I have worked with many people who struggle with depression and sadness. There are biological and psychological implications that influence depression symptoms. The goal of therapy is to help individuals understand where they feel a lack of hope in their lives and how best to cope with the depression symptoms. Through the use of specific counselling, related intervention goals are developed, and an improvement plan is made. I use specific cognitive behavioural strategies to help individuals who struggle with depression. This means that I help individuals challenge their negative thinking, become aware of behaviours that may influence their depression, and become aware of how situations may negatively affect their mood.
Each session is a lesson to be learned, and feelings are processed. My psychologist training will help identify comorbid conditions that may impact recovery. There are a number of psychological conditions that may bring on depression symptoms. This means that the other psychological conditions may need to be treated first before addressing the depression symptoms.
The goal for counselling is to:
- Reduce depression symptoms
- Improve self-esteem
- Finding areas where hope is diminished
- Address those areas through the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
