Depression
Information about therapy for depression.
Help With Depression
Depression can feel like being lost in the dark, finding the light and the way out can be difficult, but it is not hopeless.
You can’t get moving. Some days just getting out of bed is a victory and too many times you cannot even manage that. You cannot find the motivation to do your work, chores, or even to engage with your favorite hobbies. Your friends are worried about you, yet you fear they really just don’t care.
Reaching out is difficult and scary. You worry you might not be able to get help, or that your therapist just won’t get you. Even finding the energy to send an e-mail can feel overwhelming.
I am here to help you, to be the light in the storm, to help equip you with the psychological tools you need to live your best life. I am in the empowerment business. With our work together I am going to help you learn about how your brain works so that you can work with your brain, rather than against it. You will learn methods of working through feelings of depression, how to take steps forward and to reclaim your life.
Click here to schedule your free 15-minute consultation, or call 704-702-2400. During this meeting, we will review what the process of therapy will look like for you, what you can expect from me, and answer any questions you might have. For more information on therapy with me click here.
“My ultimate goal in therapy is to have my clients reach the point where they feel therapy is no longer needed.”
What to expect at your first session
Our first meeting will be an intake interview. Our intake will start with a review of the informed consent and limits of confidentiality. During the intake interview I will ask a wide range of questions so that I can understand you, your history and your reasons for seeking therapy. This session will usually last between 45-60 minuets.
What to expect at Follw-Up Sessions
Your follow up sessions will all be around 45-55 minuets. We typically will start with a check in to see if there is anything urgent we need to discuss. We will then typically move into discussing your therapy homework, how it went and what you observed. We will then start talking through the challenges you are facing. My approach will be a combination of listening, education about the human mind and human behavior, and discussing alternative behaviors to help you reach your therapy goals.
How Often We meet
I like to meet once a week with my clients for about four to eight weeks (depending on the nature of the challenge weekly sessions might go on for longer). Then, once it seems you are doing well, we will start meeting every two weeks, and if the gains are maintained, we then move into monthly check-ins. If you continue doing well we either move into maintenance therapy, where we meet every one to three months, or we terminate therapy. I hope to have most of my clients reaching termination of active therapy in 12 sessions.
Providing individual therapy to those with Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Adjustment, and Women on the Autism Spectrum to those living in:
North Carolina; License number 5060
South Carolina; License number PSY.1766 PSY
Washington; License number PY60181879
Practicing under the PsyPact, mobility number 9418, in the Following States:
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