You’re in the bottom of a dark pit with no handholds. You look up and can see a pinpoint of light, but it’s so far away. There are no sounds, just a darkness that pushes at you. You feel like you want to cry but you’re also numb to the experience. You are tired, so tired . . .
Then you see a flicker of light and feel a fresh, cooling breeze. Someone has climbed down into the pit and is going to help you find your way out.
That’s what we can offer.
Depression can show up as a lingering sadness or complete numbness (like a “Meh”). It leads to isolation, overwhelming exhaustion, and a general problem with functioning in life, let alone living it.
Together, we will use some tried and true strategies to first get you re-engaged with life. Then, we’ll dig deeper, using talk therapy, hypnosis, or EMDR to look at some underlying roots of the problem, like thought patterns, persistent body sensations, or repeated ways of responding. From this, the depression can become more manageable, even to the point where you might not feel bothered by it anymore.
Depending on how depression affects you, you may:
And yes, it’s true. Therapy can actually work with depression.
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