Psychiatric Medicine Associates (PMA) and Seattle TMS

“So much for helping people in need. They screen you to see if your worthy of their services. No talking to anyone no introduction to see if your a fit just a no thank you on their web form. Very impersonal, I can only imagine how they treat their actual patients who they only accept from premera and regence. So much for their hippocratic oath.. find someone better”

“I want to write a review specifically for the TMS area of PMA. First of all, the TMS treatment changed my life. I have had very treatment resistant depression for a majority of my adult life and I had lost a lot of hope that anything could even lessen the severity of my symptoms but this WORKED. I was doing it in conjunction with medication management (with Charles Meredith) for many months. I stopped about two months ago and so far the results have lasted and had an impact on my life that I am so grateful for. The TMS technician Rachel is absolutely incredible I don't have words for how great she is at her job. She is extremely meticulous and goes above and beyond to ensure that I got the most out of the treatment possible. She is extremely adept at using the machine and all of its components and also did an excellent job at tracking and communicating my progress to the team. I always felt like I could ask any question and get a very helpful and accurate answer. Not only is she wonderful at all the technical aspects of the job but she is both very warm and professional. I had a really meaningful time talking with her and felt very comfortable with all aspects of the treatments. I don't expect or need the technician to be fun and to get to know me at all but I do want to add that she is a really amazing person and if I ever need to do this treatment again, I would love to work with her. I highly highly recommend getting TMS from PMA with Rachel.”

“I have been looking for a Psychiatrist for about year. I finally found someone that had an opening for me. In March my application to be a patient was approved and I received a 30 min intake appointment 2 months later. I had never heard of a patient having to apply to be a patient. Well, today Friday May 13th (yes I know kind of ominous, but I am not superstitious) I was sitting at home. After taking a day off of work, I started to look into what I needed to do for my appointment. This was about 9:45am when, at 9:59am I literally saw a message pop up from my calendar that my 2:30 pm appointment was cancelled. I thought I did something wrong when I looked at their email so I called right away. The lady that answered was a little abrupt, but still friendly enough. I explained my situation and she put me on hold. When she came back she became rude and told me she had no idea and she'll call me by the end of the day. I ask her to explain to me how she could wait until the end of the day to explain what happened if I had a 2:30pm appointment. Her response, which became more rude by the minute, was that that was what she had to do to research it. So I ask if she had me on the books before 10am and she told me that that's what she needs to research and she will call me before the end of the day. In today's computer age I am not sure why a couple of key strokes would not answer some of these basic questions. Patients have to apply and are dropped on a whim. Patients that are in an unhealthy state of mind, a vulnerable state and these characters put us through this three ring circus. I will report them to the board as well as to the BBB and other review sites. I am calling out the co-founders to solve this debacle not just with my own experience, but with every patient that has had a bad experience. You are preying on the vulnerable. Unprofessional, egocentric, elitist, rude and overall hurtful place of business. I will recommend to everyone to never, ever go to this business. I finally realize why they had an opening when no one else did.”

“Dr. Megan Gary is a wonderful psychiatrist. Before her, I saw Dr Adams (he was also fantastic, btw). After Dr Adams retired, I was switched to Dr Megan Gary, and I feel like I owe her my life based on how good her treatment is. Think of everything you'd want in a psychiatrist-- Dr. Megan Gary has it. Admittedly, I was skeptical at first because she only did meetings over Zoom when I was introduced to her in the thick of Covid (I don't know if this is still the case; she may very well meet in person now). To my surprise, Zoom meetings have proven to be just as helpful as in-person. My experience with PMA over all thus far has been superb. They employ high-quality doctors who really care about you. I recommend Dr. Megan Gary to anyone looking for long or short-term psychiatric help. She's highly skilled, non-judgemental, honest, and kind.”