West Coast Ketamine Center — Ketamine Clinic in San Diego, CA

I was very impressed at West Coast Ketamine Center, both Dr. Botkiss and Dr. Gillan were knowledgeable and made me feel welcome and comfortable. I researched quite a bit and selected this center for my treatments. The office is warm and all of the nurses were friendly and professional. I highly recommend you do your own research and contact this center for your treatment.

Life changing. Absolutely life changing. I can’t say enough about my experience with Dr. Botkiss. And his nurse Sandi is the best! She is so wonderful and supportive- such a beautiful person who made the journey so personal. I am grateful to know that I have something in my tool box that works so well! Which is everything for my family. Thank you 🙏.

I cannot say enough positive things about my experience at West Coast Ketamine Center. From start to finish, the care has been exceptional. Dr. Botkiss is an outstanding physician. I felt listened to and cared for from the very beginning. The staff is incredibly compassionate, professional, and knowledgeable. They took the time to explain every step of the process, answer all my questions, and made sure I always felt safe and supported. The environment itself is calm, welcoming, and thoughtfully designed to help you relax and focus on healing. After completing my treatment series, I’ve experienced significant improvements in both my mood and overall outlook. What stands out most is how personalized and attentive the care is here—they don’t treat you like just another patient, but really listen and tailor the experience to your needs. I highly recommend West Coast Ketamine Center to anyone considering ketamine therapy. It has been truly life-changing for me, and I am deeply grateful to the entire team for their kindness and expertise.

I first sought out West Coast Ketamine Center after my depression and anxiety tanked following a job change that wasn't a good fit for my overall mental health. They helped me determine how ketamine treatment could benefit me while I was out on temporary medical leave from the new job. Both Dr. Botkiss and Dr. Gillan did a comprehensive intake with me that assessed my previous treatment options including TMS to map out my ketamine treatment plan. This included a set of six treatments over the course of three weeks, and the inclusion of integrated therapy with a portion of those treatments. After those initial six treatments, I felt about 70% back to my normal self. So, Dr. Botkiss helped me schedule three more treatments over the course of a week to get me back to 100%. I've been on maintenance treatments scheduled every 2-3 weeks ever since to maintain the benefits. I want to shout out Sandi who manages the scheduling of treatments and manages a great staff of nurses who make the environment and treatment process easy and comfortable. I appreciate that I can feel relaxed and able to just put on my wordless meditation music and take in the ketamine treatment in a safe and secure environment. If you're looking to try ketamine treatments for your depression and / or anxiety, this is the place to do it here in San Diego.

Truly life changing experience. A safe and respectful environment with awesome staff, caring doctors and a wonderful therapist.

WCK is amazing! My only regret is I wish I did this sooner. I was hesitant when deciding if I wanted to move forward with ketamine treatment and Dr. Botkis has been incredible. He’s very understanding and extremely knowledgeable, but I never felt pressured to make a decision. The center feels more like a high-end spa than a medical office. I had the pleasure of working with Sandi during my treatments and she is a blessing. She is so insightful, kind, and compassionate. I came in with a negative energy a few times and she always listens and helps talk through personal issues I’ve been dealing with. If you’re even partially considering this treatment, West Coast Ketamine Center is THE place to do it! This is life changing.

For people who have received treatments and are looking for maintenance or new users to ketamine treatments this Clinic definitely gets an A+! Both doctors are extremely knowledgeable, and the staff is friendly and helpful! Their nurses have always got my vein on the first stick! They ensure that you are comfortable during your treatment. Dr. Botkiss was amazing helpful. He gave me his phone number and said I could contact him directly! I am originally from St. Louis and get my ketamine infusions there, but needed an emergency infusion and West Clinic got me in within a couple days! I will say I will no longer be getting my ketamine treatments in St. Louis. West Coast Ketamine clinic is where I will be getting my treatments from here fourth.

I'm a 26 year old girl (on September I turn 27) and I've been diagnosed with depression and general anxiety disorder since I was 15. I can say I was stable during 10 years with my medication and CBT. However, things started to change on September 2023 when I started feeling more and more depressed, anxious, and suicidal; my condition worsened a lot and I stopped working, eating, drinking and showering. I tried TMS two times as per my psychiatrist recommendation, but unfortunately for me it didn't work. My diagnosis changed to treatment resistant depression, the GDA and chronic insomnia. He then told me ketamine was a good and better option for me, so he contact me with another psychiatrist in Baja California (I live and am from Guadalaja, Jalisco, Mexico) and he referred me to West Coast Ketamine Center because in Mexico there's spravato, but it's more expensive and not as fast as the IV. I emailed the center and Dr. Botkiss contacted me right away, he even phoned me and gave me all the information. I've been receiving the treatment since July 2024 and for me it has been a long journey, but each body is different. The staff is amazing and that includes Dr. Gillin (anesthesiologist) and all the nurses. I don't have any strong side effects, I'd even say is very relaxing because you disconnect from the world and your mind for 45 minutes. Personally I'd like to thank Dr. Botkiss and nurse Sandi because they never let go of my hand and understood me so well; Sandi always gave me hope, compassion, and love. Now I keep taking medication and changed CBT to mentalisation based treatment and I've been doing so much better. If you the financial means and are willing to try something new or different I highly recommend West Coast Ketamine Center. If you have any doubt/question you can leave a comment (Spanish or English).

West Coast Ketamine Center has been a life-saver for our daughter. After a difficult experience at another clinic, we were so relieved to find such a caring and professional team. The doctors are incredibly knowledgeable and compassionate, and the nurses, especially Sandi, are absolutely amazing - so supportive and kind. The difference between this center and our previous experience was night and day. While ketamine treatment may not work for everyone, if you're considering it, I highly recommend West Coast Ketamine Center. It truly saved my daughter's life.

In my opinion, I’m worried a bit about safety. Most clinics recommend to have a doctor and nurse onsite for infusions due to risk of airway issues. They do not- only for intake and the first treatment, then everything is just one nurse in the office. There is no testing beyond the intake, even upon completion, which is not Normal, even though I asked several times to see where I am at. I was tested each treatment at the previous clinics I was at. Then after completion, I was recommended to do more without testing and more beyond that. You could easily blow $10,000. The treatment can usually last 6 months to a year. But I was being told to come back in a week or month at the latest. It felt like a cash grab to me in the end and a bit sketch so I won’t be returning. I also still feel a bit fuzzy, which didn’t happen at previous clinics. There was no titration, which one doctor said might be an issue.