Depression Counselling in St Marys, ON.

Sometimes we just don’t feel quite right. We can feel stress and change mounting out of our control. Maybe this is a feeling you have had before, or maybe it is a new feeling. Either way, we can help you to navigate this by working on understanding why it is happening, learning skills to cope, and resolving its root causes. Contact us and we can help you on a path to feeling more connect to life and to yourself again.

Life is challenging and it is easy to begin to feel overwhelmed by situations, relationships, life events and world events that just seem (or sometimes truly are) out of our control. Finding hope again is possible! ​ As a Psychotherapist, my goal is to walk with you for a period of time. I will help you navigate through some of those difficult situations, life changes and events. Together we can find new strategies that will help you to face the challenges and begin to move forward to live life with meaning, purpose and hope.

Many women and couples suffer feelings of sadness and depression; your feelings are normal. My counselling practice offers you a safe, warm, non-judgmental space where your feelings will be heard, and where you can begin to heal and recover. I know this has been a long journey so far, you are taking an important step towards healing. I will walk beside you to increase your skills, your hope and your coping. Please visit my website for more information at www.MSWtherapist.com.

Life events can cause fluctuations in our happiness levels, but sometimes we can get to feeling overwhelmed by life events or just life itself. Therapy can provide the support you need to sort out the origin of the depression and to make steps to finding a sense of balance and wholeness again. As a therapist, I am able to support you in this journey in order to enjoy life again.

Depression can be isolating and lonely, but it doesn't have to be. I work with clients to understand their depression from a biopsychosocial perspective, understand potential depressive triggers and stressors, and develop coping tools that are unique to your life and situation. Together, we can manage your depression and improve your life satisfaction!

Depression is common and pervasive in our society. I will help you explore the reasons for your depression and what keeps it going as well as provide support practical, powerful and effective tools to help you manage and move through this challenging issue. Some depressions may be based in trauma and I use a trauma-informed approach to therapy in general. You don't have to continue to suffer with depression and you don't necessarily need to rely on medication either. Effective help is here!

I work with depression often, using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and EEG Neurofeedback (brain training) to address thought distortions and focus on awareness of your triggers and self-care. Neurofeedback is biofeedback that gently and powerfully shifts brain functioning to improve mood and focus. I understand there are many different types of depression and I will work with your unique needs.

Depression leads to disconnection: disconnection from the closest people who love you, from your environment, from your own feelings and emotions and ultimately from being engaged in life. Feelings of hopelessness and helplessness are the earmarks for depression. I have a very high rate of success working with people with depression. My approach is eclectic.

Learning to talk about your symptoms of depression can open doors to a deeper and more compassionate relationship with yourself. Managing and understanding what lies beneath your symptoms of depression can help you open the doors to feelings that you didn't realize you were holding onto... feelings that need a voice, and that are screaming for your attention but can't be heard under the weight of your depression. I can help you safely explore your emotions, implement the changes you can, and learn to have a stronger relationship with yourself.

Warmer weather is here; days are getting lighter and sunnier, yet you feel heavy and dark inside. Are you feeling weak, not motivated and with a sense of worthlessness? Do you ever think of yourself as "not being good enough"? You may be suffering from depressive-like symptoms. Adela may help you explore ways of managing your symptoms, while getting at the root of your problem. Adela's therapeutic skills, combined with appropriate exercises, both mental and physical, may be useful in facilitating your springing into life.

At Talking Works, we strive to help you understand your emotional experiences and make meaning of your circumstance. Through behavioral activation, problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping, and increased social support, we work together to help client feels more in control. Our therapeutic approach is grounded in compassion as we believe that kindness and self-love is an integral part of the healing process.

Experience the difference with our personalized approach to depression therapy. Depression isn't just about feeling sad; it's about reclaiming your life from its grip. Our integrative therapy combines proven techniques like CBT, DBT, and mindfulness to tackle depression head-on. Discover hope, purpose, and resilience as we navigate your journey together. Take the first step towards a brighter tomorrow with us.

Depression is very common and leads to people being off work and loosing family and friends. It can often be a struggle for people to reach out for help and make that first call or come in to my office. Depression is a huge weight on your shoulders that interferes with all aspects of your life. It often feels like 2 steps forward ten steps back. We explore together what led up to your depression and your symptoms. I coach you to practice simple self care that helps you free yourself from depression. I am well connected in the mental health community and can offer referrals as required.

In addressing depression, I emphasize the importance of vocalizing the pain and struggles that come with it. By openly discussing these feelings, we can begin to identify and align actions and behaviours with the client's values and needs. This alignment is crucial for crafting a life that is not only sustainable but also nourishing. Through this therapeutic approach, clients are encouraged to make meaningful changes that enhance their well-being and lead to a more fulfilling life.

