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Reclaim joy again ✦

Depression Therapist

Online therapy in Minneapolis, MN
throughout the states of Minnesota & Arizona

Feeling stuck and like you have no future?

Maybe you noticed you are starting to feel less motivated to get things done. You know you need to do the dishes but it feels like it takes way too much energy to do them. Work is becoming more difficult because you can’t concentrate long enough to get any work done. You feel like you never know what’s going to “set off” your emotions.

You may feel like…

  • You can’t do anything right.

  • You are the only one that feels this way.

  • There is no hope for the future.

  • You can’t concentrate or focus.

  • You are sad for no reason.

  • You are overthinking everything.

  • You would rather just sleep than go out and do anything.

  • You have no energy.

  • Sleep too much.

You have tried everything but it’s just not helping the way you thought it would.

About Depression

01 What is Depression?

Depression is more than having just a bad couple of days, it often lasts for weeks at a time. It’s often associated with feelings of hopelessness, shame, guilt, and sadness.

02 What can cause Depression

There are many factors that influence including biological factors like genetics, brain chemistry, or even side effects of other medications. Another main factor is environmental influences including poverty, isolation, inequality and white supremacy. Along with medical factors including chronic pain, hormones, TBI, stroke, or diabetes. Finally, psychological factors including childhood trauma, major life changes, substance use, low self-esteem

Depression can affect everyone differently but many suffer from an increase in their anxiety, chronic pain, loneliness, weight loss/gain, and feeling like nothing is important. Some of the other signs of depression include isolating oneself from family, friends, and society, feelings of emptiness, decrease energy, and sleeping too much or too little. Along with feeling sad, decreased interesting in doing things you once loved doing and difficulty concentrating

03 What does Depression feel like

04 How can therapy help me

Therapy for Depression can help in many different ways including feeling joy again, an increase in your energy, feeling motived and connecting with others. Along with feeling like there is hope for your future, wanting to get out of bed and start your day, better ability to concentrated and remember things. These are just some of the ways therapy can help with Depression.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • If you can't see a therapist for depression for whatever reason, try learning new coping skills

    Here are some examples of coping skills:

    • Create a gratitude journal

    • Watch cute animal videos

    • Create a daily routine

    • Set very small, achievable goals each day

    • Take deep breaths

    • Stretch

    • Find a shape in the area and name everything that shaper

    • Relaxation techniques including guided muscle relaxation

    • Move, even if it’s just from the bed to the couch

    • See a psychiatrist: Medications can be beneficial for many

  • • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the most common types of therapy used to treat depression by working on changing your negative thought cycles into positive thought cycles.

    • Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) works to retrain your brain and gets to the core issue causing your depression.

    • Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) helps to alleviate the overwhelming feelings and emotions from depression.

    • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) adds mindfulness to CBT, you learn to identify the issues and stay in the present moment.

  • • Major Depression Disorder (MDD)

    • Persistent Depressive Disorder

    • Postpartum Depression (PPD)

    • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

    • Atypical Depression

    • Bipolar Depression

    • Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

  • While a cure is objective for each person. You can definitively learn how to manage things at the very least.

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