Depression

Depression is one of the most common reasons people come to therapy, and one of the most misunderstood. It isn't weakness, and it isn't something you can simply think or will your way out of. It can arrive suddenly or settle in slowly, and it often makes the very things that might help — reaching out, talking or moving — feel impossible.

I see clients in Balham/Clapham South, offering a warm, non-judgemental space to explore what's underneath your depression — not just the symptoms, but what's driving them and what they might be telling you.

Tago Bay, Ejiri in Suruga Province, Hokusai

How I can help

Depression feels different for everyone. In therapy we might explore:

  • Persistent low mood, emptiness or numbness that won't lift
  • Losing interest in things that used to bring you pleasure
  • Exhaustion that sleep doesn't fix
  • Difficulty concentrating, making decisions or motivating yourself
  • Withdrawing from people and feeling increasingly alone
  • A sense that things will always be this way

That last one — the feeling that nothing will change — is one of depression's cruelest symptoms. It isn't the truth, even when it feels completely convincing.

Therapy won't resolve everything overnight. But it can help you feel less alone with what you're carrying, understand it more clearly, and begin to find your way through.

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