Steve's clinical experience exceeds 84,000 hours of patient care.
Steve Gittelman, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist, Co-Founder and Clinical Director
Steve Gittelman is a nationally board board Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist with 42 years of healthcare experience. He received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing with a minor in psychology from the University of New Mexico in 1980. He then graduated with honors with a Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in 2001.
Along with his work at Rocky Mountain Mind and Body, he also served as the Anesthesia Director for a not-for-profit critical access hospital from 2014 to 2022.
Steve’s healthcare career encompassed working at several Denver hospitals including The Children’s Hospital pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and Presbyterian/St.Lukes ICU and ER. Steve also gained valuable independent experience during his 5 year career as a flight nurse for Air Life of Denver.
His clinical anesthesia expertise encompasses pediatric, cardiovascular, neurosurgical, obstetrical, regional, and general anesthesia in practice settings that span Level 1 trauma centers in major metropolitan areas, rural critical access hospitals, large regional hospitals, out-patient, to office based settings. His clinical experience exceeds 84,000 hours of patient care.
Sara Palecki, Director of Patient Care and Certified Psychedelic Integration Guide
Lovingly referred to in the clinic as “the Queen.”
Sara comes from a diverse background in health and wellness which spans behavioral health, certified addiction counseling, certification in psychedelic guiding, integration coaching, trauma-informed yoga therapy, as well as meditation guidance. She has dedicated thousands of hours of training and education in healthcare, many disciplines of yoga and meditation practice, along with group and individual therapy experience. Her dedication to her own internal healing allows her to create a sacred space for her patients to heal and thrive.
As the primary Director of Patient Care and certified psychedelic guide at Rocky Mountain Mind and Body, Sara uses her natural skills of compassion, empathy, and kindness to lead patients into a safe space where they can surrender to the psychedelic experience. She believes that there is always room for hope and each person’s story matters.
When Sara is not busy preparing and guiding patients through their own healing journeys, holding sacred space in group healing processes, and teaching yoga/meditation, she loves to laugh, explore nature, travel, and most of all, spend time with her family.
Anya Roth, Patient Care Coordinator
Porter Berryman, Co-Founder
Porter Berryman is the Co-Founder and Practice Manager of Rocky Mountain Mind and Body. She is also a passionate advocate of Ketamine Infusion Therapy due to her life-long struggle with anxiety and depression. As Porter likes to say..."I am you!" After her first Ketamine Infusion, she felt a level of relief not experienced in decades. When her partner Steve planted the seed to start a new Ketamine Clinic In the Denver area, she did not hesitate. She shares a profound understanding with all who struggle with these debilitating disorders.
Porter not only handles the clinic business, she talks with our patients and helps many deal with the emotions and anxieties felt when contemplating this unique therapy. She can relate to that fear, excitement, and hopefulness a possible effective treatment can bring and is able to educate and reassure them and help them take that next step to relief.
The Team
Steve Gittelman, Sara Palecki, Ramona Clark, Dylan Cook, Porter Berryman, and Anya Roth