Depression Counseling in Tumwater, WA.

Imagine a counseling relationship where you are listened to and accepted without judgement and where the total focus is on you and what you want out of life. You will benefit from working with me to identify underlying reasons and processes of depression, to develop a plan to help move away from depression, to identify and replace depressive thoughts and beliefs, to manage situations that bring up depressive thoughts, and to make lifestyle changes that can make you less likely to suffer from depression. I use practical and compassionate methods and work with your style. I look forward to working with you!

Depression is often a way for the body to provide safety from overwhelming emotions - feelings like sadness, loneliness and fear. My approach is to work closely with the person feeling depressed, following their lead, to uncover the feelings underlying the depression, and allow those feelings to be experienced. Once this happens, the depression loses its power and healing can begin.

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.

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.

Did you know that depression can co-exist with ADHD? People who struggle with ADHD symptoms often struggle with depression at the same time. If you think you may have ADHD, but you've been putting it off for years, now is the perfect time to start. Contact me for ADHD testing today, and we can start as soon as this week. It's all completed online via telehealth. It's fast, convenient and discreet.