Depression

Living with depression often doesn’t feel like living at all. You feel dead inside while having to keep up appearances on the outside to avoid people feeling sorry for you or looking at you like you don’t belong. It seems impossible to ever feel excited, hopeful, happy or genuinely connected to another person. You wonder why everyone else seems to be getting along OK when inside you feel defeated and like a failure, seemingly for no good reason. Do you sometimes get better, regress, then get better again?

If this is you..

please know there is hope for a brighter future. I help people experiencing depression find ways to reclaim joy, energy and meaning in their life. My approach to working with depression is informed by an understanding of how childhood environments, societal oppression and traumatic events impact the mind and body. Depression is a learned, healthy reaction to the past that has stuck around longer than is useful.

We may have internalized messages that we are unwanted, incapable, or unsafe just as we are. We may have survived traumatic experiences but still be living with a nervous system in disarray, despite our best efforts to “move on.” Ongoing societal messages, such as racism and sexism, may have worked their way deep into our conception of ourselves and robbed us of the unconditional love we are all entitled to.

Are you ready to break free of depression?

Frequently Asked Questions

  • EMDR is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences and/or trauma. It is an evidence-based method of psychotherapy that helps heal trauma.

    EMDR identifies and addresses experiences that have overwhelmed the brain’s natural resilience, which due to trauma has created harmful coping strategies. 

    EMDR therapy can create a space where clients are able to reprocess traumatic information until it no longer impacts their everyday life. Through treatment clients are able to process memories in ways that leads to more peaceful resolution and feel less triggering.

  • Individual counseling - My standard session fee is $190 per 50-minute individual therapy session.

  • I don’t take any insurance but your insurance company may reimburse you if you submit a request.

  • No. While I’d like to offer in-person sessions, it’s currently not an option for me. However, we can still do great work meeting online.

  • In a nutshell, somatic therapy is a talk therapy approach that incorporates body-based awareness and body-based skills into therapy. This gives you more powerful tools for understanding yourself, regaining control and healing.

  • It's true that things will feel different if we're just seeing each other through a screen and I understand if this is a dealbreaker for you. However, the main way we'll help you heal is through working mindfully with emotions and sensations in your body, which can be done effectively anywhere.

    I've gone thru this kind of therapy myself - my online sessions were really helpful! Plus, I was glad to save all that driving time and to have my own space for processing afterwards

What’s possible for you?

I’d love a chance to hear your story and discuss how we can help you be free to live your fullest. Please reach out for a free, no-pressure video consultation.