Team
Clinical Staff:
Akash Jaggi, M.D.
CEO, Founder
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ABPN Certified Psychiatrist.
Trained at UCF and Johns Hopkins. Akash is passionate about providing equitable and affordable healthcare access to all individuals. He aspires for mental health care to contribute to social justice, greater community solidarity, and the growth of human potential. He enjoys reading and researching about neuroscience, theory of mind, psychopharmacology, and the cutting edge in psychiatry. In his spare time he likes to spend time in nature or at the beach, travel, and go on mindfulness retreats. He is a registered yoga teacher and has practiced Zen and Vipassana meditation and took courses with monks trained by the Dalai Lama. He is experienced in providing psychiatric services in multiple settings including community and academic hospitals and outpatient clinics, VA, hospice, nursing homes, state and forensic institutions. Read his blog on the website.
Diane Rodriguez, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Advanced Practice RN
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Trained at CSULB and Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center in Long Beach. Currently conducting research at UCLA, exploring the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in adulthood.
Richard Almeida, M.D.
Medical Director for Ketamine Assisted Therapies
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Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician.
Trained at UCSF and Alameda County Trauma Center. Over 20 years of experience as an attending physician. Expertise in ketamine administration with additional certification in Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy from Clinica Synaptica Barcelona and a Certificate of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research from California Institute of Integral Studies in 2025.
Administrative Staff:
Esha Bangar, PhD
Office Manager
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Esha is a multi-talented manager who helps streamline the intake and clinic processes. She is also a RF Engineer at Apple Inc. She enjoys art, drawing, philosophy, hiking, traveling, and spending time with her puppy Toni.
Clay Martin
Account Manager
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Clay helps us manage billing, verification of benefits, credentialing contracts, and payments from insurances.
We currently accept: Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, Magellan, Medicare, Medi-Cal, United Health Care/Optum
We will soon accept: Beacon/Carelon, Blue Shield CA, Tri Care
Toni
Company Mascot and Emotional Support Expert
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Toni is a fun-loving Boston Terrier pup who loves to go for runs, bark at strangers, and all things food.
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Send us an email with your resume.
We are looking for talented PMHNP's, therapists, and psychiatrists to join the team.