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
Hello, I’m Michelle. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 10 years of experience providing mental health services. I work with adults and adolescents and adults dealing with issues such as anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, life stressors and relationship issues. I enjoy partnering with my clients to improve their quality of life and meet individualized goals. My goal is for...
What do you do when you don't feel seen, heard, or when your needs are not being met? Often folks develop useful, but sometimes counterproductive, ways of surviving or getting through overwhelming moments. Therapy can be a place to disrupt old habits that have long served their purpose and are robbing you of opportunities for growth and happiness. It's a place to not just be seen and heard, but...
I have been doing psychotherapy since 1994. The first two years I worked with recovering alcoholics and addicts. The next 7 years I visited homes and did family counseling. Since that time I have been in Private Practice working with those who have been suffering from anxiety, depression, Posttramautic Stress, ADHD issues, marital conflict, and much more. I have been using EMDR in my practice a...
If you are reading this, I encourage you to take some time to take good care of your inner self today. Talking with a trusted counselor can bring immediate relief, leaving you with increased clarity of mind and heart. I have had many a client tell me that I have helped them feel better after we discussed their issues together. Your thoughts have an impact on how you feel and how you react to...
How do we grow, heal, learn, and develop so as to manifest our authentic being; discern our deepest commitments; and lend our energy, talent, experience, and care to something beyond the self? What beliefs, assumptions, emotions, behaviors, and other experiences interfere with our intentions – and yet have important meanings in their own right? These questions guide my work with people addressi...
My vision for therapy is to help you enhance your quality of life driven by intrinsic values and authenticity. Although many internal and external roadblocks can impinge on these essential features of a life worth living, my role is to help you move and/or work through them. Through balancing emotional processing and skills development/problem solving, I help empower you to change what you can,...
Often when we are struggling with a concern or difficulty in living, we can't help but feel as if we are stuck in a pattern that feels too daunting to make our way out of, even if we have a sense of what it takes to live differently. These patterns frequently maintain themselves in large part because of a lack of resources -- whether it is time, strained relationships, or unmet needs. Attemptin...
I specialize in working with couples, families, and individuals who are struggling with relationships, mood changes, or addiction. I help people understand their feelings so that they can begin to make practical changes in their lives. I have over 30 years of experience in the field of mental health, and I often use my many years of experience to quickly zero in on solutions that work. I interv...
You have been buried under everyone’s needs, and the expectations of who THEY think you are supposed to be. You do not recognize yourself anymore, or the life you wanted. It feels like life is unraveling, and you are unsure what to do. Life is starting to feel overwhelming, and you are not sure what to do or where to start. You are feeling stressed in managing everything as though you will neve...
You’re still not convinced that you want to come to therapy. Here you are, scrolling through profiles, unsure and undecided. It’s not that you have it all together, or that your life is entirely in shambles, but things just feel off, and likely they have for a while. Something’s missing, and whether it’s heartbreak from past relationships, struggles in your current ones or heartache when you st...
If you are willing to do your part in helping yourself feel and be healthy then I am willing to support and walk with you on this journey. I primarily offer Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) mostly but I am an overall eclectic therapist. I have worked with a broad range of populations with a diverse treatment needs. If you are willin...
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed out or depressed? You are not alone. Many people like yourself are working through trauma, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, depression, substance abuse, anger management or other behavioral issues like ADD, ADHD or ODD. I have witnessed successes both professionally and personally working with people who have experienced these conditions. I use person-cente...
I offer a warm, non-judgmental and compassionate space to explore your issues. You may be experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, relationship or family issues, self-doubt or negative thinking, or going through a life transition. You may feel a longing for greater meaning and joy, courage to make a change, or more connection to others. Unresolved conflicts or trauma from the past may be gettin...
HOPE CAN BE HARD TO COME BY IN TIMES OF DAILY STRUGGLES AND DISTRESS. But it’s also what keeps us walking down the hallways of life toward healing and relief. My goal has always been to help others find hope for their future. Hope when life brings challenges, hope despite the past, hope in the present, and hope for what’s to come. I believe every person has the ability to overcome and heal with...
Being a person is hard work; our lives are complex and navigating the world is challenging even in the best of circumstances. What we all long for, a sense of wellness, is not just the absence of affliction, it is the presence of vitality. Each of us has the capacity for this vitality, where we live fully and whole-heartedly. Clients who find my services most helpful tend to be those who are...
