✨ BIG NEWS FROM PAX INSTITUTE! ✨
Pax Institute is excited to share that we are now partnering with Elevate Minds Psychiatry, joining forces to provide deeper, more comprehensive support for our patients’ mental health and wellness.
Why This Partnership Matters
At Pax Institute, we specialize in:
✔️ IV ketamine
✔️ Intranasal esketamine (Spravato®)
✔️ Ketamine and esketamine dosing, side effect management & safety
✔️ Ketamine therapy for treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD and chronic pain conditions, including CRPS
While our team has extensive experience delivering these treatments safely and effectively, we believe deeply in treating the whole patient. Mental health doesn’t stop when a session ends — and the integration of clinical psychiatry elevates outcomes and experience.
Introducing Our Partner: Elevate Minds Psychiatry
We are thrilled to welcome Veronica Sherwood, PMHNP, psychiatric nurse practitioner and owner of Elevate Minds Psychiatry, as our primary mental health collaborator.
Veronica brings:
💬 Extensive experience in mental health diagnosis and medical management
💙 A warm, person-centered approach
🧠 Expertise that complements Pax Institute’s ketamine-focused care
🌟 A belief in compassionate, accessible psychiatry
Together, we aim to support patients not just during their ketamine sessions — but throughout their mental wellness journey with Veronica and her team.
What’s Changing (and What’s Not)
📍 New Address for Pax Institute:
We’ve moved! You’ll now find us inside the Elevate Minds building at
3803 West Technology Circle, Sioux Falls, SD
🤝 Still Independent. Now More Collaborative.
Pax Institute remains its own business entity — owned and operated by:
• Dr. Andy Mortenson, MD MBA — Medical Director
• Travis Behrens, CRNA — CEO
• Molly Mortenson, PharmD — Director of Pharmacotherapy
Our clinical processes, protocols, and patient experience remain the same — but enhanced by seamless access to psychiatric evaluation and follow-up care through Elevate Minds.
Same Healing Space You Love
Your treatment room still feels like your space:
🛋 Cozy recliners
🧣 Warm blankets
🎧 Noise-canceling headphones + soothing music
🩺 Top-of-the-line monitoring
👩⚕️ Expert medical team at your side
A blend of spa-like comfort, home-style warmth, and first-class medical safety.
Insurance & Pricing
We continue to accept:
✔️ Major insurance plans
✔️ Medicare
✔️ Medicaid (when applicable)
✔️ Care Credit financing for cash-pay services
We’re Here for You
This partnership strengthens what makes Pax Institute different — cutting-edge treatment delivered with compassion, community, and clinical excellence.
📩 Ready to learn more?
☎️ Reach out to Pax Institute
📅 Schedule an evaluation
💬 Ask questions — we love them!
Pax Institute + Elevate Minds Psychiatry:
A united commitment to whole-person healing✨