Our goal is to change lives dramatically for the better within days to weeks.
We use state-of-the-art treatments like ketamine infusion, accelerated TMS, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy to help patients achieve relief from many different mental health challenges, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, OCD, addiction, and eating disorders.
Our approach is compassionate and collaborative. We are leaders in the field, and have years of experience delivering extraordinary results.
If you are ready to make a change in your life, we’re here for you.
Cambridge Biotherapies™, founded in 2016 by Daniel A. Brenner, M.D., was born out of a desire to help people who have tried traditional psychiatric treatments, such as medication and psychotherapy, with limited success.
We are a private treatment center committed to providing a uniquely warm, compassionate, welcoming, and comfortable environment. We are careful and thorough, and honor the dignity of every human being we work with, regardless of their background, circumstances, or identity. We maintain exemplary medical standards and incorporate developments from the most current research in a never-ending quest to improve our outcomes. All of our team members are highly skilled, carefully selected, have specialized training, and bring years of dedicated experience to their practice.
Ketamine is a fast-acting antidepressant that can substantially reduce depression symptoms in hours or days rather than weeks. Ketamine is a well-studied, empirically-validated, and highly effective treatment. In up to 70% of cases, ketamine can dramatically relieve depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, sometimes following a single infusion.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), a form of psychedelic therapy, can be a transformative experience. It does not need to replace any current therapy or treatment and is best used as an adjunctive treatment in the context of ongoing psychotherapy. Nevertheless, there are some patients who benefit from a course of KAP even though they are not currently engaged in another psychotherapy or treatment plan. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy employs three types of sessions: preparatory, medication, and reflection (sometimes referred to as “integration”). Our treatment plans are individually tailored to each patient.
TMS is a powerful treatment option for those seeking an approach that does not involve medication. TMS is a safe, FDA-cleared approach that is largely free of side effects and twice as effective as traditional antidepressants for symptoms of depression and anxiety. Many people achieve remission from depression and anxiety in days to weeks with multiple treatments.
A recent study at Stanford demonstrated that when TMS was delivered in a more intensive schedule and accelerated pace, it provided remission from depression in 90% of patients in as little as 3 to 5 days. We treat patients using the same parameters used in the Stanford study. Our approach uses an effective office-based method of finding the treatment location, called direct brain mapping, rather than a combination of MRI and computer modeling used in the original studies.
Medication management begins with an initial consultation, during which one of our staff members will take time to understand what you’re struggling with, what matters to you, and what we can do to help. We then develop a treatment plan and meet as often as necessary to follow up and ensure that we are making progress. Our approach is collaborative, respectful, compassionate, and patient-focused. We work individually with each patient to develop a plan, and coordinate with outside providers and family members whenever our patients feel that would be helpful.
Following a thorough assessment, we apply a customized treatment plan that may include ketamine therapy, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, TMS, accelerated TMS, and consultation and medication management to address:
No professional I've ever seen has been this warm and inviting. A very welcoming atmosphere for people who need thoughtful care.
Michael C.
12/19/2022
Cambridge Biotherapies offers the absolute best mental health services. State-of-the-art treatment, delivered by the kindest staff I have ever met in health care. Beautiful space, too!
Heather T.
12/18/2022
Great new medical space by Cambridge Biotherapies in the center of Amherst. Everyone is wonderful to work with.
Aspect S.
12/16/2022
Caring, Kind, Effective
Linda M.
8/06/2022
Incredible. Please schedule with Cambridge Biotherapies if you are able. I have experienced a year worth of therapy in a few weeks with them. They are kind, compassionate, and understanding. I feel safe and well...read moreIncredible. Please schedule with Cambridge Biotherapies if you are able. I have experienced a year worth of therapy in a few weeks with them. They are kind, compassionate, and understanding. I feel safe and well taken care of when I am there. Highly recommend!read less
Scott B.
7/08/2022
I can't recommend Cambridge Biotherapies highly enough. Everyone who works here is highly competent and a pleasure to interact with.
Malcolm N.
2/06/2022
I’m set to begin the SAINT (Stanford) TMS Protocol and am super excited. I’ve had a video meeting with Dr. Brenner, who i thought was awesome and also very bright and friendly. Also CJ Comeau,...read moreI’m set to begin the SAINT (Stanford) TMS Protocol and am super excited. I’ve had a video meeting with Dr. Brenner, who i thought was awesome and also very bright and friendly. Also CJ Comeau, who has helped my schedule appointments and answer all my questions is super nice and professional. The case worker (Sarah I believe) who interviewed me before I met with Dr. Brenner was also super friendly. So while I cannot speak to or provide any rating/review or comment as to how the SAINT TMS Protocol was for me, I can say all interactions with everyone at Cambridge Biotherapies has been awesome. Lastly, I just want to note how important the research and work that places like Cambridge Biotherapies are doing to advance mental health care. Ketamine, Theta Bursts, and TMS are in my opinion going to be part of the way of the future (perhaps with the addition of the novel use of other psychedelic compounds like Psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, etc once the building research can further establish their benefits for a variety of ailments).read less
Ryan D.
2/06/2022
This facility is filled with knowledgeable, sensitive, informative, caring professionals. Thank you to a great group of people!
