Depression Counselling in St Vital, Winnipeg, MB.

Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods. Depression is also known as clinical or major depression. This is a mood disorder that will affect one in eight Canadians at some point in their lives. It changes the way people feel, leaving them with mental and physical symptoms for long periods of time. It can look quite different from person to person. As a counselor therapist I will be non-judgemental, empathetic and caring as I work with you to relieve your symptoms, increase your capacity and address relational issues that have been impacted by your depression.

Depression can be deeply painful, robbing you of energy, motivation, and hope. It creates a negative view of life, your self, and your future. It typically disrupts sleep patterns, appetite, emotions, and your thinking ability. I use the clinical practice of cognitive behavioural therapy to help people regain healthy control over their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and reclaim a sense of influence over their life style and life situation's. Coaching you to refocus, set small daily goals, celebrate your successes, and learn new behavioral and thinking skills can take time but the good news is that once you have acquired these skills you have them for life.

If you are suffering from depression it can feel like being imprisoned in a black hole of unrelenting despair. It is all consuming and overwhelming. Depression inflicts a destructive toll on your relationships with family, friends and work colleagues. Therapy can help you resolve the pain and hopelessness of depression. You can be released from the grip of depression and reclaim your life. As you progress in counselling you can start to feel life flowing through you as you reengage with friends and family.

As someone who has a history of depression personally and intergenerationally, I am well aware of the great challenges and opportunities for growth that this experience can bring. For those struggling with depression, healing can feel elusive, as if nothing will ever work. It often requires a wider lens, an eye for patterns and a deeply supportive and holistic orientation to shift this dynamic. My approach comes from my years of experience moving through and finally out of my own depression and integrating the ancestral patterns that laid the foundation for it in my life. I now come to you with a wide-reaching tool kit to support you in your journey.

Depression can feel like you’re living in a deep dark pit. Let’s get out the ladders. Whether your depression is situational, one-time, or chronic, I can support you in finding solutions to the suffering. I help people through depression in a few ways, working towards the cultivation of helpful behavioral changes, as well as exploring origins of the depressive state. I will work with family systems approaches, mindfulness and dialectical behavioral therapy, and possibly EMDR to help you shift your state out of the pit, into the light of day.

Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. You may have trouble doing normal day-to-day activities, and sometimes you may feel as if life isn't worth living. More than just a bout of the blues, depression isn't a weakness and you can't simply "snap out" of it. Counselling provides support, problem solving skills, and enhanced coping.

Depression is a very serious condition that ranges from mild to severe, and there are many different approaches to finding relief. Research shows that the most effective form of treatment is a combination of medication and talk therapy. Whether you are someone who uses medication for depression or chooses not to, together we will work to uncover the contributing factors to your depression.

Dr. Russell is an expert in the treatment of depression. He has cutting edge tools and resources that are scientifically proven to reduce the severity of depression symptoms. Dr. Russell also provides a warm, accepting presence where people feel safe and secure to talk about the deep things inside: the fears, insecurities and doubts that come with depression. He has walked alongside many people who never thought it would get better - only to discover there is life on the other side of depression.

From time to time, life circumstances may impact our positive well-being. We may feel less motivated, tired, angry, and/or sad. We may experience difficulty enjoying activities with family and friends. Seeking counselling may even be difficult, and even scary. In a safe, supportive, non-judgmental environment, I will work together with you to explore the feelings, establish goals, and utilize strategies that teach self-awareness, positive thinking, and body awareness to help you on your journey of healing and personal discovery.

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?

Everyone feels down at times, but depression can permeate all areas of life for long periods of time. Deep sadness, loss of hope, feelings of worthlessness, lack of motivation, feeling overwhelmed can coincide with physical symptoms of loss of energy, sleep problems, loss of appetite, weight gain/loss, and illness. In therapy, you will begin to understand the issues contributing to depression and learn ways to increase positive feelings through physical, emotional, and spiritual methods.

It can be easy to lose sight of hope and agency at times in our lives. Depression is often seen as the manifestation of this experience of helplessness and hopelessness. I work with clients to slow down and learn to better tolerate being present to their experience-not just the pain and grief, but also the possibility and purpose. Depression tends to hold our attention in the wrongs of the past or in the fears of the future-and yet it is only the present moment where we can really 'start from'. When we truly inhabit the here and now, we are better able to recognize and employ our capacity for making valued life changes.

It is a normal part of our human existence to experience times of losing our way, feeling some lost sense of drive, or purpose, or emptiness. When weeks pass, and we find ourselves without will; or immersing ourselves in empty vices; buried by overwhelming feelings, it becomes time to seek help outside of ourselves. I have found remedies differ from person to person, but therapy can help you lift up out of your pit.