Depression Therapy

Illinois, Iowa, and Oregon

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Start feeling like yourself again or get to know who that even is

It feels like everything takes effort. Getting out of bed. Answering texts. Pretending you’re okay.

You’re tired all the time, in your body, in your mind, in your heart. You try to keep up with work, friends, life… but inside, it’s like a fog has settled in. You don’t feel like yourself. Or maybe you’re not even sure who that is anymore.

You might look fine on the outside, but inside, you feel numb, disengaged, or like something’s just off.

Depression doesn’t always look like sadness

Sometimes it looks like disconnection, exhaustion, or going through the motions

You wake up feeling heavy or hopeless and don’t know how to shake it off.

You’ve stopped enjoying things you used to love and everything feels dull.

You isolate or avoid people because it's too much to fake being okay.

You’re hard on yourself replaying past mistakes or feeling like you’re not enough.

You feel like you're just surviving each day, not really living.

You wonder if something is wrong with you, or if this is just who you are now.

Depression can make you feel stuck and alone. But you don’t have to stay there.

Therapy for depression can help you reconnect
with yourself and your life

Lighten the emotional heaviness that’s been weighing you down.

Explore what’s beneath the numbness or sadness with compassion.

Challenge the inner critic and learn to respond with more kindness.

Make sense of your emotions instead of pushing them down or judging them.

Rebuild motivation, energy, and a sense of direction.

Feel more like you again — or get to know yourself in a deeper, more authentic way.

It’s okay if you don’t know what you need yet. We can figure it out together.

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What depression therapy looks like with me

I work with people who are used to pushing through — who’ve been high-functioning for a long time, even while hurting inside. Maybe this is the first time you’re letting yourself slow down enough to notice how bad it’s gotten. Or maybe you’ve known for a while and just haven’t had the energy to deal with it.

We’ll take it one step at a time. I’ll help you unpack what you’re feeling, offer tools when helpful, and create space where you are welcome to just be you, even the parts that feel heavy, sad, or lost.

I’m not going to talk in a faux-soothing therapist voice or ask how things make you feel a hundred times. I’m a real person, and I show up that way in the room. You can expect honesty, warmth, curiosity, and care - even when things are hard.

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How Depression Therapy Works

Depression therapy with me happens in weekly, 50-minute one-on-one sessions by phone or video. I work with adults in Illinois, Iowa, and Oregon. These sessions are a space to pause, feel, reflect, and slowly reconnect with the parts of yourself that have gone quiet. Clients often tell me they feel lighter, more self-aware, and more able to manage the hard days without feeling like they’re drowning in them.

1 We start with a free 10-minute consult

Email me to set up a short call. You don’t have toe know what to say — we’ll just talk through what’s been going on and whether therapy with me feels like a good fit.

2 We meet weekly, one-on-one

If it’s a yes on both sides, we’ll begin meeting for 50 minutes each week. Every session is tailored to what you need — whether that’s space to cry, reflect, vent, or explore something deeper.

3 We take it session by session

There’s no pressure to fix everything or have big breakthroughs. Some days you might want to talk about the deep stuff. Other days, it’s just about getting through. That’s real — and that’s allowed. We’ll figure it out together, one conversation at a time.

4 You start noticing things shift

It’s not always dramatic but you might catch yourself being a little less hard on yourself, or actually resting without guilt. Maybe you start to feel more like you. Or maybe for the first time, you’re getting curious about what that even means.

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You don’t have to figure this out alone

If you’re feeling stuck, flat, or unsure how to move forward, therapy can be a place to begin

Even reaching out can be a step toward something new.