How At-Home Ketamine Therapy Works in California
At-home ketamine therapy in California pairs the clinical rigor of an in-person program with treatment in your own home. Every step, from the first consultation through follow-up visits, happens by secure telehealth, so you never sit in a California ketamine clinic waiting room. The medication is sublingual, a small tablet that dissolves under your tongue, rather than an IV infusion, so there is no appointment to drive to and no recovery room afterward.
- California residents complete the free 5-minute eligibility assessment online
- Video consultation with Dr. Ben Soffer, D.O., licensed in California (license 20A25771)
- Prescription sent to Valor Compounding Pharmacy, our California-licensed compounding partner in Berkeley
- Sublingual ketamine tablets ship to your California address, typically in 2 to 3 business days
- AI-guided sessions (KetAI) walk you through preparation, the session itself, and integration
- Telehealth follow-ups with the same physician, with no drive across Los Angeles or the Bay Bridge
California Service Areas: All 58 Counties
Because treatment is delivered rather than attended, your county makes no practical difference to access. We serve Greater Los Angeles, San Diego and the South Bay, the San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, Sacramento and the capital region, the Central Valley from Bakersfield to Modesto, the Central Coast, the Inland Empire, and the northern counties. What determines which state law applies is where you are physically located during the appointment, not where you happen to live. Californians who take appointments while traveling out of state are the case this most often catches out.
- Greater Los Angeles: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Glendale, Pasadena, Santa Clarita
- Orange County: Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine
- San Diego region: San Diego, Chula Vista
- Bay Area: San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, San Jose
- Central Valley: Fresno, Bakersfield, Stockton, Modesto
- Capital region: Sacramento and the surrounding counties
What California Telehealth Law Actually Requires
California does not require an in-person visit before a physician can evaluate and treat you by telehealth. Under California Business and Professions Code section 2290.5, a California-licensed physician may establish a treatment relationship and prescribe by telehealth, provided the evaluation is genuine and meets the same standard of care as an office visit. Ketamine is a Schedule III controlled substance, so prescribing it requires a real clinical evaluation, a documented physician-patient relationship, and a check of CURES 2.0, California prescription drug monitoring database. California has no separate state controlled-substance registration beyond the federal DEA registration. A service that prescribes from a questionnaire alone, with no physician actually evaluating you, is the thing to be wary of.
What It Costs in California
Tovani Health is $349 for the first month, which covers the video consultation and ongoing physician oversight. Medication is billed separately and directly by Valor Compounding Pharmacy at $3.50 per sublingual tablet, with a $45 minimum per order. Prepaying multiple months lowers the monthly rate. By comparison, California IV ketamine clinics commonly charge $400 to $800 per session, and a standard initial course runs six sessions, so $2,400 to $4,800 before any maintenance. Insurance rarely covers either route. We do not accept insurance, though HSA and FSA cards work.
