Counseling for Depression
Hope and Healing Are Waiting for You
Depression feels like a huge weight that slows your motivation and progress in every area of life.
When you are weighed down by depression, momentum can feel impossible. Instead, you are stuck in a rut of mundane interactions, cloudy thoughts, and feelings of hopelessness. You may not even be able to remember the last time it felt like your life had true meaning and purpose.
My clients dealing with depression often tell me things like:
“I can’t motivate myself to start the day or get out of bed”.
“I feel so lonely. I’m all alone.”
“Something is wrong with me”.
“No one cares about me. I’m just a burden.”
“I’m worthless. I don’t matter”.
“I sometimes feel so hopeless that the thought of not existing gives me relief”.
“I just feel numb and don’t enjoy anything”.
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• Frequent tearfulness, crying, sadness, or irritability
• Significant weight loss/ gain or changes in appetite
• Self-harm/ injury
• Fatigue
• Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
• Isolation and disconnection
• Prolonged, debilitating grief
• Extreme/ inappropriate guilt
• Thoughts of death/ suicide
Most importantly, I often hear the questions, “Will I ever feel better? Will I always feel this depressed?”
My answer to you is yes, you can feel better. You can overcome the debilitating depression that is interfering with your life.
As a depression therapist in Inverness, I employ a holistic framework that takes into account all facets of life and well-being. I use multiple approaches to treat depression. These include various evidence-based interventions and approaches including CBT (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy). CBT involves identifying and challenging patterns of negative thoughts and behaviors so that you can respond differently and feel better.
Additionally, I love to work with clients to help them understand their Autonomic Nervous System and harness this knowledge to reduce depression, engage energy, and facilitate connection.
Note: If you believe that adverse childhood experiences may have contributed to your depression, it is possible that treatment that focuses on your individual experiences vs your diagnosis will be more effective. If this rings true for you, I invite you to navigate to the trauma (& attachment wounds) page of my website to learn about how I can help-and why previous treatment for your depression may not have been quite enough…
I would be honored to support you in healing.