What does depression mean to you? What is your own unique process of experiencing depression and how can we make that work for you instead of against you.
Reactive or Situational Depression
Clinical Depression
Support regarding medication management
Exploration and Strategies to effectively deal with the impact of depression
Mental health support for physical illness, pain and uncertainty. We know that anxiety, depression and chronic stress often occur in tandem with or as a result of physical illness but these can be overlooked or we may fear addressing these mental health challenges directly. Feelings of sadness, despair and hopelessness are common reactions and can be hard to deal with on your own. Other signs to take note of are low mood, loss of interest in activities you once found pleasure in, increased fatigue and changes in sleep. You do not have to go through this alone.
Depression can feel like a constant battle through negative thoughts, feelings or body sensations that crowd out other things that are important to us. My style is direct and genuinely non-judgemental environment so you can feel safe to explore depression, why it is presenting and build a new path forward through acceptance and change.
Depression is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness and individuals may begin toe experience a loss of interest in activities, preventing them from completing their normal activities. Depression can impact the way an individual feels, thinks, and behaves.
Psychotherapy can learn to reduce stressors, change self-defeating thoughts and negative behaviors, help you to reframe thoughts and improve coping skills. There is plenty of evidence to suggest that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approaches have been successful in helping with depression. Two other form of therapeutic treatment that may be recommended for depression are Mindfulness-based interventions and Behavioral Activation.
Book an appointment today! Depression can grow and enable avoidance behaviors that can create harmful behavioral cycles and worsen depression. It is important to seek help from a mental health professional in order to alleviate your symptoms of depression. Depression is just one of the areas that LifeCycle Counselling specializes in.