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
I have worked in mental health since 2006. I have worked in several different settings and with several different populations. I enjoy working with kids, teens, adults, families, and elderly. I enjoy helping clients work through their struggles, through teaching coping skills, mindfulness, reducing symptoms, and improving overall functioning. I work hard at helping normalize issues and helping...
My specialty is in treating trauma, abuse, and PTSD effectively and efficiently. My goal is to help you find healing without wasting your time or money. I'm trained in three evidence-based (validated by research) therapies for treating the effects of trauma. During your first appointments, we'll determine the best plan for your therapy. Some approaches emphasize talking, while others have very...
Everyone has a story, and I want to listen to yours. Encouraging hope and helping a person see their worth while teaching them how to advocate for themselves drives my practice as a therapist. I will meet you where you are and help you meet your therapeutic goals on your journey to finding meaning, healing, and fulfillment in your life. I provide advocacy, care, encouragement, and support in my...
To schedule your first visit with me, please use this online scheduling link - (https://portal.geneticforesight.com/book) --- Breakups. Sickness. Depression. Euphoria. Trauma. Sex. Death. Whether child or adult, able-bodied or disabled, there are these defining moments and experiences in our lives that deal out an irrecoverable loss--a permanent change. Such experiences may lead one to adopt...
After pastoring for 7 yrs and working on the mission field for 5 yrs, I found myself in a mental and spiritual crisis confounded by a crippling addiction. By God’s Grace, through wise counselors and taking healthy steps, I found healing. My calling now is to walk together with those who seek freedom, faith, and hope that can be found in Jesus and his blue print for the abundant life. My passion...
I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist providing therapy for First Responders including, firefighters, EMS, law enforcement officers, veterans and dispatchers experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI), and Emergency Responder Exhaustion Syndrome. My treatment modalities include individual and group psychotherapy utilizing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing...
My name is Kathy Alagna and I am a licensed therapist in Kansas City, Missouri. My passion is helping individuals with effective counseling and therapy. You may have arrived here because you want to make a change in your life, within yourself, or in your relationship. I believe I can help you because I specialize in facilitating changes and skills that lead to profound transformations. You have...
Beginning counseling or job coaching is an important life decision and a clear sign of one’s underlying health and resiliency. I find, more often than not, that people can be helped to release a level of optimism and resiliency that leads them to new, “do-able” goals and choices. All of this reflects a natural foundation of health, even when we experience such common challenges as depression,...
Trauma can fracture who you are as a person. It can make you feel unlike yourself, distant from others, changed forever. This does not have to be permanent. I can help you cope and heal from sexual and relationship trauma. Together, we can build resilience, access your strengths, and integrate your past. Learning to manage trauma symptoms, stopping unhealthy relationship patterns, understanding...
It takes a great deal of courage to begin therapy, and thus I strive to create a space in which individuals feel truly seen, heard, and deeply understood. I believe that people are intrinsically resilient, and I will work with you to gain a deeper understanding of yourself so that you can make meaningful changes in your life. Together, we will work toward navigating difficult transitions,...
What brings you to think of talking to someone, may have to do with personal or work relationships, with past or present trauma, with serious losses, and/or may be psychological in nature. Inner or outer obstacles may be shutting down access to inner resources and clarity, and, possibly, hope. Here, a safe therapeutic environment, where you are accompanied as you express the thoughts and feelin...
If you have lost a loved one and are grieving I'm sorry that you have to read this. If you have survived a loved ones suicide I"m sorry for the pain you are feeling. Many people will tell you to "get over it" or move on with life. It's a great deal more complex than that. You don't need to be fixed: you need to be heard. If you have embarked on a new phase of your life and are struggling to say...
I'm a licensed clinical psychologist & certified school psychologist. My training includes work at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Kean Psychological Services, private practice, & several school districts. When you sit with me, we'll focus on what's going on, create a timeline of your symptoms, and discuss your thoughts, behaviors, & feelings. We'll also discuss their functions, any...
I believe in the importance of acknowledging how the brain and body work together to form the person we are. Our experiences throughout our life shape who we are and how we move in the world. I am deeply interested in how we carry our stories in our bodies. In my practice, I integrate knowledge about the way the body, brain, and emotions work together to form our sense of self. I draw from a...
My testing practice focuses on providing thorough assessments through an efficient testing process to meet a variety of needs. I specialize in evidence-based, neuropsychological evaluations for academic accommodations in high school and postsecondary settings. These assessments document ADHD, Learning Disabilities, and Psychological Disabilities for high school, university, graduate or...
