Depression is persistent feelings of sadness and emptiness, a lack of motivation, crying, changes in eating or sleeping, disinterested in the things you once enjoyed and potentially self-harming behaviors or thoughts of suicide. Many counseling interventions effectively treat depression, including behavioral, cognitive, interpersonal, psychodynamic, and mindfulness interventions. People with depression may also require medication.
Available Treatment Options
Behavioral therapy uses interventions to change behaviors that lead to or exacerbate distressing emotions. Cognitive interventions involve examining thought processes to change unhelpful patterns of cognition. Psychodynamic counseling fosters self-awareness through exploring unconscious thoughts and how one’s past affects current functioning.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Depression
Are you a high-achiever who fell off track due to mental health or substance use issues? Now that the worst of it is behind you, are you not sure how to pick up your life from where you left off? Or maybe you are back on track, but you are still dealing with issues of identity, fears of relapse, or internalized stigma? I work with bright, driven people who are on their way back up from darkness...
My ideal client is anyone who is seeking a life free of anxiety, stress, unhelpful habits, addictions, and behaviors that block inner peace. I help my clients to come to an understanding that they have an unconscious part of their mind that has learned and carries out their behaviors both helpful and unhelpful. That both types of behavior can change by my giving suggestions to their unconscious...
My name is Kristine Cotangco, and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist who is passionate about building resilience in those experiencing stressful times. I believe that a problematic situation is never the fault of (or resolved by) one person, but rather the accumulation of factors including you, the people around you, and the environment in which you live. I work to have an...
Pain is a part of life, but pain does not have to control your life. Let's face it -- the reality of pain is not the problem. How you are responding to that reality is. Addiction, loss, betrayal, change, and trauma are just a few of the ways in which pain shows up and seemingly takes over our lives. The ultimate goal of Bayview Counseling Services is NOT to remove the pain of life and living, b...
*Not currently available for new clients.* As much as it can be amazing and beautiful, life can also be frustrating, stressful, lonely, overwhelming, and hard to navigate. You want it to be easier. You want to not feel so stuck, worried, sad, alone, confused, lost. You want things to be better. You want to feel better. You want meaning and connection. You're tired of being afraid. You want to l...
With 12 years of experience in social work and counseling Jenae specializes in treatment focused on the mind-body connection, how relationship and attachments effect personal well-being, and how trauma can create unforeseen blocks to progress. Her goal as a therapist is to help strengthen teens, adults, and families by assisting them in changing patterns that are unhealthy and not effective. Sh...
Thrive, not Just Survive, During and After Breast Cancer: The moment you get the diagnosis of breast cancer, your world turns upside down! While the medical staff appropriately focus on your treatment, who is helping you with the emotional roller-coaster of fear, worry, anxiety, stress, fatigue, or depression? After treatment ends, you now have to rebuild your life after cancer and make sense o...
We are living in a bizarre, uncertain, and anxiety-inducing time. We have had to adapt almost every area of our lives in response to Covid-19, increasing both distance (from our communities) and proximity (to the people in our homes). Some who live alone may feel especially isolated right now. I love helping couples, families and individuals to address overwhelming emotions, communication issue...
Life can be stressful and sometimes downright hard to handle. Disclosure to those that are closest to us may not always be the best solution or lead us to the mental and emotional relief we seek to achieve. Although loved ones mean well, sometimes it's in our best interests to seek the skills of a well qualified and trained professional, such as a mental health counselor/therapist, who can prov...
I provide individual therapy to adults, adolescents, and children. I also provide couples counseling and parent support. My goal is to offer a healing place for my clients to gain the confidence and tools that they need to feel empowered, transform suffering, reduce problematic symptoms and develop self-awareness and mindfulness. My approach is interactive, supportive and strength-based. I take...
I Love working with children and families because I feel that the family is so important in the development of children. Helping kids to have a better home life or helping improve their transition during a divorce, a recent move, or a new school environment is an important part of my practice. I also enjoy working with adults to help them achieve their best life. I use an eclectic approach that...
Do you feel like your anxiety or depression takes over at the worst possible moments? Are you finding it difficult to feel growth in managing trauma responses? Are you seeking a safe and brave space for therapy that utilizes somatic movements and exploration of intersectional identity affiliations and alliances? I help individuals gain self-awareness and management of anxiety and depression. I...
Life can be really overwhelming, especially for teens. Peer pressure, rigorous academic schedules, and social media all add to the already confusing life of a teen. I have 10+ years of experience working with teens in a supportive, caring and validating therapeutic environment. Raising a healthy, happy teenager has to involve a team of caring individuals, it can not be done alone, therefore I...
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” I love this saying. It makes the unreachable seem reachable--if even one small step at a time. As long as you’re making a step--no matter how small--in the right direction, you’re making progress. If you continue long enough, you will see a difference. I use this approach, coupled with solution-focused therapy, in how I work with client...
WAITING LIST NOTICE: Most practices and I have long waiting lists. I appreciate and applaud that you are reaching out. Submit your info, copy and pasting the following link into your browser: https://www.equanimitycounselingcny.com/counseling-video-online-therapy-counseling/ Equanimity Counseling is founded to demystify therapy and find client's unique path through depression, anxiety, and pani...
