Where to start
Conditions we treat
Some people arrive here knowing which treatment they want. Others know what is wrong and have no idea what to do about it. This page is for the second group.
Two ways in
You do not need to know the name of the treatment
Our treatments have technical names that most people have never heard, which makes them difficult to search for and easy to dismiss. It is usually easier to start from the problem.
Below is what we treat and what we can offer for each. If your situation is not listed, or you are not sure which of these describes you, an assessment will answer it in an hour.
Conditions
What we treat
Treatment-resistant depression
When two or more antidepressants have not worked well enough. We offer Deep TMS, pharmacogenetic testing and consultant assessment.
OCD
When therapy and medication have not been enough. Deep TMS is cleared specifically for OCD, using a different coil from the one used for depression.
Alzheimer’s disease
TPS therapy, currently available at only two centres in the UK. Most people reading this are looking on behalf of a parent or partner.
Sleep disorders and insomnia
CBT for insomnia (CBT-I), the treatment NICE recommends before sleeping tablets, at the clinic or online across the UK. Dr Nabavi assesses other sleep problems.
Smoking addiction
Deep TMS is cleared for smoking cessation, for people who have tried to stop before and have not managed it.
Anxious depression
Depression where anxiety is a prominent part of it, treated with the same Deep TMS protocol.
Not sure which?
How we work out what applies to you
A free phone call
Tell us roughly what is going on. If an assessment is unlikely to be worth your time, we will say so on the phone.
An hour with Dr Nabavi
Plenty of people have more than one of these going on, or have been given different explanations over the years. An assessment establishes what you are actually dealing with.
A recommendation in writing
What we think would help, what it would involve, what it would cost, and what the alternatives are.
Not sure which applies to you?
Not for most of what we do. TPS for Alzheimer’s disease is the exception: it needs a confirmed diagnosis from an old age psychiatrist or a neurologist, and a brain MRI, before treatment.
No. You can contact us yourself. We will usually ask to keep your GP informed.
That is common, and it is one of the main reasons an assessment is the sensible first step rather than picking a treatment yourself.
Start with a conversation
If more than one of these sounds like you, or none quite fits, call anyway. Working out which applies is the job of the first call.