Depression Therapy
Has Depression Left You Feeling Hopeless?
Do you wake up in the morning and despair about how the day will go? Does this feeling persist throughout your day and distract you from all the activities you normally love? Over time, has depression caused a sense of emptiness in your life, and made you feel hopeless about the future?
You may have felt like this for quite some time, or perhaps only recently, but either way you may be wondering if therapy for depression can help you get your life back.
Depression Can Take The Motivation And Joy Out Of Your Life
Struggling with depression makes it difficult to feel excited about your life, your relationships, and your goals. You may experience a loss of pleasure in activities you used to enjoy so you miss out on making new, meaningful moments.
Issues like insomnia or hypersomnia may impact your ability to get adequate rest which can degrade your health. Even with adequate sleep, you may feel depleted of energy and a sense of overall fatigue. You might also experience physical aches and pains and issues with your appetite from either undereating or overeating.
Depression can interfere with the motivation to achieve your hopes and dreams. You probably think that if you could just feel energized and enthusiastic again, you could feel happier and capable of living your life the way you wish to. Ascent Therapy Services can help you learn skills to manage your depression and lead to profound changes in your thoughts, emotions, and everyday habits.
Depression Is Very Common Despite How Alone It Makes You Feel
Those who struggle with depression may feel entirely alone. Because very few people talk about it, many people with the condition feel like they’re the only ones experiencing it. However, it is one of the most common mental health issues today, affecting approximately 280 million people worldwide. Unfortunately, more than 75 percent of people struggling with depression do not receive treatment, despite how effective methods like therapy can be. (1)
Depression can develop for a myriad of reasons. Sometimes life can be difficult and circumstances can persist that feel hard to endure or move past. Everyone experiences grief and loss at some point in their lives. Grief can occur after the death of a loved one, but it can also happen in the wake of moving, retirement, or a breakup. Sometimes life changes that are more positive than negative, such as becoming a new parent, can bring on feelings of grief.
Circumstances from the past, like experiencing a traumatic event or growing up with critical or demanding parents, can also impact people's current lives and cause depression. Additionally, there are often biological factors at play in depression due to brain chemistry or genetics. Further compounding things, there is still a stigma about mental health that keeps many people from seeking the help they need. Sadly, this often makes depression worse.
Regardless of the causes of your depression, getting help is a great step toward finding relief. Finding a counselor that fits your needs can help you make a fresh start and maintain hope for the future as you work through your depression.
Therapy Provides An Opportunity To Find Hope Again
Ascent Therapy Services offers a safe space for you to explore the connection between your depression symptoms and their root causes. We offer telehealth counseling with a steadfast, empathetic presence, and we believe in your inherent strength and abilities to overcome your challenges. You’ll have a chance to practice coping skills and build a more positive sense of identity, enabling you to be kinder and more forgiving toward yourself.
In sessions with you, we will explore the core issue fueling your depression symptoms, which could include a discussion about your childhood, the implicit messages you received from caregivers, as well as maladaptive beliefs or behaviors. The goal of psychotherapy is to help manage your depression symptoms, increase your self-esteem, and build resiliency. We can help you achieve a feeling of hope, satisfaction, and fulfillment in life.
Counseling Approaches That Help Uncover The Causes Of Depression
Psychodynamic Therapy involves looking at the past and exploring how it impacts your life today. We will encourage you to share your thoughts and feelings as they arise in sessions. Over time, problematic patterns may become more apparent, as this practice allows you to see how your past experiences unconsciously affect your current life.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) allows you to restructure thought patterns and beliefs that reinforce depression. Your thoughts influence your emotions and behavior, so by identifying and changing your harmful thoughts, you can experience positive shifts in every area of your life.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) involves learning skills to regulate intense emotions, navigate stressful life events, and manage the dynamics of your relationships. DBT can help you cultivate a greater sense of mindfulness and self-awareness, enabling you to pay attention to your thoughts and feelings without losing perspective from depression. It can also give you interpersonal skills that include active listening and practicing being more assertive.
Sometimes, group therapy helps manage depression, especially if you’ve experienced trauma that has led to your current state of mind. Trauma often makes you feel alone as if no one understands what you’re going through. However, a group therapy setting can help you find the support, encouragement, and sense of community you need to find hope again.
With Help and Support
It is possible to build inner strength to get through life's inevitable difficulties and achieve satisfaction and joy. Counseling is a great opportunity to learn skills for coping with depression and gain the energy and motivation to climb your personal mountain and embrace a brighter future.
You May Still Have Concerns About Depression Therapy…
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When we are feeling at our lowest, it can be hard to imagine feeling better. Depression weighs us down with hopelessness and despair, and sometimes it convinces us that help is not possible. The truth is that you can start to feel better again and make meaningful changes in your life, as nearly three-quarters of people who seek therapy benefit from it. (2)
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Kudos to you for considering taking this step in your healing journey. Being able to admit your mental health has become problematic for you is a huge first step. Being willing to ask for help can be just as important. Your therapist can help you understand what you’re going through, work through your emotions, and gain deeper insights into your depression. We can help you find solutions for moving forward, but it’s important to remember that we are only here to guide you—the hard work and the gains you make will be all yours.
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We will work at your pace. The most important thing is that you feel comfortable and feel like you can trust your therapist. Then, you can share things when and if you are ready. Just know that we are all capable of real positive changes and gains, but that often comes from stepping out of our comfort zones even just a little.
Let Us Help You Find Fulfillment In Life
Ascent Therapy Services offers telehealth depression therapy that is flexible, tailored to your unique needs, and focused on helping you build a sense of hope and resiliency again. Reach out to us for a free, 15-minute consultation by calling us at (800) 906-8083 or send us your information through our online form.
1. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/depression
2. https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/psychotherapy
