When you don’t feel like yourself

Depression isn’t always experienced as sadness. Sometimes it looks like exhaustion, disconnection, irritability, low motivation, withdrawing from others, losing interest in things you once enjoyed, or simply feeling like you’re going through the motions.

You may understand logically that something needs to change while still finding it incredibly difficult to take the first step.

Therapy offers a space to explore what may be contributing to these feelings without judgment.

What we may work on

Our work may include:

• Understanding patterns that contribute to low mood

• Exploring difficult or self-critical thoughts

• Identifying cycles of withdrawal, avoidance, and reduced motivation

• Gradually reconnecting with meaningful activities

• Exploring underlying emotions

• Understanding relationship patterns that may be affecting your well-being

• Developing self-compassion

• Strengthening coping and emotional-regulation skills

• Using mindfulness to become more aware of thoughts and emotions without immediately reacting to them

• Identifying personal values, needs, and goals

Depending on your needs, I may draw from CBT-informed, EFT-informed, and mindfulness-informed strategies while tailoring our work to you.