6 Years in a Row · 2021–2026
Ketamine Treatment in St. George, Utah — For the Life You Deserve to Get Back
If you're living with depression, PTSD, anxiety, or chronic pain that hasn't responded to other treatments — you're not out of options. In published studies, IV ketamine therapy has helped up to 70% of patients with treatment-resistant conditions find relief, often within hours to days of a first infusion. You've tried everything else. This is different.
one more time — you're not alone.
You've sat in waiting rooms. You've filled prescriptions that took weeks to work — or didn't work at all. You've dealt with side effects that made you feel worse, not better. And through all of it, you've kept going. That takes incredible strength. Ketamine therapy works differently than the treatments you've likely tried before, and for many patients it has provided relief when other options couldn't. A free consultation is the simplest way to find out whether it may be right for you.
See if Ketamine Is Right for YouIf This Sounds Like Your Life,
Ketamine May Help
You don't have to keep suffering through treatments that aren't working. Published research suggests ketamine therapy can help many patients with these conditions — often when other treatments haven't. Whether it's right for you is determined through a medical evaluation.
Treatment-Resistant Depression
You've tried antidepressants — maybe two, maybe five — and you still wake up feeling the same. Ketamine targets a completely different system in your brain, and many patients report relief within hours to days rather than weeks.
Ask About This ConditionPTSD
The flashbacks. The hypervigilance. The feeling that your nervous system never turns off. If you're living with PTSD that hasn't responded to therapy or medication, ketamine may help quiet the noise.
Ask About This ConditionClinical Anxiety
When the tightness in your chest never fully goes away, and the constant worry makes it hard to be present with the people you love — you deserve more than "managing symptoms." You deserve relief.
Ask About This ConditionCRPS (Complex Regional Pain)
If you're living with CRPS, you know that most people — even some doctors — don't fully understand your pain. Ketamine is one of the better-studied treatments for CRPS, with some patients experiencing relief lasting months.
Ask About This ConditionChronic Migraines
You've canceled plans. You've missed work. You've spent days in dark rooms waiting for it to pass. If preventive medications and triptans aren't giving you your life back, it may be time to consider something different.
Ask About This ConditionPostpartum Depression
This was supposed to be the happiest time of your life — and instead, you're struggling. You're not a bad mother. You're not broken. For many patients, ketamine's rapid relief means not waiting weeks to start feeling like yourself again.
Ask About This ConditionIndividual results vary. Ketamine therapy is not appropriate for everyone; candidacy, expected benefits, and risks are reviewed with you during a medical evaluation.
Your Brain Can Heal.
Ketamine Helps It Get There Faster.
Unlike traditional antidepressants that take weeks to work and target serotonin, ketamine works on the glutamate system — your brain's most abundant neurotransmitter — and is believed to help repair the neural connections that depression, trauma, and chronic pain can damage.
A Different Pathway Than Anything You've Tried
If antidepressants haven't worked for you, it doesn't mean you can't be helped. It may mean those medications were targeting the wrong system. Ketamine works on the glutamate system — a completely different mechanism — which is why it can help people who haven't responded to other treatments.
Your Brain Starts Rebuilding Itself
Ketamine promotes neuroplasticity — it helps your brain repair damaged neural connections and form new, healthy pathways. This is why so many patients describe feeling like a fog has lifted. Your brain isn't broken. It just needs the right help.
Carefully Screened. Closely Monitored.
Ketamine is administered in a medically supervised setting with careful screening and monitoring before, during, and after every infusion. Temporary effects such as dissociation, dizziness, or nausea can occur and typically resolve within a couple of hours — and your care team is with you the entire time.
See What Ketamine Therapy at
Desert Sands Is Really Like
Before you decide anything, take a few minutes to watch this. It's the clearest picture of what treatment here looks and feels like — and why so many patients say it changed everything.
Understand the Science
Behind Your Care
These videos explain how ketamine therapy works and why it's changing the way we treat depression, PTSD, and chronic pain. Understanding the science can help you make an informed decision about your care.
You Deserve to Feel Like Yourself Again
Your free consultation is a conversation — not a commitment. Ask questions, share your story, and find out if ketamine therapy could be the turning point you've been looking for.
When You Walk Through Our Door,
You're Not a Number
You've probably had medical experiences where you felt rushed, unheard, or like just another patient on the schedule. That's not what happens here. At Desert Sands, your care is personal, your treatment is customized, and your comfort is the priority from your first phone call to your last follow-up.
Physician-Directed Care
Treatment protocols are physician-directed and supported by experienced clinical staff under the medical oversight of board-certified anesthesiologist Dr. Eric Evans, whose more than 30 years of clinical experience help guide the highest standards of patient safety, comfort, and care.
Your Privacy Is Protected
You'll never share a treatment space with another patient. Your infusion happens in a completely private room with a zero-gravity recliner, warm lighting, and your choice of music or 4K visual experiences. This is your time.
Your Treatment Is Customized
Every infusion protocol is calibrated to you — your weight, your medical history, and your real-time response — under physician-directed standards. There is no cookie-cutter dosing here, because you're not a cookie-cutter patient.
Your Comfort Comes First
Shannon Evans, RN — our Clinical Nursing Director with more than 30 years of nursing and healthcare experience — designed every detail of the patient experience. From your first phone call to your post-treatment follow-up, you'll feel genuinely cared for.
Your Community Trusts Us
Six consecutive "Best of Southern Utah" awards (2021–2026) don't happen by accident. They happen because real patients — people just like you — had experiences worth telling others about. Their trust is our greatest accomplishment.
