Depression
Depression is more than just sadness—it’s a deep, persistent sense of emotional heaviness that can affect how you feel, think, and function day to day. It might show up as feeling numb, hopeless, irritable, or constantly tired, even if you’re sleeping a lot. Things you used to enjoy may not feel meaningful anymore, and even small tasks can feel overwhelming.
Depression isn’t a personal failure or a sign of weakness. It’s often a response to stress, loss, trauma, or even a result of how the brain and body are functioning. Sometimes it has clear causes, and sometimes it doesn’t—it just shows up, uninvited.
Therapy can help by giving you space to explore what’s going on underneath the surface, to make sense of what you're feeling, and to reconnect with parts of yourself that may feel distant or shut down. Together, we work to relieve the weight of depression—not by forcing positivity, but by meeting you where you are and gently helping you move forward.
How We Can Help
Treating depression in therapy is about working together to understand what you’re going through, reduce your suffering, and help you reconnect with a sense of meaning, motivation, and emotional balance. We go at your pace, and it’s not about 'fixing' you—because you’re not broken—but about helping you feel more alive and in control again."
"We usually start by simply creating a safe space where you can talk freely, even if you’re not sure what to say. In the beginning, we’ll focus on understanding your symptoms, your life context, and any patterns that might be contributing to how you feel—like self-criticism, isolation, or burnout."
"From there, we might work on a few key areas depending on what fits you best: building coping skills, changing unhelpful thought patterns, making small behavioral shifts (like sleep, activity, and routines), and processing any underlying grief, trauma, or stress that’s weighing on you."
"Some types of therapy—like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), or Psychodynamic Therapy—approach this work in different ways, but the goal is always to help you feel more like yourself again. Depression can be very convincing when it tells you things won’t get better—but with the right support, they often do.