About Us

We humbly acknowledge that our practice sits on the unceded ancestral lands of the Kumeyaay Nation. For countless generations, the Kumeyaay people have cared for this land, the waters, and all living things.

We honor and respect their enduring presence and wisdom, and we express deep gratitude to the Kumeyaay — past, present, and emerging, for their stewardship and continuing connection to this sacred place. Uuhayi.

Our Story: Transforming Trauma into Healing

At Vie Santé, we believe healing is not something we do to people—it is something we make room for. Our role is to create a space where you no longer have to carry everything alone. We walk beside you with steadiness, curiosity, and respect, trusting that the wisdom needed for your healing already lives within you. The medicine may open the door, but it is your own inner knowing that guides the journey.

You don't have to prove your worth here. You don't have to carry this alone. We trust that something healthy remains within you, even if you can't feel it yet and we'll stay with you while you rediscover it.

“The attempt to escape from pain, is what creates more pain. ”
— Dr. Gabor Maté

Our History

Vie Santé began as a small practice focused on addiction care. Through this work, we came to understand how deeply trauma is woven into the human experience and the need for more compassionate, inner-directed approaches to healing.

We shifted our focus with a simple question: not “What’s wrong with you?” but “What’s hurting you?”

In 2024, we expanded to include psychedelic therapies alongside indigenous wisdom and traditional medicine. Today, we have an integrative ketamine model that supports healing, connection, and lasting change.

Our Mission

Our mission is deeply personal. We have witnessed the lasting impact of trauma, anxiety, and depression, and we are here to offer a different path, one rooted in compassion, connection, and the healing potential of psychedelics.

We believe the capacity to heal already lives within you. These medicines can help you reconnect with yourself, with others, and with the parts of you that have been carrying so much.

We don’t stand above you, we walk alongside you. As a community, and as people doing our own healing work, we meet you where you are.

This is more than treatment. It’s about coming home to yourself, together.

Our Vision

We envision a future where healing is more accessible, more compassionate, and more connected; Where psychedelic therapies are recognized as meaningful tools for those carrying deep pain.

A future where mental health care honors each person’s story, where stigma softens, and where no one has to walk this path alone.

At the heart of this vision is community, healing that happens together.

Our Approach Is Integrative and Holistic

Vie Santé means healthy living. We care for the whole person—mind, body, and spirit, within a space grounded in compassion and connection.

Our approach brings together Western medicine and indigenous wisdom, and may include medical care, holistic therapies, counseling, and ongoing support. At the center of it all is an inner-directed approach: we believe the wisdom for healing already lives within you.

Our role is not to lead you, but to walk alongside you—to support, guide, and honor your process as it unfolds. We celebrate your resilience, your growth, and every step forward, no matter how small.

Welcome to Vie Santé. It is an honor to be part of your journey.

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Meet Our Team

  • Arleen Elloway, NP

    CO-FOUNDER / NURSE
    PRACTITIONER / CIIS-TRAINED PSYCHEDELIC FACILITATOR & INTEGRATIONIST

  • Ken Elloway, PsyD

    CO-FOUNDER / CLINICAL DIRECTOR/ EMBARK-TRAINED PSYCHEDELIC FACILITATOR & INTEGRATIONIST

  • Kristina Hannah

    PROFESSIONAL LIFE COACH / ENERGY MASTER PRACTITIONER / EMBARK-TRAINED PSYCHEDELIC FACILITATOR & INTEGRATIONIST

  • Sarah Ledbetter, MD

    PHYSICIAN / CIIS and POLARIS-TRAINED PSYCHEDELIC FACILITATOR & INTEGRATIONIST

  • Efrain Guzmán

    RETIRED FIREFIGHTER / VETERAN / ADVISOR / ADVOCATE / PEER

  • Gladiz Guzmán

    OFFICE MANAGER / HOLISTIC PRACTITIONER

  • Jennifer Geren, PhD

    LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST / PRATI and POLARIS-TRAINED PSYCHEDELIC FACILITATOR & INTEGRATIONIST

  • Indira Ryan, CCC-SLP

    SPEECH THERAPIST / EMBARK-TRAINED PSYCHEDELIC FACILITATOR & INTEGRATIONIST

  • Santiago Valenzuela

    TRADITIONAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONER / BEARER OF THE WORD OF THE ELDERS / ADVISOR & COUNSELOR IN SPIRITUALITY AND PLANT PROCESSES

  • Angie Garcia

    TRADITIONAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONER / MIDWIFE / WOMEN’S WISDOM & HEALTH GUIDE

  • Haley Myers, LCSW

    THERAPIST / IPI-TRAINED PSYCHEDELIC FACILITATOR & INTEGRATIONIST

  • Erin Deveraux, MS

    EMBARK-TRAINED PSYCHEDELIC FACILITATOR & INTEGRATIONIST / YOGA PRACTITIONER

  • Michael Fratkin, MD

    PALLIATIVE CARE & HOSPICE PHYSICIAN / ADVISOR

  • Taita Universario & Abuela Vitelia

    INDIGENOUS COFAN TRIBE ELDERS: TRADITIONAL DOCTOR & TRADITIONAL MEDICINE WOMAN

  • Dan Monin, MD

    PHYSICIAN / CIIS-TRAINED PSYCHEDELIC FACILITATOR & INTEGRATIONIST

  • Fernanda Ortiz

    HOLISTIC HEALING PRACTITIONER / SOUND HEALING THERAPIST

  • Lisa Graff-Marsh, LCSW

    THERAPIST / FLUENCE-TRAINED PSYCHEDELIC FACILITATOR & INTEGRATIONIST

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