Therapy & Healing for Depression
Many people think depression is a problem to be solved. It is a natural response whose root needs to be discovered and healed.
Depression is a manifestation of the body’s “freeze” response. It is there to protect you, and together, we will find out why it’s there. It does NOT mean:
You just aren’t grateful enough
You don’t look on the bright side enough
You have some kind of moral failure
You don’t pray enough, read enough Scripture, or have enough faith
Or even necessarily that you’re what we would ordinarily think of as “sad”
While you may need medication or other lifestyle changes to help manage the side effects of depression (so that, for example, you can continue to perform well at work or be there for your family), therapy can help get to the roots so that your mind and body feel safe enough to come out of the chronic freeze state.
Depression Rarely Walks Alone
Depression is one of the most common concerns people come to therapy with, even if they would have never thought of themselves as depressed. It often accompanies the following concerns as well:
Addiction
Trauma (including PTSD) or Abuse
Personality Disorders
OCD
Let’s discover what your depression is telling you, so you can get relief and walk in healing and wholeness.
Comics for Depression
Laughter is wonderful for those of us who are struggling with depression! I really enjoy the way Nick Seluk talks about depression in a funny yet heartfelt way in his comic strip The Awkward Yeti:
