Depression Counseling in Bryn Mawr Skyway, WA.

Depression can be an endless weight that interferes with a sense of purpose, meaning, and connection in your life. Together, you and your therapist will explore what is contributing to your depression (cognitively, behaviorally, biologically, and situationally), brainstorm manageable solutions, build skills to implement those solutions, and create plans that support lasting change.

We examine your depression symptoms through evaluation and assessment. Its a comprehensive approach that involves many questions and hopefully honest answers. We then develop a plan that entails supportive networks, encouragement for medication, and other wraparound resources to aid you in increasing a healthy emotional state of living. The process does take time, but is beneficial if you are looking to make positive changes.

Take charge of your depression. I can help you learn tools to lessen depression and start feeling better. Our thoughts, our current lifestyle, friends or lack of, all contribute to how we feel. Past failures tend to repeat themselves until they are understood. When getting motivated, completing tasks, or social relationships are a struggle the stress of this can lead to depression. Don't put up with feeling other people have more enjoyment in life than you do. Research is showing us that there are ways we can feel better without using medication.

Are you experiencing depression or a sense of hopelessness? Do you seek relief from life's blues? I can help as a licensed psychotherapist who works primarily with clients going through loss, divorce, and addictions, depression is one of the areas that often must be worked through in therapy. Depression affects the core of our being as it robs us of our sense of self and positivity. As a therapist, I engage with my clients in a manner where they can feel there is a better day awaiting. Your issue doesn't have to define you. There is hope beyond today's most difficult challenges. When appropriate, I also dialogue with clients on issues of purpose, spirituality, and meaning of life.