Depression Therapy
Do You Often Feel Like You’re Hiding Behind A Mask Of Smiles?
Are you struggling with a deep sense of sadness that’s getting harder and harder to ignore?
Have you been feeling tired, lethargic, and uninterested in the things you normally love?
Some days, is simply getting out of bed and going to work a massive struggle?
Maybe you’ve been isolating more than usual and you have no motivation to engage with friends and family. Although you know it would be good for you to get out and try new things, your low mood makes even the smallest of tasks feel like climbing a mountain. You might feel sad, exhausted, irritable, and unable to snap out of your low mood. Perhaps you put on a brave face and pretend everything is fine around others, but deep down, you probably feel like you’re crying inside. For the first time, you may be considering therapy for depression.
Depression Often Goes Hand In Hand With A Lack Of Connection And Community
When you’re struggling with depression, it’s normal to feel like you’re all alone in your sadness and no one can relate to what you’re going through. Your feelings could be hard to express—let alone understand. This could make you resistant to seeking help. You might tell yourself: Nothing could ever make me feel better, so what’s the point of reaching out?
Yet the more you keep to yourself, the worse you feel, creating a vicious cycle of depression and loneliness. In this way, depression can become your worst enemy, taking away the motivation and energy that you need to overcome it.
The good news is that you don’t have to stay stuck in this dark place. At Project Heal, our counsellors specialize in helping people reduce their depression symptoms, renew their sense of purpose, and rebuild community and connection in their lives. We’re confident that we can help you accomplish the same thing.
If You’re Struggling With Depression, You’re Not Alone
Depression is so much more common than most people realize. There’s a good chance that your neighbor, coworker, or family member is depressed without you even knowing it. After all, many people are afraid of being judged or misunderstood if they come forward about their struggles. This fear leads many people to push down their feelings and deal with depression in silence.
But in order to heal from depression, connection is essential. We need each other—we are social creatures and we heal in the context of relationships. As a species, our roots are tribal and collective and we are meant to exist in loving, supportive, and tight-knit communities. Other people can help us see our situation from a different perspective and inspire us to challenge the way we think about ourselves and our world.
Sadly, Our World Today Is More Disconnected Than It’s Ever Been
If our ancestors could look down on us and see us scrolling on our phones, glued to our screens, and disconnected from Mother Nature, they’d probably be crying. Although we have become so advanced as a society and our powers of technology have reached dizzying heights, we are sadder and lonelier than ever before. We spend a huge portion of our lives scrolling through social media, searching for the next dopamine hit, and oblivious to the beauty of the natural world around us. Most of us look for belonging online instead of in the real world.
Now more than ever, our planet needs healing. We need to strengthen our communities and deepen our connection to the earth so that we can all combat depression together. While one of us cannot change the world on our own, we can each do our part by seeking therapy to improve our mental health.
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Depression Therapy Can Help You Go From Surviving To Thriving
When you’re living with depression, it’s normal to try and push your emotions away instead of working through them. But as counterintuitive as it may sound, healing means learning to sit in your discomfort and letting your emotions wash over you. In therapy, you have the chance to do this with a compassionate professional who will be there to support you and help you stay grounded. You’ll learn to explore your feelings on a deeper level, challenging past perspectives and releasing unhealthy beliefs.
Depression may be incredibly hard to live with, but it’s also highly treatable. Our therapists have lots of experience helping clients manage their depression and we utilize a wide range of skills, strategies, and treatment approaches to do so. Most importantly, we want to provide you with a warm, nurturing therapeutic relationship, ensuring that you have a strong foundation of connection for tackling depression.
What To Expect In Depression Counselling Sessions
Therapy often begins by exploring the core issues that are fueling your depression. Sometimes this means delving into past traumas and difficult childhood experiences so that you can heal the pain of the past. Other times it means paying close attention to your body sensations and your moment-to-moment emotional experience. The goal is to get to know your depression, understanding what it’s telling you and watching for the signs of a depressive episode.
Once you know your depression on a deeper level, it becomes much easier to soothe it and manage it in day-to-day life. Instead of resorting to escapism through drugs, drinking, porn, excessive media use, and other unhealthy habits, you can learn coping skills that help you to prevent downward spirals and increase your window of tolerance.
Some of the main strategies and approaches that our practice uses to treat depression are listed below:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Interpersonal Therapy for Depression (IPT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Neurofeedback
- Mindfulness
No matter which approach or combination of approaches you choose, depression is very treatable and we are confident that we can find something that works. You don’t have to keep struggling. With our help and support, you can shift your perspective, improve your mood, and go from surviving to thriving.
You May Have Some Questions About Depression Treatment…
We understand that therapy can be expensive and not everyone has the means to afford regular sessions. Thankfully, we take most forms of insurance and you are welcome to schedule sessions at your own convenience—weekly, biweekly, monthly, etc. What’s more, it’s worth considering the importance of investing in your mental health. Getting support can save you time and money down the road, since it can help you reduce the energy and finances you spend trying to get control of your depression.
The answer varies from client to client and it depends on what you’re coming to therapy for. If your main goal is to gain some new coping skills for regulating your symptoms and stabilizing your mood, counselling may be short-term. But if you’re looking for something deeper and you want to experience long-lasting healing, it may be better to pursue counselling long-term. Regardless of how long the healing process takes, it’s important to be kind to yourself and move at a pace that’s right for you.
Depression has a way of convincing you that the future is hopeless and that nothing could ever change. Therapy can help you free yourself from this mindset by opening yourself to new perspectives and new ways of being. Even if one therapeutic approach doesn’t work for you, there are so many to choose from and we believe we can find one that suits your needs and goals.
Experience Healing Through The Power Of Connection
The right therapeutic relationship can make all the difference, helping you see your struggles more clearly and lifting the fog of depression off of your life. If you want to learn more about our approach to depression therapy, call 778-323-8997 or visit our contact page to schedule a free, 15-minute phone consultation.
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