and headphones, things slowly start to take off. It’s difficult to describe the experience during the session. Past and present and potential future can swirl around in a flood of symbolic imagery and internal dialogue. It can be easy to get distracted and wanter into a fantasy. My advice is to go into the session with the purpose of listening for the insights the ketamine unlocks. Be prepared to ground yourself on why you’re here: You’re here to heal. And a healing part of you becomes unlocked with the ketamine. That subconscious part of yourself gains a voice that can communicate with you and can show you where and how you’ve been hurt. It also radiates extreme compassion and understanding so you feel a sense of safety as you learn just how strong and capable you are of overcoming the traumas that have wounded you. Afterwards, when the wooziness has left you and you’re in a state of contemplation after the session, I think it’s important to write down what you felt and experienced and learned. Ketamine isn’t a magic pill. You have to work on following through with the messaging you get during the sessions. You have to change your behaviors and belief system to really become your next self in the days, weeks, and months that follow. Keeping a record of your insights can help remind you just how much your inner self believes in you. I’ve done 5 sessions so far and I’ll undergo my sixth session next week. I think if you’ve been heavily traumatized, spend the money on the package, even if you have to put it on a credit card. The cost is worth it for the gains you’ll make. Money is just money. Feeling like you have the power take more control in your life is priceless.

Having ketamine infusion therapy is no doubt one of the biggest game changers in my life. As someone who has suffered from depression and anxiety on and off for many years and noticed that medication just gets me through the day, this has allowed me to fully enjoy and experience life again! Thank you to Dr Sirak and his team! Run, don’t walk, if you’ve experienced similar frustrations in life and feel like there isn’t something that works for you- when in fact, there is!

Initially I started Ketamine therapy because I was very depressed for a variety of reasons. I’d been feeling the existential dread of getting older, I was going through a breakup and I was tired of repeating the same behaviors in my life that clearly weren’t good for my mental or physical health. After just a few sessions I could see a difference in the way that reacted to situations that would normally be too heavy for me to even get out of bed. I found that the overwhelming sense of negativity that I’ve identified with my whole adult life was no longer my driving force and I’ve been thinking about things with more of a glass-half-full mentality. About a month ago I started going on hikes and eventually joined and gym which has helped to keep me motivated and less inclined to indulge in alcohol and drugs which have been the only way I’ve known to cope for as long as I can remember. Needless to say, this experience has been nothing short of transformative and I would recommend it to anyone who’s tired of feeling like they’re circling the drain of life.

Dr. Sirak is literally amazing. After having been thriving for years, the isolation and changes the pandemic brought made my depression resurface deeply. I have been taking anti depressants since 2015 and they have helped. However after the first session of ketamine I felt an immense weight lifted off my shoulders. I completed a 10 session treatment back in September/October 2020 and it was one of the best things i did for my mental health. Dr. Sirak is so sweet he still calls me to check on me periodically. The staff is always so nice and the room the therapy is done in is very comfortable and cozy. Dr. Sirak always checked on me briefly during the sessions and I really appreciated that. If you're battling with depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc I'd recommend you try AT LEAST one session and I swear it'll change your life for the better.

Getting this therapy was the best decision I ever made for myself! When I first met Dr. Sirak and he explained all the benefits of the treatment I was a little hesitant as we’re used to pills and meds as the first answer to all our problems. He was so right, and after 6 sessions I can already see the great difference. I highly recommend the treatment to all people both with and without problems, definitely beneficial! Thank you Dr Sirak and the whole team!!