Depression

There’s only one mental health condition that can seem to reduce all the wonderful, rich, complex things that make up you and your life to a singular agony, and that’s depression. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), millions of adults experience at least one episode of major depression each year. Depression affects all ages, genders, races, nationalities, and socioeconomic classes. It can hit once out of the blue, appear intermittently, or last a lifetime if untreated. And it can be devastating, sometimes impairing one’s ability to perform the basic functions of life. 

But the good news is that depression is highly treatable and can usually resolve within months. The vast majority of people with depression will experience a full recovery. If you’re reading this and you feel hopeless, remember: You can learn to manage, overcome, and prevent depressive episodes with the compassionate support and expertise that we offer. 

Professional counseling can help depressed people take control of their symptoms and get back on track to achieving their goals. Skilled counselors take the whole person into account, not just the diagnosis of depression. That means that we treat your mood experience as unique instead of taking a one-size-fits-all approach to therapy. 

In your first counseling sessions, we will discuss the following elements to get a better sense of your struggle and how they can help:

• Your specific depression symptoms
• Your and your family’s medical history 
• Potential causes of your depression
• Your psychosocial environment
• Lifestyle factors (nutrition and exercise habits)
• Your needs and goals for treatment

Here at Encompass counselling we treat depression using a variety of methods to include cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, EMDR and psychodynamic therapy.