Depression.
Growing Into Better
Mental Health Counseling LLc
Not everyone is happy and elated about life. Almost fifty thousand people search for depression treatment every month and over one hundred thousand search for postpartum depression. It can be hard to figure out if you are just going through a rough patch, or whether you are truly depressed.
Here is a list of questions that can help you determine if counseling for depression is right for you.
Do you struggle to get out of bed in the morning?
Have you lost interest in things you usually enjoy?
Are you experiencing increased fatigue, or lack of restful sleep?
Has your appetite increased or decreased?
Do you feel helpless, hopeless, or have your thoughts become increasingly occupied with death?
Have your emotions become unpredictable or uncontrollable?
Depression has a lot of ways it can present. Depression can impact every aspect of your life including your friendships, your parenting, your sex life, and your work.
Whether you have previously received a diagnosis of depression in the past and want to learn more tools to manage it better, if you are feeling down and can't seem to get past it, or if you are not even sure why you are feeling low, individual therapy can be a tremendous support with making a positive change. At Growing Into Better Mental Health Counseling, I meet every individual where they are in their journey with their depression and work collaboratively to bring about a lasting change.
When you’re feeling depressed, it can often seem like there’s no end in sight, and it can be difficult to imagine getting help for depression or feeling better. At its worst, you might feel like you’re staring into a dark hole, with no hint of light, you don’t have to go through this alone, and you can feel better.
I don’t have a magic cure for depression, and I can’t promise to make it go away and never come back, but getting help for depression can certainly ease symptoms. By getting treatment for depression, you can lean on a support system while you begin to change the way you’re responding to your feelings and circumstances.
Many fought and no way out.
Getting help for depression
might feel impossible.
My clients report that, through their work with me, they are able to feel more hopeful and to take steps to manage, and even lessen, their depression. They develop different, more helpful coping skills and are more aware of how their thoughts are impacting their feelings. Clients also work with me to make intentional changes in their thought patterns, and find that this can change how they’re feeling too. By seeking therapy for depression, my clients learn how to pay attention to when their feelings of depression show up, when they intensify, and what they can do to take care of and bolster themselves.
At Growing Into Better Mental Health Counseling, I also work with clients who have postpartum depression, and support individuals who are helping a loved one with depression.