Depression Counseling in Black Forest, CO.

Depression is a mood disorder that can cause a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest that can interfere with daily functioning. Reaching out for help is a step towards wellness. Symptoms of depression can vary from person to person, but it is a very treatable condition. Therapy for depression helps you overcome the feelings of hopelessness and despair and to gain control of your life.

I have worked with people who have mild depression that is a discomfort and makes their life difficult, all the way up to those who are in state mental hospitals due to their depression. There are a number of factors that lead to depression, including medical conditions, genetics, difficult life situations and trauma. My experience with depression enables me to accurately diagnose it, determine the factors contributing to it, and help you work through your specific experience of it to be able to successfully manage or recover from it. I will support and encourage you through the process of depression recovery.

Clients can benefit from treatment for depression by experiencing a release from fatigue and apathy, renewed well-being and engagement with life, and improved relationships. Talk therapy combined with medication has been revealed by research to be more effective than medication alone. My approach is insight-oriented and engages cognitive, cognitive-behavioral, emotion-focused, art therapy, and music therapy methods.

Low energy, fatigue, sadness, hopelessness, and loss of interest in favorite activities, are common signs of depression. Wes Wilson is an expert therapist who can help you deal with the problems of depression in a sensitive and careful way. Using safe methods you can begin to manage those symptoms that have plagued you with inner weakness and mental pain. Using special techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well as physical techniques such as special breathing methods, you can increase your self confidence, awareness, and outlook. You will begin to feel better and even be treated better by others. You'll learn about depression triggers & thinking patterns. Positive skills are used.

Depression can be either an unhealed emotional wound or a chemical imbalance in the brain, or both. The Good News is that depression is completely curable. Having a confidential, safe person, like a therapists, where you can pour out your feelings and know you will not be judged is key in healing. We may be angry at others, ourselves or even God. As a Christian therapist, I am aware that it is common to not want to admit we might be angry at God. Don't worry, He can handle it. Part of my therapy is to ask the Lord to show us the source or root of the depression and the beliefs around it. The Lord wants to heal, comfort, and restore hope in those who are depressed.

Depression can come from a variety of sources, as well as manifest itself in a variety of symptoms. My approach to depression is to work with you to find the root of your pain and to walk with you on your journey towards restoration and healing with encouragement, compassion, support, and optimism. Healing begins the moment we recognize their is an issue and take the steps to open up to another human being about our hurts. My goal is to offer you a place of comfort and security as you begin to unlock the hindrances to a joyful and satisfied life.

Depression looks different to different people. Sometimes it manifests externally, in behaviors and appearance, and is apparent to others. Sometimes it is an internal battle that no one else bears witness to, that is hidden with facades. Regardless of how depression is embodied and expressed, it is a heavy and dark experience that seems without hope and without end. I provide a safe, therapeutic relationship that allows the space for you to verbalize and process through your experience. By allowing another human to sit with you in your pain, you are giving yourself permission to let go of the binds that keep you in a dark place. It would be an honor for me to take that journey with you.

You are not alone! The greatest lessons in my life have been watching individuals who have had the strength to experience their true capacity by choosing to enrich their personal lives. Sometimes I have watched this capacity by experiencing someone’s ability to embrace his or her unique talents and succeed beyond expectation. Many times it has been in an individual’s capacity to personally dig deeper during a “dark night.” Embracing my own unique strengths and digging deeper during the challenging periods of my life. These have directly impacted my passion in providing counseling to individuals, couples and groups.