Depression Counselling in Delisle, SK.

Depression is a mental health disorder that has significant impacts on a person’s ability to regulate their emotions and may often lead to slowed speech and communication problems among other somatic and cognitive changes that significantly affect the individual’s capacity to function. In working with clients experiencing depression, I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and other Strengths-based approaches to identify the cause(s), its effects on the individual and close family, friends, work, and other areas of the individual's life as we work towards overcoming depression and turning the client's life around.

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.

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

Many of us make our problems out to be much bigger than they are; fortunately, a counseling technique called externalizing the problem can help. Externalizing the problem helps us gain a better perspective: rather than personalizing it, clients in therapy are able to separate themselves from the problem at hand. Therapists employ this technique by personifying their client’s problem: for instance, they will refer to the problem as “it” and “the”. A lot of our problems are rooted in negative thought patterns, of which we can also identify and reframe; common examples include mind reading and labeling. It’s important that we all understand and acknowledge our negative thoughts and put in the work to replace them with more positive thoughts—a counselor or therapist can help.