Have you been feeling down and blue?

Depression Treatment

If you’re living with depression, you likely know the heavy, sinking feeling that can settle in your chest or stomach. Sleep may be difficult, leaving you exhausted and drained. You might find yourself questioning your worth, worrying that you’re disappointing others, or feeling tearful without fully understanding why. Changes in appetite—whether stress eating or loss of interest in food—can add another layer of frustration and self-criticism.

Depression can also affect your ability to think clearly. Concentration may feel nearly impossible, with your mind either racing or going completely blank. Even simple decisions can feel overwhelming. These experiences are common symptoms of depression—not personal weaknesses—and with the right support, they can improve.

The Downward Cycle

You may wake up already exhausted, wishing you had the energy just to get out of bed, go to work, or care for your home and children. Even small tasks can feel overwhelming. Your body may ache—head, muscles, stomach—leaving you feeling physically unwell on top of emotionally drained.

In your relationship, you might find yourself questioning everything. Maybe it feels like all you do is argue. You wonder whether your partner is tired of you, or whether the love you once shared was ever real. Those doubts can be painful and isolating, making you question not just the relationship, but your own worth.

Life may feel flat and colorless. You see others laughing and enjoying themselves, yet you can’t remember the last time you felt genuine joy. You may wonder whether things will ever improve, whether life will ever feel meaningful again. On the hardest days, thoughts can become very dark, leaving you questioning your value or your place in the world.

If this sounds familiar, you are not alone—and these thoughts and feelings, while deeply painful, are treatable. With support, it is possible to feel hope, connection, and energy again.

You Are Not Alone

Depression is one of the most common illnesses in the US today. It affects approximately 19.4 million adults at least once in their lives. Depression affects women more often than men and is most common in people aged 18-25 yrs old, but can affect anyone at any age. If not treated, depression can lead to serious complications including health problems or even death. Depression affects your health, your relationships, and your livelihood. Isn't it time to reach out for some help?

Getting Your Life Back

When you’re in the middle of a depressive episode, it can feel endless. It’s hard to imagine that the heaviness will lift or that your life could ever feel meaningful, steady, or hopeful again. Depression has a way of convincing you that this is just how things are now. But it doesn’t have to stay that way.

Treatment can make a real difference. With the right support, many people begin to regain energy, clarity, and a sense of connection to their lives. I work alongside you to help you build practical tools to manage overwhelming thoughts, shift unhelpful patterns, and respond differently to the stressors you’re facing.

My approach is flexible and tailored to you. I draw from a range of evidence-based techniques and adapt them to fit your needs, strengths, and goals. Because no two people experience depression in exactly the same way, therapy with me is individualized rather than one-size-fits-all. Below is a partial list of approaches I often use in working with depression.

Treatment techniques

we might try together...

Rogerian theory or person-centered therapy uses the therapeutic relationship to foster a strong feeling of acceptance and unconditional positive regard. This relationship might be the first time you feel completely understood and listened to and can in itself make change possible for you.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy believes that changing your thoughts and beliefs will change your feelings. There are several different techniques that we can use during our time together that will improve your ability to manage and cope with your depression as well as to change the behaviors that might be contributing to your depression.

Problem-solving therapy aims to increase your ability to solve the issues causing you distress in your life. Using this method, I will guide you in exploring and defining those issues that are affecting you the most right now so that a variety of different solutions can be tried.

Mindfulness is the practice of purposefully living in the here and now. Studies have shown that people who are more mindful live happier and healthier lives and so I spend some time in therapy teaching people some easy ways to incorporate this philosophy into their lives. You do not have to be an expert at meditation to get benefits from mindfulness so no need to worry!

Compassion Focused Therapy helps you develop a kinder, more supportive relationship with yourself, especially in moments when you feel most vulnerable. By strengthening self-compassion and calming the threat system in the brain, this approach can reduce self-criticism and create space for healing, motivation, and hope.

Questions You Might

Be Asking Yourself

How do I know if what I'm feeling is really depression?

If you’ve been feeling persistently sad, hopeless, irritable, or exhausted for more than a couple of weeks—and it’s interfering with your work, relationships, sleep, or motivation—it may be depression. Other common signs include changes in appetite, difficulty concentrating, loss of interest in things you once enjoyed, and negative self-talk. A professional assessment can help clarify what’s going on.

What happens in therapy for depression?

In therapy, we work together to understand what’s contributing to your symptoms and develop practical strategies to address them. This may include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, building healthier routines, improving coping skills, and working through underlying stressors or past experiences. Sessions are collaborative and paced in a way that feels manageable.

Will talking about my feelings of depression while in therapy make it worse?

Research has shown that talking about depression will help improve your depression. Talking with a friend or family member can be very helpful, but talking with a professional therapist helps even more. Therapy will improve your ability to cope and to live your life as you want to. It will not make your depression worse, nor is it a sign that you are weak. Everyone needs help from time to time.

I've been depressed for a really long time, can therapy still help me?

Yes! Therapy can help with both short-term and with long-term depression! Of course, there is no guarantee, and it may take a little while, but if you work with your therapist, are open and honest about what's going on, and try some of the suggestions made in therapy, you should notice an improvement in your depression. Studies suggest that 80-90% of people in treatment for depression notice an improvement in their symptoms.

Next Steps

If you are still reading this, then chances are you are ready to start addressing your feelings of depression and worthlessness. Therapy can be very helpful with this. Please click on the contact button below to schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation and we can talk about getting started with therapy soon. I look forward to hearing from you!

Remember, asking for help when you need it is not a sign of weakness. It takes real inner strength to do so. And although it won't be a quick and easy fix, therapy will be worth it.