Depression Therapy Carlsbad
Are you looking for depression therapy in Carlsbad?
Thousands of people in the United States alone suffer from depression- you are not alone.
If you are suffering from clinical depression, there are signs and symptoms to watch out for. Seek out therapy for depression and treatment of depression if you can identify with more than five of the following criteria. You also have the option to click on the link below to complete the online depression test for immediate feedback.
A key sign of depression consists of either depressed mood or loss of interest in activities.
These signs should be present most of the day either daily or nearly daily for at least two weeks and must cause clinically significant impairments in order to be officially diagnosed.
Additionally symptoms include:
- fatigue,
- feelings of worthlessness or guilt,
- lack of concentration,
- insomnia or hypersomnia (sleeping too much),
- significant weight loss or gain,
- restlessness, and
- recurrent thoughts of death or suicide.
Depression Should Not Go Untreated
By not receiving depression help, serious problems may arise such as risky behaviors with substance use, unhealthy relationships, loss of jobs, and poor physical health.
Major depression can also negatively impact your eating and sleeping habits as well as the way you view yourself and other people.
Without treatment with psychotherapy or antidepressants or both, your depression can be stuck with you for weeks, months, or even years. It can also lead to serious medical conditions. Depression makes it more difficult to recover from those conditions and will impact your decision-making when responding to treatments.
When suffering from depression, you will be more likely to make poor choices regarding your physical health. Lastly, untreated depression causes disruptions in sleep patterns, which leads to not getting adequate sleep and as a result excessive loss of energy and concentration will occur.
How Depression Counseling Can Help
With treatment of depression, you gain control over all of your depressive symptoms.
When we being working together, I will focus on how your thoughts and behaviors contribute to your depression. I will help you learn new ways when reacting to situations and challenge your preconceptions. We will collaboratively establish concrete goals based on your current situation and what you desire to achieve.
Expect and prepare for “homework” assignments to complete in between your counseling sessions with me, such as journal writing or applying problem-solving techniques to help you achieve your goals at a faster rate.
We will also focus on how your relationships with other people play a role in your depression. You will learn how to recognize unhealthy behaviors and change them during interpersonal situations. We will also discuss new strategies to prevent your depression from returning during one-on-one sessions. This will help you identify the specific stresses and triggers that worsen your depression. You will adopt good habits, like exercise, diet, and adequate sleep.
I might incorporate a few couples or family counseling sessions into your treatment plan in order to set up appropriate support networks. Most of the time the people closest to you will have the best of intentions, however without professional guidance, they sometimes make things worse.
Family therapy is a great way for family members to learn about depression help and the early warning signs of trouble. This will also provide a safe, comfortable setting to talk openly with me as a third party to guide the conversation with you loved ones about deep, personal issues.
There are a number of benefits to be gained from using therapy for depression help when treating clinical depression.
After working with me, your stress level will be reduced, you will gain new perspectives on problems with others, you will be held accountable, you will learn how to cope, you will learn ways to seek out support, and you will be able to identify when early signs come on prior to the depression getting worse.
Therapy for depression will allow you to identify your distorted thinking, understand your circumstances, explore learned behaviors that contribute to your low mood, and help regain a sense of control and pleasure in your life.
You will see choices to incorporate enjoyable, fulfilling activities back into your life.
Counseling also reduces the risk for future depression and lessens the intensity that allows you to avoid unnecessary suffering from later bouts caused by depressive episodes.
Book your appointment today to get the support you need to feel happy again.
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