Innerbloom Ketamine Therapy — Ketamine Clinic in San Luis Obispo, CA

It’s been several weeks since I had my 6 ketamine treatments at Innerbloom and I am here to tell you that it works. For me, it’s like I got my whole self back, how I was BEFORE the trauma and abuse. It was like an unfolding of my true self. That’s the shortest version of how I can best explain what I experienced. But it’s not a one and done, which is another reason you need to go to Innerbloom for your ketamine treatments. The staff will be with you every step of the way, answer whatever questions you have and explain everything necessary for the best, most successful outcome. Getting ketamine treatments is an important decision that you can make for yourself, and your well being. You can trust Innerbloom’s treatments and staff. You don’t have to take my word for it though, I just hope by sharing my results, it’ll encourage someone who needs it to give them a call, so they can see and decide for themselves, and also to give Innerbloom’s staff an opportunity to help more people.

In the professional and caring hands of the InnerBloom staff, I derived great benefit from my series of IV treatments for my post-shingles pain and accompanying depression, both on the physical and emotional levels. Accompanied by psychotherapy, Ketamine therapy helped me reduce my physical pain to a manageable level as well as develop a new non-adversarial relationship with my pain. It has significantly improved my quality of life and facilitated my re-engagement with life with a re-wired brain. I’m so grateful!

I came to Innerbloom because I knew I was stuck in a rut. I could understand cerebrally how I had wired my brain to crave alcohol for almost every imaginable scenario… Had a hard day? A couple drinks will help. Something went right?? Time to celebrate! Cheers! Spending time with friends? Break the ice. Feeling bored or sad or mad? Feeling anything at all? You get the idea. My life was a minefield of triggers to drink. It was how I bribed myself to do chores I didn’t want to do. And my reward for completing a tough project or goal. And it didn’t seem like it was hurting anything… Objectively I was achieving at a relatively high level. I was getting promotions at work, had remodeled and flipped a home, got engaged in the Swiss alps and a destination wedding in Mexico, had a healthy baby boy and was starting to pursue getting my private pilots license… my health had even held up pretty well over 15 years of increasing alcohol abuse and dependence. Until it wasn’t. At 37 years old my bloodwork started coming back… not good. Scans confirmed fatty liver. Next stop psoriasis. I wasn’t being the type of father I wanted to be. I had a big fight with my wife…police were called, later I got served divorce papers. It was time to make a list of everything I owned, so it could be fairly divided. I was angry and at odds with my coworkers. Everything I had bottled up had been shaken, the cork had gone through the window, and there was a mess spilling out over my fingers and onto the floor. I started therapy. I could see where I had gone wrong… pushed myself too hard. Didn’t set boundaries with myself or with others. And worst of all, I was falling into relationship patterns I learned from my parents, ones I always swore I would do differently. Alcohol had been my crutch, had helped push down the self-doubt. The feeling that I was “Not Good Enough”. Alcohol had been my friend, my shoulder to cry on. Now I couldn’t see over the walls of the rut I had carved for myself… and self-doubt and “Not Good Enough” were leering down at me from above. How the hell was I going to get out of this one? I had lost everything before, but I had never had this much to lose. I needed a miracle. After my first treatment I knew something significant had changed in me. That’s right, after one treatment! I couldn’t believe it either. It felt like a weight had been lifted off of me. Feelings of guilt were replaced by worthiness. Sadness and anger with hope. Most importantly I didn’t have to argue with the persuasive little voice that told me I needed a drink. That just this time was ok. That I deserved it and needed it. That tomorrow and next time is when I’d make the big changes. That voice was silenced and for the first time I could hear my own inner voice… and with that came clarity of purpose. Dr. Rivas, Cindy and Libby all told me ketamine was not a miracle cure, and I know what they mean. You don’t just take the medicine and all your problems go away. You have to want it, you have to choose it, and you have to work at it. But for me having a choice was the miracle. I feel like I was given a clean slate, it’s as if Dr. Rivas reached down a helping hand to pull me out of the well worn caverns of my rut. And instead of having to contend with the leering face of “Not Good Enough” at the top, Cindy was there to show me a better way… How to take a new path. It’s been 30 days with no alcohol and I’m pretty sure I’m not going to choose to jump back in the hole because I simply don’t feel the compulsion anymore. The team is collectively compassionate and professional and knowledgeable and wise. They’ve clearly paid attention to every detail to help their patients have the best experience possible. Also they are healers and everything they do unequivocally shows they do everything they do to help people. To give them a chance and a choice. They may have saved my life and my marriage and my gratitude is immense. If you can relate to anything I’ve said here I would whole heartedly recommend you start this journey with the Innerbloom team.

I have delt with depression all of my life. I tried medication and therapy and nothing worked. I heard about Ketamine treatment and decided to give it a try. It literally changed how I viewed life. I found the will to live life. I now have started my journey in finding what makes me happy. I have the energy and desire to exercise. I want to go out and have new experiences. I get to rediscover who I really am. If you are lost in depression and want to give up I highly recommend trying this therapy first. Thank you so much for my new lease on life!

I've been taking anti depression pills for over 20 years and multiple anti anxiety pills always switching from one to the other, So I'd be the first one to say this doesn't work but it's the exact opposite!! I would give this place 10 stars if I could! After me first infusion I could tell this was a major breakthrough! I had so much hope and calming feelings it was unbelievable. I could go on and on with this medicine but It would be pages and pages of positive healing experiences. The doctor and his wife are an amazing team along with an amazing therapist that I continue to use and they have the most loving therapy dog too! I'm feeling so much better in a completely different position way!! Thanks again innerBloom!

My experience with Innerbloom was life changing. Dr Rivas, Libby, and Cindy, combined with the treatment and atmosphere, were extremely effective in helping me work through some past traumas that were resulting in high anxiety and body pain issues. Libby and Dr Rivas were very compassionate and thoughtful during the treatments and Cindy provided exceptional therapy and wonderful insights to help me with healing after each session. Combined, their treatment program resulted in big changes for me. I’m so grateful I found the them. I highly recommend Innerbloom if you’re looking for healing and help.

Dr. Rivas, Libby and Cindy are amazing! This was a life changing experience and I am so thankful for everyone's kindness during my treatment.

The space is beautiful, and the services were incredibly professional. Ray and Libby (and Eli the golden retriever) made me feel comfortable every step of the way. As someone who was nervous going in for the first time, I really appreciated how the clinic is run—it completely eased my fears and turned what could’ve been a scary experience into something truly helpful and enjoyable. The infusions have left a lasting impact, and I’m excited to go back again in the future. I highly recommend anyone on the fence to give it a try. Cindy was also fantastic. Great experience all around.