Depression Counseling

Things can get better

Are you looking for depression counseling? We all feel down when something bad happens or circumstances change in our lives in a negative way.  Of course, we all know that things change and time passes, and you usually get back to your life and move forward. There are a few ways to identify if you are struggling with depression. If you have had two or more weeks of feeling symptoms of depression. What are the symptoms:

You feel down constantly or feel hopeless. When you have lost interest in things that you used to enjoy. If you have a lack of energy and are irritable. You having sleep issues (too much or too little). These are some symptoms of depression. There could be more sympotms as well. Depression sometimes goes hand and hand with anxiety. You could be experiencing a depressive episode and counseling could help.

Or you ever feel unsafe to the extend that you are a harm to yourself. If any of these are true, you should reach out for professional help to get through this episode of depression. 

We will work together to help you learn what is causing your depression and help you develop the tools to deal with it. Depression isn’t about something that you have done wrong, but it is simply something that you are dealing with just like any medical issue. You do not have depression because you did something wrong and it is not a failing of moral character. As soon as you can understand that it is not something that you deserve, then we can break the cycle of depression that you are struggling with. 

Feeling unsafe?

Though if you are feeling unsafe and the thoughts of self harm are intense. It is very important to reach out for immediate help via the National Suicide hotline at 1-800-273-8255. Or you can call 911 and asking for a CIT (crisis intervention trained) officer to come help you. You reaching out for help is a sign of strength not weakness, and you matter!

If you feel that you are in a safe enough space to continue looking for outpatient treatment (weekly one hour counseling) like we provide at Orlando Counseling & Therapy Group we would be honored to help you build your strength even more and put an end to this episode of depression. 

LGBTQ+ experience depression at higher rates

Sixty percent of LGBTQ+ individuals have reported symptoms of depression according to a 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. There are many reasons that LGBTQ+ individuals experience depression at a higher rate including lack of a supportive environment. On a macro scale this is part of a larger effect that homophobia has on LGBTQ+ individuals. The therapists at Orlando Counseling and Therapy Group have been working with the LGBTQ+ community for over a decade. We know how much the experience of living in a not accepting atmosphere can fuel depression. And we have helped many individual learn how to deal with this and live happy lives.