Ladyface AM: Ketamine Therapy — What Actually Works (And What Doesn't)

Celeste sits down with Austin Frankham, NP, and Candice Crousone, LCSW — the clinical team behind Therapeutic Alternatives, a premier ketamine therapy clinic in Utah — to separate the hype from the medicine.

The conversation cuts through the noise: ketamine isn't a cure-all, and it's not the same as recreational use or the Matthew Perry headlines. What it actually does is create a safe container for your nervous system to process trauma, depression, anxiety, and OCD — often faster than SSRIs, which can take weeks to work.

You'll hear what makes someone a good candidate (spoiler: it's broader than "treatment-resistant depression"), why teenagers respond differently than adults, and why the experience matters as much as the medicine itself. Austin and Candic ...