The holiday season is often described as the “most wonderful time of the year,” but for many people, December brings something very different: stress, pressure, complicated family dynamics, financial strain, disrupted routines, and feelings of loneliness.For individuals living with depression, these stressors can intensify symptoms and make an already difficult time feel overwhelming.

If you imagine mental-health treatment as limited to pills and talk therapy, let’s widen the view. There’s a third path: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) — a non-invasive, magnetic-pulse treatment that’s gaining traction for depression and other conditions.