I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect when I started my internship at The Brain Wellness Center, a niche neuropsychiatric clinic in Bronxville, New York, that uses some of the latest cutting edge treatments available for their patients. Unlike large hospitals where patients can often cycle through without recognition, this was an environment where every member knew the people they treated—not just their medical histories, but their personalities, their struggles, and their progress. It is a place where cutting-edge technology wasn’t just about research but directly impacted real-time patient care.

As a matter of fact, the Brain Wellness Centre, along with its founder – Dr Hasan Asif – have been featured for their work in the Washington Post and just recently in the October issue of J’adore Magazine.

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My role was largely observational—I shadowed psychiatrists, interacted with patients, and observed EEG scans in real time. And what really stood out was how dynamic and individualised treatment was. I observed one patient, undergoing addiction therapy, had their treatment adjusted live based on their brainwave activity. By stimulating the production of calming waves, the clinic was able to counteract the brain’s response to certain stimuli, shaping their neurological patterns toward recovery.

At the Brain Wellness Center, the most common treatment used is Trans-cranial Magnetic Stimulation (from here on referred to as TMS) and it works by directly influencing brain wave activity to restore........

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