Depression Counselling in Beddington, AB.

I use a combination of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in developing treatment plans for clients who are experiencing Depression. Using tools and strategies form these modalities we developed a synthesis of self-acceptance and change. We work toward validation, tolerance, as well as techniques that will improve and increase positive mood behaviours.

Feeling overwhelmed, hopeless, or constantly tired? Are you struggling with a sadness that won't lift, losing interest in things you once loved, or trapped in a cycle of negative thoughts? I get it. Depression is tough. But with the right support, you can find joy again, rediscover motivation, and build resilience. As a clinical counsellor, I'm here to help you reclaim your life with compassionate, results-oriented therapy using proven techniques. Let’s take this journey together. Book your free 15-minute phone consultation today and start moving towards a brighter, more empowered future.

Having depression enter one's life is shocking, debilitating and saddening. Depression throws one into states of dulled emotion and distorted thinking. Central to feeling depressed is a seemingly inescapable loss of vitality and energy. Entering into counselling with me as a means of exiting depression from your life will entail reframing your thinking, engaging adaptive emotions and creating a healthier lifestyle centered around mindfulness practices, daily exercise and good nutrition. We will create a strong therapeutic alliance that is focused on restoring the vitality, positive mind sets and hopefulness needed to bring your life, back to life.

Research has clearly demonstrated that mindfulness-based approaches to depression are so powerful that they can reduce the chances of having a relapse by 50%! That's a big deal. A depressed mind is busy creating all kinds of negative thoughts. Mindfulness-based therapy will teach you a new way to relate to your thoughts. You don't have to believe everything you think! Especially the bad stuff, becuse it's often not true.

Although I no longer meet the diagnostic criteria for it, I have suffered from major depressive disorder in the past. When all the colours are dull and faded, I can sit with you in the dark and give you the tools to want to get out. The tools and methods that help you may not be the same as the ones that helped me - my role is to determine what will work for you as a person and guide you through the darkness the easiest possible way for you.

Persistent low mood can have many roots, and for some adults, an underlying piece of the picture is undiagnosed ADHD, autism, or another neurodevelopmental difference that's gone unnamed for years. I'm a Registered Psychologist at Solasta Counselling in Calgary, and my clinical work centers on psychological and diagnostic assessment that helps clarify what's actually driving someone's experience, whether that's depression on its own or depression layered on top of something else entirely. A thorough assessment can be the difference between years of treatment that only partly helps and finally having an accurate map to work from.

Depression can impact motivation, energy, relationships, and a person’s overall sense of meaning. In our work together, I provide a supportive and structured space where we explore both the emotional experience of depression and the patterns that may be maintaining it. Using evidence-based approaches such as CBT, ACT, and Solution-Focused Therapy, we focus on building small, achievable steps toward change while also addressing deeper thoughts and beliefs that contribute to low mood. Clients often benefit by experiencing increased clarity, improved daily functioning, and a gradual reconnection with purpose, hope, and self-compassion.

Are you struggling to get out of bed, losing interest in once-loved activities or feeling helpless and hopeless? The lethargic and foggy shutdown of depression can make everything in life feel just a few inches out of reach. The good news is that depression is readily treatable. I would be glad to help you explore what is keeping your body stuck in numb disconnection. Next, we form a plan to help you back to your best self. Together we tackle here-and-now symptoms with strategies of mindfulness and CBT, while also untying old knots from the past with emotion-focused and inner-child work. The heaviness of depression is your body asking for care. Are you ready to answer its call?

Depression is an experience that many individuals have in their lives and it is important for people to understand that they are not alone. Working very closely with clients helps me understand what goals are the most important to them so that we can slowly build up their confidence again. Building self-awareness and connections to others can help lift the depression fog but it all comes down to the readiness of the client and the power of their will to do the work required to make the change.

Depression feels like you’re in a black hole that you can’t get out of. But depression can be treated, and you can find hope and motivation again. We treat depression with the integration of talk therapy and EMDR therapy. Depression tends to happen after a trauma, a loss, when something is pressing in your life or if you have internalized your anger. I or one of my team members can help you fight depression and find happiness again.

Depression can feel heavy, isolating, and exhausting, impacting your thoughts, energy, relationships, and sense of self. Renee provides empathetic, evidence-based depression counselling in a supportive and non-judgmental space where you don’t have to carry that weight alone. She understands that depression is not a weakness, but a complex and very human response to stress, trauma, loss, burnout, or life transitions. Renee works collaboratively with clients to gently explore the underlying patterns contributing to low mood, hopelessness, or disconnection.