Depression is melancholy minus its charms.

~ Susan Sontag

Depression isn’t just “feeling sad” or being in a funk you can snap out of.

It impacts everything—your thoughts, energy, body, and relationships. And often, it doesn’t come with a clear reason. You just know that something feels off, heavy, or missing.

You might recognize yourself in some of these:

  • · Getting out of bed feels like a full-time job.

  • · You’ve lost interest in things that used to light you up.

  • · You try to look happy, but you’re falling apart inside.

  • · You feel like a burden for needing help, so you don’t ask.

  • · Your motivation is gone. Everything feels hard, even small decisions.

  • · You sleep way too much or barely at all.

  • · You're zoning out, falling behind, or struggling to stay focused.

  • · You snap more easily (sometimes sadness shows up as anger or irritability).

  • · You feel stuck in a tortuous cycle of “why even bother?”

  • · You keep trying to “fix it” but it doesn’t feel like enough.

  • · You carry guilt for struggling at all, like you should be able to just push through.

You were never meant to just push through it.

Here’s what we’ll do instead:

Together, we’ll work to interrupt the spiral of hopelessness and start reconnecting you with yourself: your voice, your needs, and your sense of meaning.

As a mind-body therapist, I combine Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and somatic techniques to support healing on both emotional and physical levels. You’ll learn to notice the ways depression shows up in your body and thoughts, understand your nervous system, and gently practice tools that build motivation, emotional resilience, and self-trust.

You’ll also get support for navigating whatever transitions you’re in, whether that’s college, relationships, identity shifts, or life just feeling off-track.

Areas we might work on together:

  • Emotional awareness and regulation

  • Managing energy and motivation

  • Rebuilding self-esteem and sense of self

  • Challenging the inner critic and hopeless thoughts

  • Cultivating joy and purpose (even when it feels far away)

  • Creating structure, routine, and goals that feel good

  • Learning how to ask for help without guilt

  • Supporting nervous system health and sustainable rest

You are not broken. You are not weak. And you’re definitely not alone. Even if life feels numb, heavy, or out of reach, there’s still a path forward. Together, we’ll get curious about what your depression is trying to say, and what you need to feel better.