Depression

Find your way out of the dark + into the light of wellness

We all encounter some level of sadness at one point in our lives. Many people feel sad, lonely, or depressed every now and then. These emotions are common and can be normal reactions to difficult times in our lives. When these feelings last for weeks, months, or years, are present all the time or seasonally, depression can make you feel lost, numb, or even hopeless, and impact your day-to-day life. Get support from one of our therapist to help you feel like yourself again.

Depression can come from any number of sources. It can affect how you act, what you think, and how you feel, all of which can have significant effects on your total wellness. Being diagnosed with depression or seeking help for depression doesn’t show weakness or that you’re flawed. Factors that can cause depression include chemical changes in the brain, traumatic life events, unresolved grief, or chronic physical conditions just to name a few. When depression happens, it can negatively affect your everyday life, your relationships, activities, work and school life.

Wherever your feelings originate, when you’re ready to make a change in your life, our skilled therapists are here to support you in your journey out of depression to help you rediscover feelings of peace, contentment, and joy.

What can help my depression?

Most likely you’ve already tried numerous strategies in an attempt to reverse your feelings of depression. When depression has impacted your daily life for more time than you’d like, and you just can’t ‘shake it off’ we are here to help. We here to help you find perspective on what you’re going through, support you in your healing. Aligned with the 4 pillars of wellness, we will provide you with skills to lower stress and help you identify what’s causing you to feel the way you do.

Treating depression oftentimes comes from a collaboration of medication and individual therapy. We can coordinate with you and your doctor to provide the ongoing support essential to restore you. Some of the common modalities used in treating anxiety include Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptation and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Polyvagal Therapy, Group Therapy. Not all these modalities are utilized at Total Wellness 365.