Business Details
11 Years
experience
Your Psychiatrists for Mental Health in San Diego
Founded in 2015 by Drs. Jake and Jessica Hollingsworth, Pacific Psych combines cutting-edge psychiatric science with personalized care for adults aged 18-64. Our expertise spans ketamine therapy, TMS, and medication management, supported by dual board-certified professionals in psychiatry and anesthesiology. We prioritize evidence-based treatments for treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and insomnia, having administered over 10,000 ketamine treatments safely.Our interdisciplinary approach integrates conservative medication strategies with advanced interventions, emphasizing patient safety and individualized treatment plans. We maintain strict protocols aligned with emerging research, ensuring transparent communication and ethical care. As a family-owned practice, we offer flexibility in treatment options while maintaining rigorous safety standards through our combined clinical expertise.
Services
Ketamine Therapy
TMS Therapy
Medication Management
Psychotherapy
Telepsychiatry
Psychiatric Evaluation
Theta Burst Stimulation
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
Spravato Treatment
Mental Health Counseling
Details
- Year established: 2015
Highlights and features
- Founded in 2015 with over 10,000 ketamine treatments administered
- Dual expertise in psychiatry and anesthesiology ensures treatment safety
- Personalized care plans tailored to individual medical histories
- Evidence-based protocols aligned with latest psychiatric research
- Integrated approach combining medication management with advanced therapies
Services
Ketamine Therapy
Ketamine therapy offers rapid relief for treatment-resistant depression through intravenous infusions or intramuscular injections. Our protocols combine psychiatric expertise with anesthesia safety standards, delivering 40-minute IV sessions or 20-minute IM injections under medical supervision. Patients receive personalized treatment plans with 6-12 initial sessions followed by maintenance phases, proven effective for 70% of recipients without significant side effects.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
TMS therapy uses magnetic pulses to stimulate mood-regulating brain regions, FDA-approved for depression and OCD. Each 20-minute session targets underactive neural areas without anesthesia, allowing immediate post-treatment activity resumption. Covered by most insurers, this non-invasive option delivers long-term symptom relief for 68% of patients maintaining benefits over 12 months with minimal side effects like temporary scalp discomfort.
Psychiatric Medication Management
Our conservative medication approach prioritizes minimal pharmaceutical intervention with regular monitoring. Board-certified psychiatrists evaluate medication efficacy and side effects, focusing on non-benzodiazepine alternatives and dosage optimization. Treatment integrates with other modalities like ketamine or TMS, emphasizing patient education about medication risks versus benefits through comprehensive follow-up evaluations.
Telepsychiatry
Telepsychiatry appointments provide accessible mental health care for California residents, with initial consultations and follow-ups conducted remotely. Services include treatment planning, medication management, and therapy coordination, maintaining HIPAA-compliant confidentiality. While prescriptions require in-person evaluations, 72-hour emergency supplies may be issued during virtual consultations with subsequent office follow-ups.
Theta Burst Stimulation
Theta Burst Stimulation delivers rapid TMS treatment through patterned magnetic pulses, completing sessions in four minutes versus traditional 20-minute TMS. This FDA-approved protocol uses 50Hz burst sequences every 200ms for continuous brain stimulation, demonstrating equal efficacy to standard TMS while offering greater time efficiency for patients seeking non-invasive depression treatment options.
People
Dr. Jake Hollingsworth
Psychiatrist & Co-Founder
Board-certified psychiatrist and co-founder with 8 years Air Force psychiatric experience. Specializes in ketamine therapy and TMS, completing integrative medicine fellowship and psychedelic-assisted therapy training. Oversees medical operations and patient suitability evaluations.
Dr. Jessica Hollingsworth
Anesthesiologist & Co-Founder
Board-certified anesthesiologist developing ketamine administration protocols. Combines anesthesia expertise with psychiatric care, managing treatment safety and IV infusion standards. Former nurse with diverse clinical background in internal medicine and critical care.
Dr. Amanda Franciscus
Psychiatrist
Stanford-trained psychiatrist specializing in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Focuses on intention-setting and integration therapy for ketamine recipients, advocating minimal medication approaches combined with evidence-based interventions for mood disorders.
Rafael Ramos
Psychiatric Physician Assistant
PA-C providing medication management and TMS/ketamine therapy integration. Specializes in treating mood disorders, anxiety, and trauma with collaborative patient-clinician relationships, emphasizing therapy referrals when appropriate for comprehensive care.
Monica Czypull
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Dual-certified FNP/PMHNP with decade of experience in psychiatric care and ketamine therapy. Focuses on anxiety, depression, and PTSD treatment through medication management, creating individualized plans with empathetic, holistic approaches to mental wellness.
Questions
What mental health conditions do you treat?
We specialize in treatment-resistant depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, ADHD, insomnia, and mood disorders for adults aged 18-64 using evidence-based interventions.
Are ketamine treatments covered by insurance?
Ketamine therapy remains investigational for depression treatment with most insurers, though we contract with Kaiser Permanente and accept major health plans for psychiatric consultations.
How many TMS sessions are required?
Standard TMS protocols require 5 sessions weekly for 4-6 weeks, with maintenance sessions as needed, achieving long-term remission for 68% of patients in clinical studies.
Can I drive after ketamine therapy?
Patients must arrange transportation home following ketamine treatments and avoid driving until the following morning due to temporary cognitive effects.
Do you offer telehealth appointments?
Telepsychiatry evaluations are available for California residents, with in-person follow-ups required for medication prescriptions and advanced treatment planning.
What makes your clinic unique?
Our combined psychiatry/anesthesiology expertise enables safer ketamine administration, while personalized treatment plans integrate conservative medication management with cutting-edge therapies like TMS and ketamine.
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