Psychotherapy
Accelerated TMS rapidly reduces emotional distress for many patients. However, lasting improvement often requires behavioral changes that take time to learn and apply.
What is psychotherapy?
Different psychotherapy techniques use unique language to describe what they do. However, most forms of psychotherapy teach patients new behavioral and thinking strategies aimed at changing the way they process distressing emotional experiences. These strategies help patients pursue the lives they want to live over the long term.
Psychotherapy at BPN:
At BPN, we offer a 10-session, individually tailored psychotherapy protocol. This protocol flexibly applies principles of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and/or acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) depending on a patient’s symptom profile and preferences. Session 1 is a 90-minute appointment focused on treatment goals and planning. Sessions 2-10 are 60-minute, weekly appointments during which behavioral and thinking strategies are taught and implemented. Importantly, patients are also highly encouraged to practice these thinking and behavioral strategies in their everyday lives between sessions.
Analogies and mental imagery are frequently used in therapy to help generate new insights.
We can think of the relationship between accelerated TMS and psychotherapy in many ways. One way is to imagine that TMS is a match that ignites a spark, and psychotherapy is you cupping your hands around that spark and gently blowing it into an enduring blaze.
Another way is to imagine that TMS is a joint surgery that gives you the potential of greater flexibility while psychotherapy is the physical therapy that helps you realize that flexibility.
Interested in Learning More?
This program is led by Dr. Ryan Webler. To learn more about Dr. Webler or inquire for this treatment, please use the links below.