Depression Counselling in St Charles, ON.

Are you feeling an overwhelming sense of hopelessness? Unable to break free from a state of constant sadness? Trying to find a way to just make it to the end of your day only to dread the thought of having to do the same thing tomorrow? At Belland Psychotherapy, you will find qualified psychotherapists who are able to assist you in better understanding how some aspects of your past may be preventing you from taking steps forward. They will patiently help you develop strategies to address the emotional, mental, and physical impairment that comes from depression.

Depression can affect many aspects of your life, making even everyday tasks feel overwhelming. I offer a compassionate and evidence-based approach to help you navigate these challenges. Using a combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and psychodynamic techniques, we work to identify and address negative thought patterns, build coping skills, and explore underlying issues. My goal is to support you in finding relief and developing strategies for long-term well-being. Contact me to schedule a free 15-minute consultation to start working towards a brighter and more hopeful future.

Depression is an insidious companion, and can creep its way in without us realizing for some time. Shifting a depressed mindset can be extremely difficult but neuroimaging studies have shown that by practicing mindfulness we can begin to alter those well-trodden neural pathways and shift our neurochemistry by promoting the production of neurotransmitters linked to feelings of happiness. Psychotherapy can help you identify mindfulness activities and other tools that can help to promote the production of these neurotransmitters and deliver results rooted in neuroscience. I can offer an alternative perspective and act as the catalyst you need to begin making the shift out of depression.

Getting to the root of one's depression, why it occurs, and how it presents itself is imperative in understanding how one can remedy it. By working with clients to explore and comprehensively understand their depression, we will be able to better manage, mitigate, or eliminate the cognitions, behaviours, and feelings tied to our depression. How we became depressed is only the first step in ones work on depression; figuring out how to create change, support, and maintain change is the bulk of it.

Depression affects millions—yet it can feel profoundly isolating, like a prison of heavy fog, helplessness, guilt, or numbness. You’re not alone: I’ve walked alongside countless clients and seen how therapy can puncture that solitude and lift shame. My goal is to bring empathy, in part shaped by my own life’s challenges, and a warm, non-judgmental presence. Using CBT to reframe unhelpful thoughts, ACT to make room for difficult emotions, and mindfulness to anchor you in the present, we’ll build practical skills and compassionate self-talk to dismantle hopelessness. The goal? To break through the barriers of shame and disconnection—helping you reclaim energy, purpose, and a sense of belonging

Depression is a result of non-processed grief, which itself comes from a sense of loss. It is the mechanism through which the mind tries to “take it easy” and focus on the loss. However, in today’s society, we do our best to avoid it or even deny it. Sometimes, we take the easy way of medication so that we do not face this darkness inside. A successfully therapy accompanies the client through this journey of introspection and creates supportive environment in which the client faces the loss. Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to see if we are a good fit.

Bettina Kealy, B.A., M.A., R.P. provides Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and other appropriate counselling modalities to address symptoms of depression. Depression is a serious mental health difficult that if left untreated, can result in serious life disruption and loss. Psychotherapy assists the client in facilitating necessary changes to their thought process and behaviour to reduce and eliminate their symptoms.

Experiencing depressive symptoms, low mood, low affect, low-ness is hard. Using psychodynamics and person-centered, strengths based therapies, I strive to aid clients in understanding the patterns of these symptoms so we can, collaboratively work together to process these feelings and devise ways that work for you to regulate and improve mood over time.