Depression Counseling

Depression Counselling

Depression counseling can not only alleviate symptoms but also lower the risk of future episodes. Many individuals suffering from depression opt for therapy in addition to medication; an experienced therapist can offer insight into what’s occurring.

Psychological treatment may be provided individually or collectively. Working with a therapist will enable you to develop new coping mechanisms while staying compliant with medication and sleep hygiene routines.

Interpersonal Therapy

IPT, or Integrative Psychotherapy Therapy, was developed to assist those experiencing loss, relationship difficulty or interpersonal deficits. As an integrative solution that may supplement antidepressant medication use, it consists of 12 to 16 weekly one-hour therapy sessions over an eight-week period.

As part of this initial phase of therapy, your therapist will work to identify any relationship challenges which are contributing to your depression symptoms. They might ask you to create an “interpersonal inventory” or conduct a review of past and present significant relationships.

Within the middle part of treatment – typically lasting four to 14 sessions – your therapist will explore various alternative approaches for you to deal with these challenges, such as communication training or problem-solving approaches. Your therapist will work closely with you during this phase to develop strategies for conflict management and strengthening interpersonal functioning – they may recommend communication training or problem-solving approaches and will encourage you to use these new skills within relationships.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Psychodynamic therapy draws its foundation from some of the earliest work in modern psychology and seeks to understand unconscious feelings, thoughts and experiences as well as examine how past events might influence current perceptions and behaviors.

Therapists using this approach to depression treatment view their patients as equals, adopting an attitude of unconditional acceptance and striving to build trust. They encourage patients to discuss any seemingly random thoughts or daydreams freely – even those considered silly or unlikely at the time may provide clues into a patient’s desires and fears.

Psychodynamic therapy seeks to provide insight, or an increased awareness of oneself and relationships, so as to assist a better understanding of both. Psychodynamic therapy may help people recognize self-defeating patterns while learning alternative means of communicating. Psychodynamic counselling often has longer-term goals compared with CBT for treating depression.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a form of depression counseling that focuses on how your thoughts contribute to depression. CBT sessions allow clients to work as part of a team to identify problem areas in their lives that might be contributing to feelings of depression and work together toward finding solutions.

At your first session, your therapist will ask questions about how your emotions impact daily life, as well as discuss treatment goals. CBT was developed by psychiatrist Aaron Beck in the 1960’s after becoming disenchanted with Freudian psychoanalysis and wanting more empirical forms of therapy; its foundation can be found in Albert Ellis and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).

Individual counseling (also referred to as psychotherapy) can provide new strategies to deal with your depression. It may lift your spirits and give hopefulness a chance again – often this first step should be considered before considering medications as treatments for depression.

Online Therapy

Online therapy (teletherapy or virtual counseling) has become an increasingly popular treatment method for depression. Generally speaking, online therapy tends to be less costly than in-person counseling and may even be covered under most health insurance plans, depending on which platform or provider is chosen.

At your first session, your therapist will conduct a full assessment and ask many questions to determine the most beneficial type of therapy. They may ask about preexisting medical conditions and substance use history as well as treatment methods such as medications taken or taken or considering taken; may recommend self-help tips or breathing exercises; ask if you would be comfortable with video chat and instant messaging sessions offered by some therapists (which can range from real-time conversations to email-like responses)