Depression
Depression is a condition that generally affects more than 1 out of 10 Americans each year. Sadness is a normal and healthy part of life, especially after someone passes away, when you end a meaningful relationship, and when you experience other types of losses.
It’s not healthy when it stops you from functioning and doing your daily activities. Depression is your mind telling you that there is something you need to change. When it lasts longer than a few weeks then you need to take action and take your life back. We can help.
Living with depression without passion or meaning is truly torture and you should not endure this alone. There are many different kinds of depression and over 50 percent of Americans who have depression are left untreated![1] You don’t have to be one of them.
Choosing not to seek help can lead to long-term suffering that you can avoid by seeking help. When it comes to depression, 60-80 percent of cases can be treated with brief effective psychotherapy measures![2]
We believe in a strong plan to get you back on your feet first and foremost. Effective therapy can set you free, but you need to be brave and have the courage to come in and take the first steps.
When depression sets in, even the thought of making a phone call can feel like too much effort. If a phone call feels like too much effort, you can use our online appointment setting process to make an appointment.
Successful Treatments
Psychotherapy Treatments including CBT have been proven highly effective countless times and help people regain strength so they can take back their lives.[3] Other, common treatments include Psychodynamic Therapy, DBT, and other mindfulness interventions including mindful meditation.
At our clinic, we use a special kind of Neuro Therapy that treats depression with a combination of approaches including holistic and evidence-based interventions to tackle the root of the problem instead of putting a Band-Aid on it.
References:
[1] González, H. M., Vega, W. A., Williams, D. R., Tarraf, W., West, B. T., & Neighbors, H. W. (2010). Depression care in the United States: too little for too few. Archives of general psychiatry, 67(1), 37-46.
[2] Nieuwsma, J. A., Trivedi, R. B., McDuffie, J., Kronish, I., Benjamin, D., & Williams Jr, J. W. (2012). Brief psychotherapy for depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 43(2), 129-151.
[3] Frick, A., Thinnes, I., & Stangier, U. (2020). Metta-based group meditation and individual cognitive behavioral therapy (MeCBT) for chronic depression: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 21(1), 1-14.