My time with Cambridge TMS was an amazing experience, so I hope this review gets others interested. Cambridge TMS knows a positive attitude goes a long way toward helping you reach your goals, so they...read moreMy time with Cambridge TMS was an amazing experience, so I hope this review gets others interested. Cambridge TMS knows a positive attitude goes a long way toward helping you reach your goals, so they make every interaction a chance to lift their patients' spirits by providing exceptional medical care in a fun, friendly environment. During the intake, CJ answered my many questions about TMS and juggled the scheduling of all my appointments. Isabel greeted me each morning and, if I had to complete a questionnaire, remembered my birthday to log me into their patient portal so I could easily get started. Daniel was so precise with the treatments and provided Bluetooth speakers to listen to podcasts while they were happening. As a side note, we both listened to Smartless through the week, and now that treatments are over, I'm missing his company! Dr. Brenner checks in now and then to make sure everything is humming along, which it always is, of course. They are the gold standard in medical care. From my first appointment to my last, they made me feel like the only patient and that my care was of the utmost importance. As a result, I'm smiling now as I go back to my normal life.read less
Eric B.
2/06/2022
After trying everything else for twenty years, and finding nothing worked, I found Cambridge Bio therapies. I have done both TMS and Ketamine infusion with very good results. There is hope here and it does...read moreAfter trying everything else for twenty years, and finding nothing worked, I found Cambridge Bio therapies. I have done both TMS and Ketamine infusion with very good results. There is hope here and it does get better. So if you are depressed or having PTSD, or both...you should try this.read less
Dianne S.
2/06/2022
My time with Cambridge TMS was an amazing experience, so I hope this review gets others interested.
Cambridge TMS knows a positive attitude goes a long way toward helping you reach your goals, so they make...read moreMy time with Cambridge TMS was an amazing experience, so I hope this review gets others interested.
Cambridge TMS knows a positive attitude goes a long way toward helping you reach your goals, so they make every interaction a chance to lift their patients' spirits by providing exceptional medical care in a fun, friendly environment. During the intake, CJ answered my many questions about TMS and juggled the scheduling of all my appointments. Isabel greeted me each morning and, if I had to complete a questionnaire, remembered my birthday to log me into their patient portal so I could easily get started. Daniel was so precise with the treatments and provided Bluetooth speakers to listen to podcasts while they were happening. As a side note, we both listened to Smartless through the week, and now that treatments are over, I'm missing his company! Dr. Brenner checks in now and then to make sure everything is humming along, which it always is, of course.
They are the gold standard in medical care. From my first appointment to my last, they made me feel like the only patient and that my care was of the utmost importance. As a result, I'm smiling now as I go back to my normal life.read less
Eric B.
7/29/2021
What can I say...this place changed my life. Their dedicated & compassionate staff assisted me in breaking free from my depression that I've been dealing with my whole life. They follow the up-to-date science...read moreWhat can I say...this place changed my life. Their dedicated & compassionate staff assisted me in breaking free from my depression that I've been dealing with my whole life. They follow the up-to-date science and work one-on-one with you to adapt & customize your treatment plan. I did both TMS & Ketamine and was responsive to both, but everyone is different. I would highly recommend anyone who has struggled with depression for a long time to schedule an initial appointment, this might just be the breakthrough you need when you've already tried everything else.read less
Steve S.
5/07/2021
I’m set to begin the SAINT (Stanford) TMS Protocol and am super excited.
I’ve had a video meeting with Dr. Brenner, who i thought was awesome and also very bright and friendly. Also CJ Comeau, who...read moreI’m set to begin the SAINT (Stanford) TMS Protocol and am super excited.
I’ve had a video meeting with Dr. Brenner, who i thought was awesome and also very bright and friendly. Also CJ Comeau, who has helped my schedule appointments and answer all my questions is super nice and professional. The case worker (Sarah I believe) who interviewed me before I met with Dr. Brenner was also super friendly.
So while I cannot speak to or provide any rating/review or comment as to how the SAINT TMS Protocol was for me, I can say all interactions with everyone at Cambridge Biotherapies has been awesome.
Lastly, I just want to note how important the research and work that places like Cambridge Biotherapies are doing to advance mental health care. Ketamine, Theta Bursts, and TMS are in my opinion going to be part of the way of the future (perhaps with the addition of the novel use of other psychedelic compounds like Psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, etc once the building research can further establish their benefits for a variety of ailments).read less
Ryan D.
5/01/2021
So grateful to have found this caring, well run practice. Doctors, infusion nurses, TMS techs, office staff not just knowledgeable and experienced, but kind and genuinely invested in patient’s improvement. Lovely, peaceful treatment spaces, and...read moreSo grateful to have found this caring, well run practice. Doctors, infusion nurses, TMS techs, office staff not just knowledgeable and experienced, but kind and genuinely invested in patient’s improvement. Lovely, peaceful treatment spaces, and every attempt is made (even with the need for pandemic protocols) to make the patient feel cared for and hopeful.read less
Martha W.
5/01/2021
Finally, treatments that work! And a warm and wonderful staff that make it easy.
Tom H.
2/06/2019
Kind, welcoming and highly professional staff. Great offices. A positive experience in every way
Eugene T.
2/06/2019
These folks are the best - kind, warm, and know exactly what they're doing.
