Depression Treatment can free you from constant worry, overthinking and doubt.
Depression Help in Downtown, Saint Pete Florida
Have Depression Symptoms been making you feel tired, unmotivated, numb and uncreative?
Does it feel like you have fallen into a dark hole and don’t know how to get out?
Has a lack of motivation, drive, or goals left you physically and emotionally numb?
You may have trouble getting out of bed in the morning. The thought of trying to keep up with all of your personal and professional obligations is almost too much.
Maybe you’re in a serious relationship, but depression has left you feeling unloved or misunderstood. And no matter what your partner says or does to show their support, you still feel like you’re letting them down.
Maybe you haven’t felt like yourself in months or years, but you don’t have the energy to make a change.
Or perhaps the thought of letting yourself feel anything at all scares you. What if something painful is there? In addition, you may be convinced that you’ll be judged—or even abandoned—if you’re open and honest about the pain you’ve experienced. And so, you’ve decided it’s better to just not feel anything at all.
Depression is Common but it’s not easy
You’re Not Alone
Depression is widespread among children, teenagers, and adults alike. In fact, it’s one of the most common reasons people reach out for therapy. Roughly 8.7 million people are seeking some kind of help on a monthly basis for their depression. And that’s just the people actively seeking treatment. Many people who experience depression never receive a diagnosis, while others avoid outside help and put the weight of healing entirely on their own shoulders.
The Downward Spiral
Unfortunately, depression often doesn’t heal on its own. In an attempt to avoid sources of stress and sadness, you may isolate yourself. But that social isolation has left you feeling even more alone and misunderstood.
Without healthy coping skills, you may begin to experience an increase in panic attacks or phobias. Coupled with physical depression symptoms—such as constant stomach aches, headaches, and chronic fatigue. Many people feel too physically and emotionally exhausted to even think about treatment, let alone commit to depression therapy. All you can think about is getting back home and lying down in the dark where no one needs anything from you.
Do you wish you could just feel like you again? Are you ready to work with someone who can help you manage your depression symptoms and enjoy life once more?
Happiness isn’t always a choice
THE DOWNWARD CYCLE
Unfortunately, depression often doesn’t heal on its own. In an attempt to avoid sources of stress and sadness, you may isolate yourself. But that social isolation has left you feeling even more alone and misunderstood.
Without healthy coping skills, you may begin to experience an increase in panic attacks or phobias. Coupled with physical depression symptoms—such as constant stomach aches, headaches, and chronic fatigue. Many people feel too physically and emotionally exhausted to even think about treatment, let alone commit to depression therapy. All you can think about is getting back home and lying down in the dark where no one needs anything from you.
Friends, family or your partner are giving advice all the time, but "just do it", "just be positive" or "have you tried exercise?" has left you feeling completely misunderstood and without an ally.
Do you wish you could just feel like you again? Are you ready to work with someone who can help you manage your depression symptoms and enjoy life once more?
People think that their depression is just an unavoidable part of life
For some, it may be a past event, such as trauma or loss, that is too painful to feel or upsetting to acknowledge. For others, depression could be genetic. Moreover, depression often overlaps with anxiety, and the combination of racing thoughts and a feeling of helplessness makes it more difficult to define and address.
Regardless of the root cause, untreated depression can result in serious health complications, and it’s important to reach out sooner rather than later. Working with an experienced depression therapist can give you the guidance and support you need to feel better about life again.
Depression Treatment Can Help You Regain A Sense Of Joy And Freedom In Your Life
Life may already seem stressful and your schedule is already packed but what could be more valuable than investing in your ability to control your depression and start doing all the things you avoid now because of depression?
In our sessions, you will have the space to express who you really are in a non-rushed, no judgement environment. Together we will defeat your depression for good!
Depression Treatment: What to Expect
Will start by identifying what you want your life to look like and who you want to be in the world. When we understand where we’re going and what the barriers to get there are, then we will develop a tailor-made treatment specifically for you and your individual needs.
You will leave each session with a plan of action and learn specific, easy to repeat skills that you can practice in between sessions. These include stress reduction techniques, to reduce depression before it starts (or before it gets out of hand) and specific exercises and techniques that build up the part of your brain that naturally treats depression “in the background” while you life your life.
We’ve got You
Types of Depression treatment we offer
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ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY (ACT)
This approach works by first helping you get very clear on who you want to be in the world and what you want your life to be like. This therapeutic method then provides a tool box of cutting edge skills and techniques to help you detach from problematic repetitive thinking, depressed feelings render intense emotions harmless and to get you closer to the best version of your life.
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EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION REPROCESSING (EMDR)
Is a proven approach designed to re-train your brain’s response to anxiety triggers. EMDR can help get to the root of depression, trauma, and old thoughts that keep us stuck. This is done by targeting whatever’s underneath or causing the depression. The goal is to reduce the power that triggers have and alter your beliefs about depression at a subconscious level.
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MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY:
Helps show you how to live in the present instead of thinking so far ahead. Through the use of mindfulness techniques, like body centering and breathing and relaxation methods, you can learn to focus on what’s happening in the moment. As a result, you will feel relax enough to be able to address what’s in front of you. You will develop more insight about where you hold tension in your body so you can recognize stress and alleviate depression before they become overwhelming or take you down a spiral. You will learn and practice easy to remember mindfulness techniques that have been shown to strengthen the parts of your brain that are responsible for calming and soothing depression all day. This will eventually make your brain more depression proof without even trying.
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COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT)
Cognitive behavioral therapy lets us notice the thoughts that are driving depression and gives us something to do about it. Helps address the “why” behind negative thinking patterns and behaviors, and how they influence your reaction to stressful situations. This therapeutic method can help you challenge negative thoughts and change the way you view the world and your place in it.
Why is Anxiety Treatment Worth It?
Over the past 10 years, I’ve helped many people learn to understand and manage anxiety and regain a sense of control in their lives. I’ve seen how beneficial it can be to have a little extra guidance to get unstuck. With the help of an anxiety therapist, you can escape the cycle of anxious thinking step into a life of joy and freedom.
Maybe you still have some questions about Depression Treatment?
THE THOUGHT OF LEAVING MY HOUSE TO START THERAPY FEELS IMPOSSIBLE– HOW CAN I MAKE IT TO THERAPY?
I’m willing to do a telehealth sessions if needed. After a couple sessions, many of my clients find they’ve gained the awareness and skills they need to start doing things they couldn’t do before (including attending in-person sessions). Whether you attend in person or by zoom, it’s well worth getting started. If zoom sessions feel best to you then we can keep going with that. This is all about giving you a safe and comfy environment to give back to yourself.
IS DEPRESSION THERAPY WORTH THE INVESTMENT?
Let’s be honest. If you could have found relief from depression on your own, you would have already. We all need a little help sometimes, and it’s worth speaking to a professional with a proven track record of helping individuals overcome anxiety. Also, how much do we invest in a new sectional couch, a new car? How much would a depression free life be worth?
MY DEPRESSION IS WORSE THAN ANYONE ELSE’S. HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Everybody’s depression is unique. By identifying the roots of your depression, I’m able to tailor my depression treatment to your specific needs and goals. I’ve heard it all in my years as an depression therapist, and I’ve seen that even severe depression can be managed with the right approach and support.
DO I HAVE TO BE ON MEDICATION AS WELL AS ATTEND THERAPY?
Sometimes medication can be helpful if depression is severely limiting your ability to function and connect to your life, but it isn’t always necessary. Many of my clients are able to manage depression with therapy alone. Together, we can discuss different treatment options and decide on the best path for your unique needs.
You can be free of depression, starting today.
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