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  • Prescribed by top mental health clinics
  • Cheaper than TMS
  • Used at home
  • Used by the NHS
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How Flow Compares to TMS:

Feature
tDCS
Cost
£
££££
Typical use
At-home typically 3x/week
Clinic sessions 5×/week
(session lasts between 20 and 60 min)
Time to access
Immediately
Waitlist for clinic
Non-invasive
Yes
Yes
Drug-free
Yes
Yes
(might be used in clinic)
Side effects
Minimal
(tingling, skin irritation)
Mild to moderate
(e.g. headache)
Time to benefit
Weeks
(often after 2–3 weeks)
Weeks
(often after 2–4 weeks)
Can combine with others
Yes
(remissions rates increase +18% when combined with medication)
Yes
(often combined with medication)
Feature
tDCS
Cost
£
££££
Typical use
At-home typically 3x/week
Clinic sessions 5×/week
(session lasts between 20 and 60 min)
Time to access
Immediately
Waitlist for clinic
Non-invasive
Yes
Yes
Drug-free
Yes
Yes
(might be used in clinic)
Side effects
Minimal
(tingling, skin irritation)
Mild to moderate
(e.g. headache)
Time to benefit
Weeks
(often after 2–3 weeks)
Weeks
(often after 2–4 weeks)
Can combine with others
Yes
(remissions rates increase +18% when combined with medication)
Yes
(often combined with medication)

Want to learn more?

Read our blog article on TMS & tDCS written by medical experts.

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Used by the NHS

to treat depression

The NHS has used Flow in 14 NHS services. Each has independently published results showing it works, safely and consistently.

A Crisis Service reported around 80% of patients reported a decrease in their depressive symptoms1.

"I’ve seen people who haven’t responded to anything else, no longer struggle with depression.”
Dr Mark McConnochie
NHS Consultant Psychiatrist

It’s easy to get started

No complicated steps.

Just a smarter way to feel better.

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Accessible in one click, delivered to your door within 1-3 working days.

Download the app & start your plan

Get guided daily therapy and brain stimulation sessions, backed by clinical science.

Track your progress & feel the shift

Start noticing results as early as week 3, with full support from our team.

Flow in Action

Flow users NHS Private clinics
UK
Global overview
See clinical improvements within 3 weeks
77 %
No longer have depression at 10 weeks
57 %
Total people that no longer have depression

Real people. Real results.

Stories from people living with depression, and what changed.

57% of Flow users no longer have depression at 10 weeks3. These are their stories.

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“The world was in colour again”
Annie,
25, Aylesbury, United Kingdom
"Flow's been the ladder out of a very dark hole"
Jon,
35, London, United Kingdom

In the press

“The headset helps my depression so I can be a dad again”
“People with depression could administer brain stimulation at home, trial shows”
“How a home gadget could help treat clinical depression.”
“She was surprised by the benefits she felt when using a new, high-tech gadget”
“a 10-week home-based tDCS treatment with remote supervision… showed high efficacy, acceptability and safety.”
“At home brain stimulation for depression found to be safe and effective.”

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Footnote

[1] Flow real-world data (n=14,383, Apr 2025)

[2] Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT), Mar 2023

[3] Woodham et al. Nature Medicine 2024. MADRS remission 57.5% (p=0.002, OR 3.26, NNT=4).

The Flow headset is proven and safe when used as instructed