Depression and Anxiety

Treatment is Available

Depression and anxiety are among the most common reasons people seek help from psychotherapy.  Both are amenable to an approach that works together with you to rebuild injured or missing parts of self, and to restore you to the person you know yourself to be.

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What Is Anxiety?

Anticipating the Worst

Anxiety is the feeling of being at risk based on a belief that you are in danger. Anxiety undermines healthy functioning and self-confidence, and it also creates instability.  Severe anxiety can lead to panic attacks, which include palpitations, excessive sweating, phobias, and a real and terrifying fear of dying.

What is Depression?

The Depleted Self

Depression refers to a state in which you feel depleted, unworthy, and missing an important, essential aspect.  The sense of not being whole or complete is painful and impacts your ability to engage fruitfully in one’s life.

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Misconceptions

Your Legitimate Needs

Depression and anxiety are often accompanied by shame.  Anxious or depressed individuals sometimes carry the misconception that the need for affirmation, recognition, and support is stupid or childish.  They’re not. Professional help can restore you to the person you know yourself to be.

Getting Help

The Right Therapist

A trustworthy and experienced clinician can provide the much-needed support in which to restore the self and help you become the person you know yourself to be.  Since good therapy begins by providing compassionate human understanding, the right therapist can alleviate the loneliness and terror that often make these two disorders so painful, and can start the process of healing and restoration.

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