Depression can make even the simplest tasks feel insurmountable, leaving you feeling stuck and hopeless. I work with individuals to address the underlying causes of their depression, offering a compassionate space to explore emotions and develop effective strategies for managing depressive symptoms. Together, we’ll build a path toward healing, helping you regain your energy, motivation, and joy.
I have worked extensively with adolescents who have experienced symptoms of depression. During my work in an inpatient psychiatric hospital, I helped adolescents who experienced suicidal thoughts and self-injurious behaviors.
So much of our depression is a matter of self-esteem and perception, and often there is grief and pain at the center of our feelings. I can help you find how to mourn that loss and get re-engaged with life.
Courtesy of PsychCentral: "CBT works by helping you change any unhelpful thought processes that may be contributing to your depression. Through various techniques, CBT aims to do the following:
Identify and challenge negative thoughts: CBT teaches you to spot and challenge automatic negative thoughts linked to depression, like feeling helpless, hopeless, or worthless.
Restructure cognitive patterns: A therapist will work with you to reframe your interpretation of life events, altering any core beliefs that contribute to depressive symptoms.
Develop coping strategies: CBT teaches effective coping skills and problem-solving techniques to handle challenging situations.
Behavioral activation: Your CBT therapist will encourage you to do enjoyable things to fight against feeling withdrawn and inactive, common feelings in depression.
Relapse prevention: CBT not only treats current symptoms but also focuses on preventing future relapses by teaching strategies to maintain healthier thoughts and behavior patterns..."
Depression can be an occasional visitor or persistent, difficult companion in your life. Let's identify the root causes and begin the healing that is so often long overdue.
Depression, at a minimum, involves feeling sad and loosing interest in things and activities once found pleasurable. Depression impacts eating, sleeping, thought processes, and often negatively impacts self esteem, relationships, and work/school functioning. CBT is very effective in treating depression.
I have been working with people experiencing depression most of my career as well. I have seen so many people recover from depression and it's so rewarding to experience. Many clients come in feeling hopeless and watching them find hope again is amazing. Depression can be managed and you don't need to live with it. There are real concrete skills you can learn that can keep that at bay and you can live a full life!