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If you or a loved one has struggled with depression and have responded to medication, then you are aware of how exhausting the search for effective treatment can be. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) has emerged as one of the most powerful tools in modern psychiatry, and in Glendale, California, no practice delivers it better than Neopsych
This is what sets us apart:
We Were First to Offer Accelerated TMS in Glendale
Standard TMS therapy involves one session per day, five days a week, for six weeks. Accelerated TMS condenses that same treatment into just one to five days, with multiple sessions per day.
Neopsych was the first TMS practice in Glendale to offer accelerated protocols. NeopPsych is also one of the first in the country to offer the 1 day protocol. We take the well being of our patient’s seriously and seek to offer affordable access to some of the most advanced treatments options in the world. This is why NeoPsych offers multiple accelerated protocol options, such as the 1 day, 5 day, and 10 day.
The Doctor Sees Every Patient Every Time
At many TMS practices, the physician holds an administrative or supervisory role. After the initial consultation, patients are handed off to technicians for the rest of their treatment, leading to not much contact with a doctor.
However, at Neopsych, Dr. Hughes is present at every single appointment. He knows your history, he watches your progress, and are making real-time adjustments to your care. This level of 1-to-1 physician contact isn’t just good medicine, but it makes a measurable difference in outcomes.
Comprehensive Referrals for Medications and Talk Therapy
TMS works best as part of a comprehensive treatment plan. That’s why Neopsych maintains an active referral network of trusted psychiatrists, therapists, and providers of other specialties throughout the Glendale and Los Angeles area. Whether you need help finding the right medication, a therapist who specializes in CBT or EMDR, or both, we connect you with providers we know and trust.
These aren’t cold referrals. We take the time to understand what each patient needs before making a match, and we stay involved with the providers to ensure the connection actually serves you.
We Work Directly With Each Provider
NeoPsych actively communicates with every member of a patient’s care team — prescribing psychiatrists, therapists, and primary care physicians. When something changes clinically, we don’t wait for someone else to notice. We reach out, we coordinate, and we make sure everyone is working from the same page.
This kind of integrated care is rare in mental health. For our patients, it means fewer gaps, fewer contradictions in your treatment, and care that functions as a team.
Appointments Within Days of Insurance Approval
For someone struggling with treatment-resistant depression, waiting weeks to start treatment is not only inconvenient, but it can be mentally taxing. The standard experience at many practices is a 30 to 60-day wait after insurance approval. At Neopsych, our scheduling is built to avoid that.
Once your insurance approves TMS, we move quickly. Our patients are seen within days after approval. We handle the prior authorization process on your behalf, keep you informed throughout, and get you into the chair as quickly as possible because to us speed of access is a clinical priority.
Advanced MRI-Guided Targeting
Traditional TMS targeting uses external scalp measurements to estimate where to place the coil. It works, but it’s an approximation. Neopsych uses advanced MRI-guided neuronavigation to map each patient’s individual brain anatomy and identify the precise optimal target for stimulation.
Conventional landmark-based targeting can miss the ideal target which means less effective treatment, or the false conclusion that TMS “didn’t work.” With MRI-guided targeting, we know exactly where each pulse needs to land. The result is more precise, more consistent, and more effective treatment.
The Bottom Line
Neopsych is not a franchise or a chain. We are an independent, physician-led practice built around a single conviction: that people struggling with treatment-resistant mental illness deserve the most advanced, most personalized, and most accessible care available.
We were first in Glendale with accelerated TMS. Our doctor sees every patient and administers every treatment. We coordinate directly with your full care team. We get you started within days of approval. And we use MRI-guided precision targeting that most practices simply don’t offer.
If you’re ready to explore TMS or if you’re a provider looking for a trusted partner for your patients we’d love to hear from you.
Dr. Thomas Hughes is an adolescent and adult interventional psychiatrist. He is the owner and founder of Heard Medical and NeoPsych in Glendale, CA. He specializes in medication management and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for depression, anxiety, OCD, and PTSD.
Esha Nushrat is a pre-medical student interested in Neurology. She has been working in mental health and volunteers at organizations such as Stride in Recovery and NAMI