Depression Counseling in Pittsburg, CA.

The therapeutic process and, applying a psychodynamic foundation, will assist one through healing from difficult moods and behaviors with a treatment model especially tailored to fit your emotional needs. We will discuss moods and behaviors related to negative processing of information and positive processing. Depression can become overwhelming and is often related to memories of chilhood trauma. We will work together at healing and letting go of the painful responses of traumatic injuries.

I am of the opinion that feelings of depression are most offten associated with unexpressed or unacknowledged deep-seated feelings of anger that we hold on to for one reason or other. Because every human behavior has a purpose, holding on to one's anger in the form of depression has some "secondary" gain for the individual, perhaps putting one in the victim's role and otherwise allowing us to feel a sense of control in situtions where we may feel out of control. However, there is a great price to pay for this in terms of a loss of aliveness and joy in one's life. I help people who are stuck in their depression to get to the other side.

Depression rarely lives only in the mind. It can settle into the body as heaviness, fatigue, pain, and physical symptoms that make an already hard season feel impossible to climb out of. If you've struggled to feel better despite trying therapy, medication, lifestyle changes, your nervous system may be part of the story. I help people understand the brain-body connection underlying depression and use evidence-based approaches to process the emotions keeping you stuck, calm your nervous system, and reconnect with your life.