Depression therapists in Pickering, Ontario ON, Canada CA

Is depression causing you to lose out on the joy, happiness, and opportunities that life has to offer? Know that there is hope. Counselling can help you to manage the depression you are experiencing and help you to live a full and satisfying life.  

Therapy is an effective treatment for depression often includes consulting a therapist who can provide you tools to treat depression from a variety of angles and motivate you to take the action necessary. Therapy can also offer you the skills and insight to prevent depression from coming back. Talking about your struggles and receiving help is a great first step. I am one call, email, or text away.  

I provide a supportive and compassionate environment for individuals experiencing this mental health challenge. Through a personalized approach that combines evidence-based therapies, empathetic understanding, and a collaborative process, I assist clients in navigating the complexities of depression. My goal is to help individuals understand the underlying causes of their depression while equipping them with coping mechanisms and strategies to manage their symptoms effectively. Together, we work on fostering resilience, restoring hope, and rediscovering joy in life, aiming for long-term emotional well-being and an improved quality of life.  

Sometimes it's a blip on our emotional radar and other times it feels like a deeper hole that we're stuck in. Sometimes depression can feel like we're seeing the world without any colour. My goal is to help restore some of that colour to your world by working with you to navigate those thoughts and feelings.  

Utilizing approaches like Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to help understand the thoughts and behaviours that lead to feeling depressed.  

Work alongside the client to create meaning, in order to build a foundation of a life worth living.  

Depression ranges from mild to debilitating. Either way, it is not an enjoyable experience. I want you to feel joy, happiness and peace within yourself and your life. Together we will explore the causes of your unique depression, identify contributing and maintaining factors, challenge the depression, and work towards overcoming it.  

Are you experiencing low mood or a lack of pleasure? Are you having negative or ruminative thoughts? This may contribute to isolating from others and feelings of loneliness. Therapy with me can be the place where you begin to engage with another person in a safe space to process your thoughts and feelings. Together we can develop a treatment plan to improve your mental health, engagement, and functioning in your life. Book an appointment to get started. I am currently accepting new clients with no waitlist and provide free consultations.  

Depression can often feel like you're wearing permanent sunglasses - except that rose coloured tint is replaced with darkness. Sometimes that shade of darkness can change, but it can often feel like it's always there. Working through depression doesn't mean "look at the positive"; it means, "let's explore what's prompting and perpetuating these feelings; let's explore what emotional, mental, and physical needs aren't being met; let's make room for these feelings and let them breathe because they are trying to tell me something important." In working on depression, we'll explore what makes it easier for you to "take the sunglasses off", but also not beat yourself up if they end up coming back on. In doing so, those periods of darkness will be less frequent, and less intense overtime, allowing you to feel more comfortable and confident in yourself to cope with all of life's curveballs. Contact me for a discovery call! https://youfirst.janeapp.com/  

Depression is a mood disorder that can affect a person's daily life. Mild depression may be described as feelings of sadness, loss, or anger over a short period of time. Major Depressive Disorder or Clinical Depression is a common but serious mood disorder that can cause severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think or even handle daily activities, such as sleeping, eating, or working and can last for months or even years. Hypnosis is an excellent method for addressing the underlying issues affecting mild depression and is an effective complement to existing medical protocols when dealing with clinical depression.