Therapy for depression

The joy is gone, the lack of energy and motivation makes everything more difficult. You might feel lonely but at the same time, you don’t want to actually spend time with anyone. Maybe you’re feeling sad about feeling sad—the problem compounds itself. Just doing everyday things seems so hard, how can you possibly add therapy on top of it?

How therapy for depression can help

The better we understand how our minds operate, the better we can leverage them to work for us, rather than feeling like they’re working against us. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, one of the most researched modes of talk therapy, time and again proves as effective as medication in addressing depression.

My approach to therapy for depression

As a client-centered therapist with a cognitive behavioral background, I follow your pace for making change. You are the expert of your life. I’ll use cognitive behavioral tools to help identify distortions in thinking or self-limiting beliefs that keep you stuck in the whirlpool of depression. We’ll also jumpstart change through behavior activation and explore events from your past that impact your present experience. And of course, we’ll strengthen your relationships, and replace any high-cost coping strategies with approaches that help you feel better without the consequences.

I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify the wounds that unconsciously drive your thoughts, actions, and mood.
I use Reality Therapy to understand how unmet needs create barriers to the life you want, and to center your ability to choose your life.
I begin with behavior activation to jump start changes in the relationship between thoughts, actions, mood, and physical reactions.
I couch all of this in a client-centered approach that honors you as the expert of your life, and leverages the wisdom you already hold.