Therapy for Depression
online in colorado & Indiana
Sometimes the hardest thing about living with depression is the weight of feeling like nothing will ever change.
Depression doesn't always look like sadness. Sometimes it looks like numbness and going through the motions without feeling much of anything. Sometimes it's the exhaustion that makes even the smallest tasks feel impossible, like getting out of bed, taking a shower, or responding to a text. Things that used to feel effortless now require more energy than you have.
And underneath all of it, you hear a convincing voice telling you that it won't matter if you try, nothing is going to change, and the effort it would take to feel better isn't worth it because it probably won't work anyway.
Depression can sound like…
"I know what I need to do. I just can't make myself do it."
"I used to care about things. I'm not sure when that changed."
"I keep waiting to feel like myself again."
"What's the point of trying if nothing is going to change?"
"I don't have the energy to want more right now."
"Everyone else seems to be moving forward. I can't figure out why I'm not."
"Maybe this is just who I am now."
And yet, part of you hopes, and maybe even knows, that voice is wrong.
Maybe you're struggling with…
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Sometimes depression has a clear starting point: a loss, a breakup, a job change, a move, or a moment that changed how you saw yourself or your life. Even when you can identify what triggered it, that doesn't make it easier to move through.
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This kind of depression doesn't always have a name or a starting point. It's just always been part of the background. You may not quite remember a time when you didn't experience a persistent flatness, a lack of motivation, or a feeling that everyone else seems to find life easier than you do. You function just enough, but something is missing, and you just want to enjoy life.
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It's frustrating to feel better for a while, only to feel depression creeping back in. You start to wonder if this is just how life is going to be, a cycle of feeling okay and then not. You're not looking for another temporary fix. You want to understand what keeps bringing it back so you can finally break the cycle.
My approach
Depression rarely exists in isolation. Underneath it there's often a tangle of other emotions, such as anger that hasn't had anywhere to go, grief that hasn't been fully felt, anxiety that's been running in the background, or old beliefs about yourself and your ability to change that have been there so long you've stopped questioning them.
Part of you is yearning for relief. You want to feel better, to move forward in life, and to feel like yourself again, but you're just not sure how to get there from here.
This work treats you as a whole person, not a diagnosis. You are not just someone living with depression. You are someone with a full range of emotions, experiences, and a story that deserves to be understood.
You won't be asked to just push through it. Instead, we will work toward:
✓ Making space for the emotions underneath the depression so they have somewhere to go.
✓ Breaking down things that feel overwhelming into steps that feel manageable.
✓ Challenging the beliefs that tell you change isn't possible or isn't worth trying.
✓ Reconnecting with the parts of you that have gone quiet or shut down.
✓ Understanding where the depression came from so you can heal from the pain of the past.
what healing can look like:
✓ Actually wanting to do the things you used to love and enjoying them again.
✓ Getting out of bed because the day feels worth showing up for.
✓ Reconnecting with the people in your life without it feeling like effort.
✓ Feeling hopeful about the future instead of dreading it.
✓ Taking care of yourself because you want to, not just because you have to.
✓ Living your life instead of watching it from a distance.
You weren't meant to just
get through your days.
Let's find your way back to living them.
FAQs
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Depression can negatively impact the way you feel, think, and behave. Some common symptoms of depression include feeling sad or hopeless, experiencing fatigue or loss of energy, having difficulty falling asleep/staying asleep, or sleeping too much, feeling worthless, and losing interest in activities you once enjoyed. Other symptoms may include changes in appetite (eating too much or not enough) or weight gain/loss, trouble concentrating, and thoughts of self-harm or suicide.
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There isn’t a singular cause for depression. Some common contributors to its development are: life events/stressors (e.g., trauma, grief), medical conditions (chronic pain, thyroid disorders), or genetic predisposition (family history).
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Yes! Therapy can help you identify the underlying causes of your depression, change negative thought patterns and behaviors, improve your mood and motivation, and develop healthy coping skills.
