Hannah Gantt, LPCC
“I was 100% suicidal. I knew I wasn’t going to hurt myself, but I couldn’t get it out of my mind.”
Bill lived under the crushing weight of depression, addiction, and hopelessness. Homeless in San Diego, battling a meth addiction, and searching for answers that never seemed to come until he found ketamine therapy through Better U.
Today, he’s 25 sessions in, and for the first time in decades, he feels like he’s finally moving forward.
“To this day, I remember the moment I found Better U. I knew I had found what I’d been looking for all along.”
Ketamine therapy is known for its ability to rapidly reduce symptoms of depression, especially in people who haven’t responded to traditional treatments. But its deeper power lies in something called neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to rewire and rebuild itself from the inside out.
“Every time I have a session, I go in with an intention to address something. And what’s crazy is that I don’t come out with all the answers, but over the next couple of days, things shift.”
He credits ketamine for helping his brain break old loops, rebuild healthier thought patterns, and create space for clarity, peace, and progress.
“It’s those little neurons changing. Those little mechanisms in the brain rewiring. From day one, it’s been a game changer.”
Even after 25 sessions, Bill still considers himself a beginner.
“There’s so much more I want to work through, but every single time I do ketamine, I get something different out of it. It’s amazing.”
The experience has helped him not only address the depression and suicidal thoughts, but also process his history of addiction, something that many treatment programs failed to address at the root level.
“I was a meth addict. Homeless. Searching for answers for years. And now, I’m just so thankful for what’s going on in my life.”
Unlike other systems that left him feeling dismissed or misdiagnosed, Better U approached Bill’s healing with science, compassion, and respect for his individual journey.
He was supported not only through personalized ketamine therapy but also by the Better U care team, who equipped him with our app to set his intentions, track progress, and find meaning in each session.
The Better U app makes it even easier for patients like Bill to stay connected:
Depression, addiction, and suicidal thoughts are not flaws in your character; they are signs that your brain and body are overwhelmed and in need of help.
With Better U, we combine the science of ketamine treatment with the support of functional psychiatry and personalized care to help individuals, like Bill, achieve lasting transformation.
You are not broken; you simply haven’t had access to the right tools until now.
Hear Bill’s powerful journey in his own words and see how ketamine therapy gave him a second chance at life.
