Depression Counseling in Chestertown, MD.

Depression is one of the most common mental health conditions. It is also one of the most treatable. Treatment for depression at Perspectives Counseling Center can include cognitive behavioral therapy to address beliefs and behaviors that can contribute to depression, exercises to help you maintain a balanced mood, and learning tools to help you cope with challenging life events. In many cases, clients can gain relief from their depression without the use of medication.

When a client is suffering from depression, it is very important to me that they feel accepted and supported without judgement. Depression can impact daily functioning in so many ways. My approach is to identify the ways in which Depression is most problematic and start there. Many of my clients say that the last thing they want to do is talk about how sad they feel. If this describes you, therapy can still be very effective. I use a skills based approach to manage Depression symptoms which can shift the focus from talking about feelings to managing them. I treat depression in young people with and without medical conditions.

Depression and emotional pain can make it difficult to get through days. Depression can leave you with no engery you have to do or the desire to do the things you used to like to do. In therpay I will help you develope a positive action plan so you can change habits to feel better and identify negative thoughts.. Once you learn how to identify your negative thoughts and how those thoughts effect your mood you can then begin to take steps to improve your life.

Depression is a suffering that takes the joy out of life and seems endless and hopeless. It drains your self-esteem. It is a sign of a problem but it makes solving problems more difficult. Sometimes medication can help, but psychotherapy is more effective. There are several approaches to getting out of depression and I would use all of them. We can work to notice and challenge depressing thoughts. We can work with underlying trauma or loss where you may have begun to feel depressed. I can also support you to take the kind of actions that lift your mood. You will learn ways of being more nourished and fulfilled.

I help my clients view depression as a mental, emotional, and physiological condition that can be treated with a full application of the tools, insights, and aids that are available from a variety of sources. These will include cognitive techniques to redirect unhelpful thought patterns, behavioral practices such as exercise, sleep hygiene, and life style adjustments, and social/relational interactions with significant others. We will also explore patterns of reactions to past and current life stressors that might perpetuate a cycle of depressive symptoms. If symptoms of depression are chronically severe, posing elevated risks to health or safety, I will help the client consult with a doctor to evaluate the potential use of a psychotropic medication to...(view profile to read more)

Are you feeling down? Do you have difficulty getting a good night sleep? Do you lack the energy or interest to do the things you once found interesting? Depression is a state of being that can impact us physically, psychologically, and spiritually. Depression can be overcome or greatly managed, but it does take work. Psychologically, the work requires you to become increasingly mindful of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Once we are able to see, we have the option to change.

The heaviness of depression can be debilitating; the feeling of not being able to get out of bed or not finding the energy to push through another day. I will work with you to wade through the heavy cloud and find that there is light on the other side. You will find the joy in your day, you will feel positive about your decisions and you will experience energy that makes life worthwhile. I don't pretend that it is easy, but I know that working as a team, we will fight the beast that is depression and find you laughing on the other side.