--- title: Deep TMS description: A non-invasive, FDA-cleared brain stimulation therapy for depression, OCD, and more — no medication required. Learn how Deep TMS works at Empathy MindCare. --- [**Request a consultation today! 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It's FDA-cleared, delivered over a standard course of sessions, and covered by most major insurers for depression. It also reaches further across the lifespan than any other TMS system. Deep TMS is now FDA-cleared for patients **ages 15 and above**  which means we can care for: - **Adolescents (15–21)** — as an add-on to therapy and/or medication, for major depression - **Adults** — for major depression, including depression that hasn't responded to medication - **Older adults** — the same established treatment **FDA-cleared uses of Deep TMS include:** major depressive disorder; reducing the anxiety symptoms that so often come with depression; obsessive-compulsive disorder; and smoking cessation. ![lake-strip-banner](https://www.empathymindcare.com/hs-fs/hubfs/lake-strip-banner.png?width=1200&height=240&name=lake-strip-banner.png "lake-strip-banner") ## **Accelerated Deep TMS** #### ****A Faster Option — Validated by Our Own Research**** For patients who want results with fewer trips to the clinic, we offer an accelerated Deep TMS protocol — and Dr. Bermudes is one of the physicians who helped prove it works. He co-authored the 2026 multisite randomized trial published in *Brain Stimulation* comparing the accelerated protocol to the standard six-week schedule. In that study: - ****Both protocols produced strong, comparable improvement**** in moderate-to-severe depression — the accelerated schedule was statistically *non-inferior*to the standard one. - Patients on the accelerated protocol reached ****remission faster**** — a median of 21 days versus 28 — while attending roughly ****70% fewer in-clinic sessions****during the active treatment phase. - In the accelerated group, ****87.8% of patients responded and 78.0% reached remission**** on the clinician-rated depression scale, with benefits holding for patients who also had significant anxiety. Because accelerated protocols are newer, insurance coverage varies — we'll walk you through your options. *(Trial: Hanlon, Roth, Bermudes, et al. Accelerated TMS with the H1-coil for depression: a multisite, randomized non-inferiority trial. Brain Stimulation, 2026.)* ### Discover TMS Technology An In-Depth Look At BrainsWay Patented Technology For Brain Disorders. ### Safety of Deep TMS Is Deep TMS safe? Learn about the safety measures for Deep TMS as a treatment option for neurological and psychiatric disorders. 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