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Therapy for Depression

An online holistic therapy approach to treating depression.

You can feel better.

Life can be a lot. Maybe you’ve been struggling for awhile, or it’s just beginning. It can feel like you are going through “the motions.” That nothing really matters.

Just doing the more “simple, normal” stuff of your day takes so much effort. Everything feels so difficult. It can be hard to see a way out of this space. Therapy for depression can help.

Depression treatment can help.

  • What is Depression?

    Feeling sad and/or down is a part of life and everyone feels this way at times. With Depression, the “down” can be all-consuming and can start to interfere with your life. It can also feel like you are stuck in this “tunnel” where it is so hard to see any other way and nothing seems to matter or help.

    Depression is also more than feeling sad or down. Sometimes it can feel like nothing at all. Other times it can show up as a lot of anger.

    It’s not something you overcome by “being positive” or “snapping out” of it.

    You can also have a “great” life, with many positives in it and still feel depressed. Many times people will say, they know they “should” be happy. Depression does not discriminate.

  • Signs of Depression

    » Feelings of sadness, emptiness, or hopelessness

    » Irritability, frustration, anger outbursts

    » No longer finding pleasure in things that used to bring you happiness

    »Sleep disturbances- difficulties sleeping or sleeping too much and still feeling tired

    » Appetite changes- having little to no appetite or increased appetite

    » Difficulties concentrating, trouble remembering things, finding it hard to focus

    » Feelings of worthlessness and guilt, may include thoughts of dying or wanting to die

    »Physical pain or aches not explained by a physical diagnosis

  • Depression Treatment

    It’s okay to not be okay.

    It’s important to look at Depression like any other medical condition. It is real and you can overcome it and feel better. You can get back to a place to feel like your “old self” or an even better self.

    There are many therapies that have been shown to be helpful in the treatment of depression. This includes: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Psychodynamic/Family Systems, etc.

    Depression is treatable! You don’t have to continue to suffer in silence, to put on a smile and pretend that everything is okay.

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MY APPROACH

You can feel better.

I take an holistic, whole-person approach to therapy for depression. I use a combination of therapeutic models, including CBT (looking at our thoughts and how these influence our feelings and behaviors), mindfulness-based therapy (slowing down that inner process and becoming more aware of what is happening in the moment), somatic experiencing (a body-based approach to treating trauma) and family systems (looking at how we grew up and how this has influenced how we think, feel, and behave).

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