Depression Counselling in Barriere, BC.

If you are feeling down, blue, hopeless, and are not enjoying doing any of the things you used to enjoy or often find you're just too tired to do anything, OR IF YOU FEEL LIFE IS JUST NOT WORTH LIVING, it is time to get some help from a counsellor. This sadness can lead to more complicated concerns such as clinical depression if you don't get some help. It is especially important to note that in TEENAGERS OR ADOLESCENTS these symptoms often go unrecognized because it appears to others as general teenager "moodiness and irritability". Please contact me if you or someone close to you has these symptoms. I use Cognitive Therapy as a successful tool to help with your feeling of sadness.

Depression can be an overwhelming sense of sadness and hopelessness. It can also come with or without a clinical diagnosis. Through therapy we will begin to explore the sadness and what it means in the context of your life. We will explore the unique rules of sadness and depression and exceptions to sadness and depression. We will utilize interventions from Response-Based Practice, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Periodic sadness is considered normal, however, if the sadness leads to depression over time, this becomes a call for assessment and intervention by your physician. Your physician may prescribe medication and because it is known that therapy combined with medication is superior to medication alone, the physician may request that you engage in therapy to assist your recovery. We provide talk, cognitive, behaviour, interpersonal and counselling therapies to compliment your recovery. We provide a safe and non-judgemental environment with the emotional support your require to understand your depression and enable you to embrace a new freedom in your life.

I believe it is important to separate the problem of depression from the person. Depression can feel all-encompassing and it becomes easy to forget that is something that you are struggling with and not who you are. There may be many influences on why the depression exists and I believe it is important to look at the context of one's life. The person is not the problem, the problem is the problem.

Depression is an experience almost everyone goes through sometime in their life. Therapy is needed when: The BODY starts to shut down from lack of sleep and is poorly functioning; the MIND can't stop the looping of pessimistic thoughts or make the connections to put words together; the EMOTIONS are numb or in a state of agitation; the SPIRITUAL responses are frozen. When we are out of balance, our relationships are affected. Therapeutic support, family and community become vital in bringing stabilization and moving us back into vitality, with a healthy passion for life.

Unlike sadness, which is a typical reaction to loss, disappointment or difficult problems that we may face in life, depression is more profound. Depression affects not only your mood, but the way that you view yourself and your life. It can affect the way you relate to those around you and how you engage in your life experience. Depression can lead you to feel helpless, but there is hope. A counsellor can walk alongside you through this difficult experience and help you to find your way back to health and wellness. Reach out today to get the support you need on your path towards healing.

Ferne assesses depressive symptoms and makes recommendations for treatment. She uses cognitive behavior therapy to reduce negative thoughts about your life and your situations. Ferne uses mindfulness practice to help you learn coping skills to relax, and move forward to feeling well again. She will help you reframe negative thoughts to positive thoughts so you can feel hopeful. She also uses self awareness, education and goal setting.

I create a confidential, safe place where you can feel comforted and understood, while learning to manage the changes and challenges that come with all types of loss — illness, age, sudden or accidental death, suicide, child or pregnancy loss. I will assist the client in reaching goals, which may change over time. Goals are set by the client in collaboration with me.

Depression gets in the way of living life with joy. It takes away from our everyday experiences. Through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR techniques people can begin to find peace in their lives and experience life fully. Through active participation in counseling clients will learn how to defeat depression, develop self-esteem and discover joy in daily living again.

When we dig deeper into some forms of depression, we find well researched underlying causes including: diet, not enough time with nature, self-abotaging habits, not knowing how to process emotions, unsatisfying work, unsatisying relationships, and much more. In many of these cases we can make changes physically, emtotionally, mentally, and/or spiritually. However, sometimes we cannot see what is causing the depression, we don't know how to start, or what steps to take. Not all depression is like this, some depression is also very deep and takes much time and support to overcome; yet, with both types, counselling support can be beneficial.

My approach to depression is to help you understand its emotional roots in your life and the impact these have had on your neurodevelopment. One of the hardest parts of depression is the sense of aloneness and shame that accompanies it. My goal is to validate your experience and empower you so that depression no longer controls your life.

Are you tired of being super-tired? Are the things you used to love just not fun anymore? Does it take immense effort to get going with your day? Does life seem kind of pointless? Do other people just not seem to "get" what you're going through? Do you wonder if this heavy feeling is ever going to end? If so, depression counselling may be right for you. By working with me, we'll explore and uproot the causes of your depression, allowing you to live with more energy, purpose, vitality, and meaning. Finally, let's step closer to a life of engagement. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

I use techniques Cognitive Behaviour Techniques to establish patterns of depressive symptoms and how they impact differing areas within our lives. Using these techniques I can work supportively with the client to examine the basis of the depressive symptoms and include them in building behaviour management strategies that will help decrease the specific impact within the identified areas of their life. I am able to work with support networks within the life of the client to help with building a strong network of support to encourage wellness and manage risk.