You’ve tried medication. You’ve tried therapy. Now try an FDA-cleared option guided by your own EEG, not guesswork.

Personalized PTSD treatment that adds to your care plan, mapped to your own brain activity.

  • Non-invasive

  • Drug-free

  • FDA-cleared for PTSD

Are you a veteran or military family member whose PTSD symptoms haven’t fully responded to what you've already tried?

Still dealing with...

• Trouble sleeping or staying asleep • Feeling on edge or easily startled • Intrusive memories or flashbacks • Avoiding people, places, or reminders • Feeling emotionally numb or disconnected

BrainCare Performance Center Carlsbad offers MeRT®, a personalized, EEG-guided treatment that’s FDA-cleared for PTSD.

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Relief When Other Treatments Fall Short

MeRT offers a new path forward when medication and talk therapy haven't fully resolved your PTSD symptoms.

Personalized to Your Brain

Using EEG and EKG data, your treatment is tailored to your individual brain activity — not a one-size-fits-all protocol.

Non-Invasive, Drug-Free

No medication, no surgery, no downtime. Most patients return to daily activities immediately after each session.

OUR SYSTEM

What is MeRT?

MeRT® is a personalized, non-invasive treatment that builds on TMS — a technology that's been FDA-approved for depression since 2008.

Instead of using the same protocol for every patient, your care team starts by mapping your unique brain activity, then builds your TMS treatment plan around what they find.

In June 2026, MeRT became the first personalized, brain-mapping treatment to earn FDA clearance as an adjunct treatment for adults with PTSD — meaning it's used alongside your other care, not as a replacement for it.

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What did the FDA-cleared clinical trial show?

52%

Average Reduction in PTSD Symptoms

Participants experienced an average 52% reduction in PTSD symptom severity in the FDA-cleared clinical trial.

68%

No Longer Met the Clinical Threshold for PTSD

More than two-thirds of the participants no longer met the clinical criteria for PTSD following MeRT treatment.


Clinically Significant Results

Participants experienced improvements that exceeded the benchmark for clinically meaningful change. This means that the participants experienced noticeable changes following MeRT treatment.

Measurable Brain Changes

Symptom improvement was accompanied by more normal patterns of brain function. 

Benefits Continued Over Time

Participants maintained and continued to improve their results during the six-month follow-up period following the start of treatment

Results are from the FDA-cleared clinical trial evaluating the MeRT® System for the treatment of PTSD. Individual results may vary. MeRT® is FDA-cleared for the treatment of adults with PTSD.

Brian’s MeRT Story...

HOW IT WORKS

Our Process

STEP 1

Brainwave Recording

We conduct an eyes-closed 10 minute quantitative electroencephalogram (q-EEG) and an electrocardiogram (EKG) tests that measure brain wave frequencies, heart rate and brain-heart coherence.

STEP 2

Clinician Consultation

Our scientific and clinical teams analyze the results to better understand your brain state.

You then meet with Dr. Awodele for a consultation, where we review the results of your brainwave recording and provide your customized treatment protocol.

STEP 3

TMS Treatments

While sitting comfortably, a trained technician will position the magnetic coil on your head. This coil will deliver your individualized treatment protocol to the targeted region of the brain.

The technician applies stimulation for 6-8 seconds per minute. A typical appointment is 45 minutes, 30 minutes of which involve stimulation.

Meet Our Doctors

Oluseyi Awodele, MD, MS

Dr. Awodele is a residency-trained and board-certified Occupational Medicine physician. He has a decade of medical expertise in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Aviation and Aerospace Medicine, and Preventive Medicine. He has also served as a U.S. Naval Flight Surgeon. Dr. Awodele earned his undergraduate degree in Physiology and Neurobiology at the University of Connecticut, with a focus on Neuro-Physiology.

During this time at medical school, he participated in Traumatic Brain Injury research at Harvard Medical Institute and Walter Reed National Military Naval Medical Center. Specifically, he worked with soldiers returning from the Afghanistan and Iraq war fronts, using advanced methods of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). In doing so, he identified biomarkers of brain biochemistry that could potentially distinguish between those soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and those suffering from a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).

Dr. Awodele was the principal investigator for San Diego for the FDA-cleared clinical trial for MeRT for PTSD.

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"I have been a military physician for most of my career. I have seen a lot of veterans and active duty military with PTSD who didn’t seek treatment because they felt physically strong or didn’t want to take medications due to their operational status. Witnessing firsthand their transformation after receiving MeRT treatment made me a believer in its effectiveness.”

Nancy Kim, PhD

Dr. Nancy A. Kim is a highly experienced clinical psychologist, certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology. With over 25 years of experience, she has dedicated her career to helping individuals, especially active-duty military personnel and veterans, overcome a range of challenges. She is an expert in treating conditions such as post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, anxiety, depression, and difficulties adjusting to life changes.

After obtaining her Master’s and Doctoral degrees, she joined the Navy Medical Service Corps as an active-duty officer. She provided psychological services at notable military medical facilities such as the Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), Portsmouth Naval Hospital, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). She notably developed an intensive outpatient treatment program specifically aimed at helping service members dealing with combat-related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Dr. Kim's commitment to supporting military and veteran communities extended to her role at a VA Medical Center before she returned to NMCSD. Her exceptional skills and dedication to patient care were recognized in 2010 when she was named a Master Clinician by the Naval Medical Center San Diego.

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ABOUT INSURANCE

Is MeRT for PTSD covered by insurance?

We believe you should know exactly where things stand before you begin.

MeRT for PTSD is newly FDA-cleared, and insurance coverage specific to this treatment is still being established — we're not expecting that to change in the near term. Right now, PTSD-focused MeRT treatment is offered on a self-pay basis.

PTSD and depression frequently occur together, and the two conditions involve overlapping patterns of brain activity. If you also have a depression diagnosis, TRICARE-covered treatment may already be available to you. Our team can review your specific situation and let you know what applies during your consultation.

NOTE: This treatment is NOT covered by MediCal.

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