Depression Counseling in Alexander, NY.

I know that when you're struggling with depression, life can sometimes feel hopeless. You really want things to be better, you just don't see how that's possible. There is help available. I offer a supportive and comfortable atmosphere to explore what's going on with you and help you regain a sense of hope. I work with you to help you recover from difficult life experiences and get back in touch with the positive side of life. My goal is to assist you in creating a life that you feel is worth living.

Depression is often a "check engine" light that there are things we love and enjoy doing, are good at, our passions and interests – but we aren't doing them or making time for them. It leaves a hole in our life..often filled by unhealthy, downer stuff. We aren't powerless; we are empowered to identify those needs and wants and joys, and make them happen. Overcoming depression takes feeling I'm behind the steering wheel of my life. Often, we just need a start, a push, a move in a good direction, and get the ball rolling – the depression fades, or becomes far easier to handle.

There are all sorts of "depressions" from biologically, inherited endogenous ones to ones created by real life experiences. Depression relates to loss. Anxiety relates to "fear of loss," When these feeling co-exist it is the greatest sense of misery and agitated anguish. I often focus on "depression" which comes as a result of living a life that is not "one's own" choice, but was designed to comply with and accomodate to the agenda of someone else: often a parent or a spouse. This happens a lot with gifted children who spontaneously flourish in areas coveted by their parents but that have no relation to their true selves and ambitions.

There comes a time when normal situational depression that has a defined beginning and end becomes an overwhelming cloud that hovers over all aspects of your life. This kind of depression can't be "shaken off" or gotten over without the help of a trained professional to assist you in re framing your negative thinking and replace it with a more positive outlook on life.

Research shows that the most effective treatment for depression is psychotherapy. Depression can range from feeling down to major symptoms such as having trouble even getting out of bed or contemplating suicide (if you have suicidal thoughts or plans, call the National Suicide Prevention Line at 1-800-273-8255). Online counseling is effective for depression because it is easy to access: you can start treatment without even leaving the house.

Depression can be a symptom of many things. Sometimes we have struggled with it for years. Sometimes it is an outcome of changes in our lives that we weren't prepared for. Whatever the reason, getting your life back on track as quickly as possible is what most people are seeking. I will assist you in getting the right team together to help you face your issues and concerns and get your life back where it belongs....to you.

Grey Matters International, Inc. and the work of Kevin J. Fleming, Ph.D. handles depression and other emotional disorders in a very unique way. Most of therapy or counseling processes utilize validation, unconditional positive regard, and reframing as common techniques to get someone to heal from their depression. Though this can be helpful, it rarely fixes the core problem behind it and for tough cases we then refer them usually to a psychiatrist for medication which can have tons of side effects. Instead, why not try a natural and arguably more effective way to not just change your mind, but change the brain--where the depression is rooted. Contact us at kevin@kevinflemingphd.com.