Depression is like a fog that can’t be lifted.

I have extensive experience treating depression in both individual and group therapy. During the coronavirus pandemic, depression rates have increased substantially.

Depression can take many forms. I have worked with clients that looked for therapy because they knew they were depressed and with clients that didn’t know they were depressed until they began therapy. Depression can look like hopelessness, despair, and intense guilt. It can also look like chronic low energy, a lack of motivation, insomnia, agitation, and feeling like everything is grey. You might feel depressed all the time or it might come in waves.

My Approach

My fundamental belief is that your depression has meaning. While it may feel “random” at times, we can explore and discover what contributes to your depression. For example, I have had many clients that felt really hopeless about their social lives improving. When a negative social interaction happened, it led to clients feeling worthless and unloveable. We were then able to explore what kinds of interactions contributed to this feeling and also to examine when the feeling began.

While I believe that insight and understanding are important to long-term healing, I also integrate concrete behavioral strategies into therapy. For example, if you feel depressed and have a difficult time getting out of bed, I might recommend you put your alarm clock on the other side of the room so that you have to get up to turn it off. While no single strategy like this is a cure, implementing a number of these kinds of changes can start to make a big difference.

We can discuss what depression looks like for you and talk about a therapy plan further during a free phone consultation.