Your Budget Matters to Us
At $375 per infusion, your treatment costs significantly less than the Utah average of $500–$800. Because the cost of feeling better shouldn't be a barrier. CareCredit financing is available to help make treatment accessible for you.
A Practice Built by People
Who Live Here Too
Eric and Shannon Evans aren't just medical professionals — they're a husband-and-wife team who built Desert Sands because they believe you deserve better care than what's currently available. They live here. Their family is here. And your wellbeing is personal to them.
Dr. Evans directs the treatment protocols and provides the medical oversight behind every infusion at Desert Sands. He graduated from the University of Utah School of Medicine, completed his residency at Wake Forest University — where his peers elected him Chief Resident — and has spent more than 30 years as a board-certified anesthesiologist, including years as department chairman and over a decade and a half running a chronic pain clinic. He has administered ketamine safely in operating rooms, trauma bays, and pain clinics throughout his career, and that depth of experience guides the standards of care for every patient here.
Shannon leads the clinical nursing team and designed every detail of the patient experience at Desert Sands. With more than 30 years of nursing and healthcare experience — from ICU and bone marrow transplant units at Wake Forest to acute pain management at Dixie Regional — she understands what you need to feel safe: genuine warmth, clear answers, and a space that doesn't feel clinical. Her standard is simple: you deserve to feel cared for, not processed.
Real Reviews From
Real Patients
These are public reviews left by our patients on Google. We don't edit them, and we don't pay for them — we just try to earn them, one patient at a time.
"I was desperate for help with my depression, anxiety, PTSD and hemiplegic migraines. The staff are unbelievably gentle, empathetic, and kind. They exude compassion. The treatments have changed my life. Thank you, Desert Sands, for giving me my life back."
"Dr. Evans, Shannon and their staff have helped save my life and get me back on track to living a full, meaningful life. Their clinic is state of the art, quiet, and welcoming — everything is catered to the patient's personal needs."
"The difference in my moods and functionality is remarkable. It is a fully professional medical clinic with very competent staff. The comfort, personal support, sounds and visuals really matter — and this is what sets them apart."
"They literally treat you like family and truly care about your health and well-being. Remarkable professionals with heart. I cannot say enough about the amazing care we've received."
The Cost of Feeling Like Yourself Again
Should Be Within Reach
You shouldn't have to choose between your wellbeing and your budget. Our pricing is among the lowest in Utah — significantly below the state average of $500–$800 per infusion — because access to effective treatment shouldn't depend on your bank account.
Includes your comprehensive evaluation and a treatment plan personalized to your specific needs under physician-directed protocols.
Among the most affordable ketamine infusions in the entire state of Utah. Every session includes a private room, clinical monitoring, and physician-directed care.
Flexible financing so you can start treatment now. We'll also provide insurance documentation for potential reimbursement — at no extra charge.
Now Offering Exomind
TMS Therapy
Desert Sands now offers Exomind — a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment — as an additional, medication-free option for patients seeking relief. Ask about it during your consultation, and we'll help you understand whether TMS, ketamine therapy, or a combination may fit your needs.
What You
Need to Know
Have a question not listed here? Call (435) 522-5190 — our clinical team personally responds to every call.
How do I know if ketamine is right for me?
If you've tried at least one antidepressant or pain medication without adequate relief, you may be a candidate. Your free consultation is exactly for this — a no-pressure conversation where our clinical team reviews your history under physician-directed standards and helps you understand your options. There's no commitment required.
How quickly will I feel a difference?
Many patients report noticeable improvement within hours to days of their first infusion — often faster than traditional antidepressants, which can take 4–8 weeks. Individual results vary. A typical initial series involves six infusions over 2–3 weeks, with ongoing maintenance as needed.
Is it safe? What will the experience feel like?
Ketamine has been used in medicine for over 50 years, and at Desert Sands it is administered in a medically supervised setting with careful screening and monitoring. During your infusion, you'll be in a private room in a zero-gravity recliner, and most patients describe the experience as deeply relaxing. Your vital signs are monitored throughout, and clinical staff are with you the entire time.
What about side effects?
Temporary effects — such as dissociation, dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, or brief changes in blood pressure or heart rate — can occur during and shortly after an infusion and typically resolve within a couple of hours. More significant reactions are possible but uncommon, which is exactly why every patient is screened beforehand and monitored throughout treatment. In our clinic, decades of ketamine administration experience make clinically significant reactions rare — and you'll never be left alone during a treatment.
How much does it cost, and can I afford it?
Your first infusion is $425, and each subsequent session is $375 — significantly below Utah's average of $500–$800. We accept cash, credit cards, and HSA, and we offer CareCredit financing. We also provide all documentation for insurance reimbursement at no additional charge.
What if I'm nervous or scared about trying this?
That's completely normal — and you're not alone. Most of our patients felt the same way before their first visit. Our clinical team will walk you through every step, answer every question, and make sure you feel completely comfortable before, during, and after treatment.
Where are you located and what are your hours?
We're at 965 E 700 S, Suite 201, St. George, UT 84790 — with free parking and an ADA accessible entrance. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 AM to 5 PM, and Friday, 9 AM to 1 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday. We serve patients from across Southern Utah, Las Vegas, Cedar City, and surrounding communities.
Your Free Consultation
Starts Here
No pressure. No obligation. Just honest answers about whether ketamine therapy could help you. Tell us a little about what you're going through, and our clinical team will personally reach out.
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