Therapy for Anxiety and Depression
Treading Water
You suddenly awaken to being trapped in a deep tank, treading water.
You’re not sure how you got here or how much longer you’ll be able to keep this up.
You tire of trying to stay afloat and conserve your energy.
Feeling tired, you sink below the surface…
It Feels Hopeless
You hold your breath for as long as you can.
Desperately, you pull yourself to the surface, gasp for air, and continue trying to swim.
You feel as if you aren’t going to make it.
You’ve lost all hope.
A Lonely, Overwhelming Place
Anxiety and depression have many descriptors—a heavy weight, a monster on your shoulder, suffocation, or drowning.
Experiencing anxiety or depression is a lonely, isolating, and overwhelming place to be.
Fighting anxiety and depression seems hopeless without help.
Finally—A Life Raft!
For many clients, therapy is a life raft thrown out to them when they are in dire need of extra support.
Seeking out therapy is one of the most challenging tasks you’ll do.
It’s not uncommon that my clients call me on their “worst day” they’ve had—ever.
Though reaching out is difficult, therapy is an effective treatment for anxiety and depression.
How Does Therapy Work?
We’ll work together to learn what symptoms you were having when they began and how they impact you now.
From there, we’ll use treatment strategies with a strong evidence base to help you get fast relief from your symptoms.
You’ll learn practical tools to attend to your feelings, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and incorporate behaviors that will ultimately help you feel relief.
Often this means experiencing increased joy, more of a sense of calm and relief, and of course, a decrease in feelings of anxiety and depression and a better quality of life for you.
Here Is Your Life Raft
If you’re ready to start feeling calmer, hopeful, and with a sense of joy in your life, call me today at (503) 915-3906.
I will be your life raft, and together we can stop your treading water—time to start swimming through life again.