Depression Counseling in Salisbury, NC.

Most people, at some point in their lives, experience depression. Our lives become overwhelming to the point that even simple, every day tasks seem difficult to overcome. Counseling provides an outlet for people to express their hurts and pain, allows them to gain insight to where their particular cycle of depression stems from and helps them find a light and hope in an otherwise dark world.

Depression is quite common and is often associated with an experience of emotional loss after which normal grief is not fully experienced for some reason. Suppressing, ignoring or dismissing feelings of loss can lead to depressive symptoms. As a Telemental health therapist, I assist clients experiencing dysthymia or mild persistent depression, seasonal affective depression, postpartum depression and situational depression or difficulty in adjusting to a stressful, traumatic life event such as a miscarriage, job loss or divorce. If you are experiencing a psychotic depression or a major depressive episode, I believe you are better served by seeing a local therapist for in-person support and your safety.

In working with depression I offer ways for you to understand the depression and the contributing factors. Together we identify those life factors that have caused the depression and find healthy ways to resolve it. We then reconstruct the thinking, attributes and behaviors associated with the depression. The purpose of this is to have you gain a sense of balance and control in your own life. We then create manageable coping skills that will allow you to identify the triggers and have a working plan to cope with the depression.

The Experiential model for working with and through depression is focused on the treatment outcome of developing client's strength, autonomy, capacity for change, and self-compassion. The experiential process is structured for the client to gain awareness to thoughts, feelings, and behaviors separately but at the same time in the present "here and now" activity or task; the client is thereby able to recognize a holistic sense of "being" in the moment and improve emotional control of negative emotions like anger, shame, and fear.

Depression is hard. There is nothing easy about it. It leaves you feeling blah, sad, unsure and unmotivated. Depression can come and go like a wave, or sometimes it stays around for awhile like a flood. Some people with depression require anti-depressants, some do not. The combination of therapy with an anti-depressant seems to be the best way to deal with depression. Please contact me to make an appointment.

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.