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
My name is Larry Mabry Jr. I’ve been in the educational arena for over 20 plus years in a myriad of many capacities. I’ve taught kindergarten through college in areas of literacy, math, social studies, and science. Throughout my many lessons taught and learned, I’ve realized that life is a school and earth is a classroom of many lessons. I’ve learned to cooperate with the ebb and flow of life a...
I specialize in working with children and adolescents. I want to provide children and families with an emotionally supportive space to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I honor the uniqueness of individuals and families. I come from an empathetic, collaborative, and strength-based perspective. I utilize cognitive-behavioral, relational, and play-therapy approaches. I work with ...
Congratulations for taking this initial step on the path of growth and healing. The counseling services I provide are meant to aid in the psychological, emotional and existential growth of individuals who are suffering beyond their present ability to cope and who desire to move beyond merely coping, but to living more authentically and wholeheartedly. As a mental health clinician I provide men...
**Not accepting new clients at this time ** Are you looking for support during this stressful and unusual time? Does it feel like your relationships, kids, work-life balance, and other commitments are overwhelming you, especially now? You probably feel anxious, maybe even depressed, and you need strategies to help you cope. I use an integrative, mind-body approach to therapy, combined with...
"Does this support the life I am trying to create?" is a question I ask myself daily. It is important to me that our therapeutic relationship fosters a safe, accepting, and collaborative space by exploring resilience, strengths, and informed curiosity. I strive to facilitate self-empowerment and self-efficacy through adaptive coping/behavioral skills, strengthening cognitive insight, while...
I believe that counseling can be a crucial part of reaching your personal potential. I strive to come alongside each client in their journey and assist them in reaching their goals. I desire to explore each unique story, in order for the client to increase awareness, gain new skills and implement practical strategies for a healthier and more purposeful life. Above all, I hope to create a safe...
Jennifer Thornton received her master’s degree in social work from the University of Cincinnati and her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the College of Mount St. Joseph. She has received advanced training in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) and parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) and is a member of the Kentucky Domestic Violence Association. She has over 15 years of...
Dr. Kapp received his doctoral degree from the Florida Institute of Technology School of Psychology and his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Xavier University. He previously taught at Xavier University. He has more than 35 years of experience providing a full range of psychological services to patients, including psychodiagnostics, psychometrics and psychotherapy. His areas of specialty...
As a therapist, my goal in therapy is to help you identify changes you want to make and create a path together to make those changes that lead you to “out-grow” therapy. I am solution focused, utilizing action-oriented therapies, with over 30 years of clinical experience treating trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and addictions. I have extensive experience working in outpatient and inpatient...
Sometimes people get nervous when they find out that I am a certified sex therapist. They think it means that our sessions will focus only on sexual intimacy, or that I won’t be able to help them or their child work through issues like anxiety or depression. That’s just not true! However, my education does give me incredible insight and skill when working with couples who are struggling, or wit...
Life can hit us with challenges, whether they come in the form of unexpected change, unwelcome events, or damage to an important relationship … maybe even the relationship with yourself. During the most difficult days of my own life, key individuals offered me life-giving support, teaching me that I wasn’t the problem – it was the way I chose to cope with it that required the attention. That sh...
Are you struggling after experiencing sexual abuse? Is your family in crisis after learning of an incestuous relationship? Maybe CPS is involved. Some families find themselves struggling with the shock and awe of sexual abuse. Or, maybe your family, or marriage, needs a professional's perspective to get you back to where you were or want to be. All these situations are terrifying and I help...
Chris Young received his master’s degree in social work from the University of Kentucky and his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Xavier University. He also received advanced training in psychodynamic therapy at the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute. He provides individual therapy for adolescents and adults ages 15 and older. His areas of specialty include anxiety, adjustment issues, divor...
Sometimes we just need a safe place to express what we are going through in life; a place where we don't feel judged; a place where we can process, feel, and think about what is happening now and what is ahead of us. I work with adults of all ages in coping with life transitions, relationship struggles, anxiety, and depression. I have a special interest and focus in working with those who have...
Peter Courlas received his master’s degree in psychiatric social work from the University of Louisville and his bachelor’s degree in liberal arts and education from the University of Cincinnati. He also holds a master’s degree in health administration and planning from the University of Cincinnati. A board certified diplomate in clinical social work, he has worked in private practice, inpatient...
