Depression Counseling in Fishkill, NY.

Depression is a mood disorder where it is important to seek out a professional. Chris has treated many people with depression and other mood disorders. Millions of Americans are effected by Anxiety and Depression with various symptoms of low mood, irritability, loss of pleasure. As a veteran psychotherapist who has treated many clients with depression, proper assessment is essential that can include coordinating care with a physician. While not all individuals need medication, having a therapist who can identify symptoms and offer empathy and understanding to individuals who suffer from a mental health disorder is beneficial. Chris uses a cognitive behavior therapy approach to help clients.

Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses and can look different for individuals. Finding meaning and motivation in life can be a large part of depression counseling. Basic needs are also addressed to ensure the client is taking care of themselves in a healthy way. I have experience with working with adults, teenagers, and children diagnosed with depression.

I have compassion for couples who come in when one or both are struggling with an overall lack of satisfaction and motivation. I help couples identify those “triggers” that affect their relationship and cause low mood, and to develop coping skills to self-regulate. My couples' clients report that they are able to sense and identify relationship mood fluctuations as a result of our therapy sessions. I also refer them to individual therapy providers so they can get support outside of our couples' sessions. I treat the couple, not individuals.If you are currently feeling suicidal, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

It can be hard to describe a feeling as heavy as depression. I like to encourage and problem solve as symptoms or issues related to depression arise. Some days are hard and others have glimpses of light in them. Let us use a magnifying glass on the light so you can nurture it and help it grow and spread. And if you don’t have the words or have run out of words, there is art. The act of creating and using a different part of your brain can be relieving. Art also provides a form of exploration, processing, and expression that doesn’t require words. You can give your depression a form outside of yourself so you can interact with it and recognize it as its own thing.

Depression is common, and anyone with depression can make significant improvement. Treatment can be referred to anyone on our team at Hudson Valley family counseling. We will offer the best possible advise so you will be able to treat your depressive state of mind. You might feel angry, paranoid, trust, anxiety, even have serious relationship issues you are not able to handle. Lets talk

Depression is common in our society currently. 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men will face an episode of major depression before age 65. Our counselors at Serenity Life are well trained and have experience supporting people who are seeking to resolve depression. We offer emotional support, active coping strategies, creative arts therapy, support groups/fellowship, as well as decluttering/oragnizational and home services as creative solutions to depression concerns. We can also connect with primary doctors or psychiatry to provide medication supports.

Understanding depression as anger at past events can help clients to understand and gain incite as to why they no longer care about life in the present moment. Often anxiety accompanies depression as worry about the future makes thoughts overactive. By using acceptance and commitment along with day to day wellness methods, we can work together to transition you back into looking forward to living your life in the moment as best as we all can. It is not an easy task to manage our lives successfully but staying stuck will only bring more regret.

Many people, children and adults, experience depression at some point in their lives. This depression may be caused by a change in life, a loss, a disappointment, or it may feel as though there is no reason at all. Depression may make time with your friends and family hard and take away from parts of your life feeling meaningful. Working together we will create insight into thought patterns and habits that contribute to depression. This will allow us to create care that works for you and allow you to move forward in your life.

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.