TMS Therapy for Salt Lake City Residents

Why Salt Lake City Residents Choose Our TMS Clinic

If you live in Salt Lake City and have been searching for effective TMS therapy for depression or anxiety, you may have noticed that most local clinics offer standard rTMS treatment. While standard TMS can be helpful, it typically requires 4-6 weeks of daily appointments and produces response rates around 50%.

At Cognitive FX in Provo, we offer something different: fMRI-guided accelerated TMS therapy. Our approach uses functional brain imaging to identify your exact treatment target, then delivers a complete treatment course in just 5 days. This protocol achieves response rates of 86% and remission rates of 79%, significantly higher than standard TMS.

For Salt Lake City residents, the drive to our Provo clinic takes about 35 minutes via I-15 South. Many of our patients from the Salt Lake Valley find that the short commute is well worth it for access to the most advanced TMS technology available in Utah.

TMS Options in Salt Lake City vs. Our Provo Clinic

Salt Lake City has several TMS providers, including clinics in the Sugar House area, near the University of Utah, and in the downtown medical district. Most of these clinics offer standard repetitive TMS (rTMS), which is FDA-approved and can be effective for many patients.

However, none of the Salt Lake City TMS clinics currently offer fMRI-guided targeting or accelerated protocols. This means patients at those clinics receive treatment based on estimated brain locations rather than individualized imaging, and must commit to daily appointments for over a month.

Getting to Our Clinic from Salt Lake City

Our clinic is located in Provo at 280 W River Park Drive, Suite 110. The drive from various Salt Lake City neighborhoods takes between 30-45 minutes depending on traffic and your starting point.

What to Expect During Your 5-Day Treatment

Many Salt Lake City patients choose to stay in Provo for the week of treatment, though some prefer to commute daily. Here's how the treatment week works:

Day 1 (Monday): You'll arrive for your fMRI brain scan in the morning. Our team analyzes your scan to identify the exact brain regions involved in your depression or anxiety. In the afternoon, you'll begin TMS sessions.

Days 2-4: You'll receive approximately 10 TMS sessions per day, with breaks between sessions. Each session lasts about 10 minutes. Most patients relax, listen to music, or read between sessions.

Day 5 (Friday): You'll complete your final sessions and meet with our clinical team to discuss your progress and aftercare plan.

Unlike standard TMS where you might not notice improvement for weeks, many patients in our accelerated protocol begin feeling better by mid-week.

Conditions We Treat

Our fMRI-guided TMS therapy is primarily used to treat:

• Treatment-Resistant Depression: If you've tried multiple antidepressants without adequate relief, TMS offers a different approach that works through brain stimulation rather than medication.
• Major Depressive Disorder: Even if you haven't tried many medications, TMS can be an effective first-line treatment or complement to therapy.
• Anxiety Disorders: Our imaging allows us to target anxiety-related brain circuits with precision.
• Depression with Anxiety: Many patients experience both conditions, and our approach can address overlapping symptoms.

Schedule Your Consultation

If you're a Salt Lake City resident interested in learning whether our fMRI-guided TMS treatment might help you, we offer free phone consultations with our clinical team. During this call, we'll discuss your symptoms, treatment history, and answer any questions about our protocol.

You can also take our online TMS quiz to get a quick assessment of whether you might be a good candidate for treatment.