Depression can be something that suddenly surprises us or it may have been a lifelong companion. Either way, counselling helps the symptoms of depression to become more manageable. Together we can work on strategies that will gradually assist you to gently re-shape your life. Patience is a key ingredient to getting better. Making changes is definitely possible.

Depression is a sadness that accompanies us wherever we go stealing our experience of happiness and joy. Others often do not understand that depression has changed our vision of a colorful, vibrant world to one of varying shades of gray. Depression can make tasks that were once completed without much thought like taking a shower, brushing one's teeth, or even getting out of bed, feel like an overwhelming challenge. Activities and people that we once enjoyed, no longer bring pleasure. "Why can't I just snap out of it?!" I use an integrative approach to therapy providing an empathetic, supportive dynamic to empower you to change your emotional experience of life.

Depression can be characterized by an overwhelming feeling of sadness accompanied by other symptoms such as loss of interest in daily activities, lack of energy, and feelings of helplessness, among others. I use various therapeutic modalities to assist my clients to address their symptoms of depression to help them regain control of their lives by guiding them to make lifestyle changes and have a new more positive perspective on their issues.

Depression can leave you feeling low in energy, motivation, positivity and increase sense of isolation. Many people live and function daily while experiencing depression, but it takes a lot of energy to battle the negative thoughts and feelings. Therapy can help you learn to identify the supports in your life, your strengths and understand that there is hope of feeling more in control of your life and have more joy and satisfaction.

When experiencing depression, it is important to connect with a therapist who is capable of navigating the complex layers of what may be troubling us. I view depression holistically, acknowledging that it is often a convergence of psychological, emotional, and physical symptoms that can often look unique to each person who experiences it. As a psychotherapist, I am specialized in helping clients to understand the root factors that are likely contributing to periods of low mood, an absence of motivation, or hopelessness. Through processes of self-inquiry I help clients to develop strategies and reconnect with a greater sense of meaning that can feel lost during periods of depression.

Hello and welcome. Are you experiencing low mood, low energy, and/or low motivation? Are many of your thoughts self-critical in nature? I will listen to your experiences, thoughts, and emotions. I will guide you through exercises and techniques (often somatic or compassion-based) that build confidence, improve mood, and shift self-criticism to self-compassion.

There are many reasons why people feel depressed. Through counselling, I can help you to identify and address the causes (if not medical) of your depression. Once you understand the reasons for your symptoms and successfully address the causes, you will find freedom and hope. You will not only feel better emotionally, but you will find that your energy and zest for life will increase and enable you to function better, achieve tasks, and accomplish goals that you have given up on. By practicing concepts learned through counselling, you can have your life back.

Depression takes many forms. One can be: blue, listless, hopeless, sad, dispirited, nervous, fatigued; be defeating oneself, in a funk, etc. It can include: feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, loss of interest in daily activities; appetite, weight or sleep changes; anger, irritability, loss of energy, self-loathing, recklessness and so on. But it’s also unique to each of us. Help for any of this is best with you being in charge. My job as your therapist is to listen and follow as fully as I can what way you want to change. My approach will be focused on how best to address the specific symptoms and situation you face in particular. Ultimately, balanced self-assertion is the real key.

This title can fit many conditions that interfere with our normal energy system , including numerous medical/physical ones, hence thorough assessment is required. Much overused, often unhelpful or anti-helpful, in my experience every “depression” is unique to the individual and made of a complex of factors and aspects that need careful sorting out. A pervasively under-felt stress reaction, it has many mental components, conscious and not, and often immediate environmental/behavioral ones. Usually just the process of therapeutic exploration brings some relief over ‘baseline’: empowerment in specific areas of living is the main direction. "Oppression" seems a more fruitful concept to apply.

Thoughts, feelings, actions, and core beliefs about oneself, relationships, and the world often have an impact on overall mood and well-being. Depression can be a debilitating struggle and often, with the help of a compassionate and unbiased therapist, you can start to uncover, understand, and challenge longstanding patterns of thinking, acting and behaving that impact on your mood. With this increased awareness, many strategies and tools can be learned to alter these patterns and ultimately find some relief from depression and personal growth.

Depression can be debilitating for an individual to live with as it takes over their life and is not something they asked to have and are confused with why they can't get out of the rut. As a therapist, I know it is important to start where the client is at as well as recognize when implementing strategies of change is important. My approach is to offer Cognitive Behaviour Therapy where you will learn coping skills and in a safe environment be exposed to situations that will increase your self awareness to the point you are able to manage the emotions.