Depression Therapy
Sometimes depression is dark rooms and not getting out of bed. Just as often it’s showing up to everything and feeling nothing, running on autopilot while something important stays switched off. Either way it’s treatable, and you shouldn’t have to grind through it alone.
What Depression Actually Looks Like
Depression is one of the most common presentations we work with, and one of the most misunderstood. It doesn't always look the way people expect.
Persistent low moodSadness, emptiness, or emotional flatness that persists most of the day and doesn't have an obvious cause or lift with good news
Loss of interestThings that used to matter, like hobbies, relationships, and work you cared about, feel hollow or hard to access
Physical symptomsFatigue that sleep doesn't fix, changes in appetite or weight, moving more slowly, difficulty concentrating
Negative thinkingA consistent lens of hopelessness, worthlessness, or self-criticism that feels like the truth, not a distortion
High-functioning depressionStill performing. Still showing up. But running on empty and wondering when this became your baseline
Depression and anxiety togetherThese frequently co-occur: constant dread combined with an inability to feel real engagement with life
How We Treat Depression
Depression responds well to therapy, and the goal is to actually feel better. Which approach we use depends on where your depression comes from and how it shows up.
If it’s rooted in trauma or old experiences, EMDR and somatic work often reach what talking alone can’t. If it’s tied to thinking patterns, CBT and narrative therapy give you practical tools to work with. And when it’s wrapped up in grief, identity, or a relationship, the work gets slower and more relational.
Depression lies to you about what's possible. That's not a metaphor. It's what the research shows. The hopelessness itself is a symptom.
Common Questions
Depression is diagnosed by a pattern of symptoms lasting more than two weeks that significantly impact your ability to function or feel like yourself. If you're wondering whether you're depressed, that uncertainty is itself worth exploring in a consultation.
Not necessarily. Therapy alone produces excellent outcomes for mild to moderate depression. For more severe depression, a combination of therapy and medication is often most effective. We don't prescribe medication, but we can help you figure out what to ask your doctor.
It depends on how long you've had it, what's underneath it, and how it's expressing. Many clients feel significantly better within 12–16 sessions. Others benefit from longer work, particularly when depression is connected to deeper patterns or past experiences.
Medication and therapy work on different mechanisms. Therapy addresses the thoughts, patterns, relationships, and past experiences that feed depression, things medication alone can't reach. Many clients who've found medication insufficient see significant improvement once they add therapy.
You Don't Have to Keep Running on Empty
Depression is one of the most treatable conditions in mental health. Reaching out is the hardest step, and you've already started.
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