Depression Counseling in Mint Hill, NC.

Depression often has biological, emotional, and relational components to it. It is important to address all of those for maximum care. There are very practical ways to address the biological/physical manifestations of depression. Determining how the brain is involved in the depression is important. How the body is functioning plays a significant role. Emotionally, there may be experiences or dynamics that need to be sorted through by addressing how the past affects the present well-being, and the dynamics of how we relate to self and others, and the depression. Being connected in healthy relationships is also an important part of healing. We look at the whole picture in the process.

Depression isn't always an overwhelming sadness. Sometimes, depression can feel like "nothing," like you are a shell of a human. I'm here to tell you that there's hope. Through therapy, we can work to resolve your depression. Often depression can stem from neurodivergence, and may be a sign of burnout. We will work together to find soothing sensory techniques and to get you back in to your special interests. We will break down those things that overwhelm you piece by piece so you can have a plan for how to get your motivation and energy back. And if you don't want to do talk therapy for your depression, I have many body- and brain-based techniques to help.

Treatment plans are not a one size fits all. I like a mixture of small buildable goals, small changes, and easy ways to increase comfort during a depressive episode. When a client is feeling better I like to discuss different systems we can put in place to prevent or decrease the severity of another depressive episode. I also like to use a combination of Solution Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Person Centered Therapy.

In working with depression I offer ways for you to understand the depression and the contributing factors. Together we identify those life factors that have caused the depression and find healthy ways to resolve it. We then reconstruct the thinking, attributes and behaviors associated with the depression. The purpose of this is to have you gain a sense of balance and control in your own life. We then create manageable coping skills that will allow you to identify the triggers and have a working plan to cope with the depression.

Depression can leave you feeling stuck and unmotivated. Reaching out and starting the therapy process will support you in better understanding the causes of your symptoms. We will unpack the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual contributors of your depression, develop new habits to help pull you out of the lows, and help restore your confidence in yourself. I use a combination of cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic approaches to develop your personalized treatment plan and make the way forward clear for you. Please reach out through phone or email to connect and further discuss your needs.

The Experiential model for working with and through depression is focused on the treatment outcome of developing client's strength, autonomy, capacity for change, and self-compassion. The experiential process is structured for the client to gain awareness to thoughts, feelings, and behaviors separately but at the same time in the present "here and now" activity or task; the client is thereby able to recognize a holistic sense of "being" in the moment and improve emotional control of negative emotions like anger, shame, and fear.