Life can be hard enough without constantly feeling like the color has leaked out of the world. Depression causes you to lose interest in things you once loved and stops you from moving forward in life. It impacts relationships, your career, and your day-to-day activities, making you less effective, less happy and not fully fulfilled.

Talking with a therapist helps you identify the source of your depression, figuring out why you’ve lost the desire to cope with life’s stresses or why you are feeling negatively overwhelmed. When your daily life is being impacted by an inability to function the way you once did, a therapist can help you understand why you are experiencing depression and how to create a truly happy and fulfilled life.

Depression impacts every area of your life including your health, your relationships, your work performance and your ability to enjoy life. When you have depression your eating and sleeping can be affected, personal hygiene and wellbeing are impaired, and your zest for life disappears.

Talking with a therapist about your depression helps you identify how depression is impacting your life. Therapists offer a fresh perspective on your patterns, experiences, relationships and daily activities and can help identify how your life could be improved. Together, we identify triggers and sources of depression and identify tools to create a more inspired and fulfilled life.

Talking with a therapist about depression can help with:

• Feelings of isolation
• Feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness
• Changes in appetite or weight
• Angry outbursts and irrational reactions
• Overthinking
• Sleep disturbances
• Job performance
• Relationships

Sometimes it is difficult to realize you are experiencing depression because it can be all-consuming. Talking with a therapist helps you see the ways that depression is impacting your life and illuminates what you’ve been missing. When you work with a therapist, you’ll be able to find ways to cope with depression and create a happier, more effective life.

Life is full of ups and downs and there are occasions that trigger lingering sadness. It’s natural to feel sad when a loved one dies, for instance, or when you are navigating other major life changes. When sadness begins to chronically impact various areas of your life, you could be experiencing depression. When you are overwhelmed with negative thoughts and feelings, it could be helpful to talk with a therapist like me.

Symptoms of depression can include:

• Constantly feeling overwhelmed
• Feeling worthless and hopeless
• Irrational or angry outbursts
• Avoiding social interaction
• Feeling weak or tired
• Feelings of overwhelming guilt
• Thoughts of suicide or self harm
• Loss of interest in hobbies
• Problems with job performance

When you are experiencing depression you often have a blind spot, meaning there are certain things that you are unable to see about your situation. Therapists can often help you see your life from a different perspective, illuminating the blind spot and allowing you to get a realistic view of your life. Together, you and your therapist can identify how depression is affecting you and how to create a positive path forward.

Talking with a therapist can help when you are experiencing thoughts of unworthiness and guilt, suicide and self harm, or if you are feeling anxious and agitated. Depression can impact so many areas of your life and can present in so many different ways that there really isn’t a bad time to seek therapy.

Checking in with a therapist, even when symptoms aren’t at their peak, can help you maintain a stable and fulfilled life. Working through your depression with a therapist provides you a positive path forward and tools to improve your relationships and career. Through sessions, you’ll identify the source and triggers of depression and create tools for coping.

Therapy can help with depression symptoms including:

• Persistent feelings of guilt and unworthiness
• Overwhelming emotions
• Changes in eating habits
• Problems sleeping
• Overall health decline
• Anti-social feelings
• Consistent feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy
• Thoughts of suicide or self harm

Depression can cause you to sink into a world you never expected and a therapist can be a lifeline to experiencing happiness and fulfillment once again. Talking with a therapist can help you identify the way depression is shaping your life and create tools to make a better life for yourself.