Depression

Varsha Ruparel MS,CMHC,NCC

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

Depression tends to effect us in many different ways. Sometimes it looks like irritability, or sadness, being more emotional than usual, thoughts of hurting ourselves, and/or not feeling motivated to achieve our goals. I focus on thought distortions, living in the moment and schema therapy to help my clients manage these symptoms.

Erin Berk, LPC (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA,ATR,LPC

I work with adults, teens, and children seeking relief from anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship issues, poor self-assertion skills, identity issues, life stress--- such as death of a loved one, divorce, job loss, career change. Depression is real. Suffering can feel incapacitating. Therapy is one step in the right direction to helping yourself feel alive again and fully connected.

Stacey Vallas

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

Everyone feels sad or hopeless at times, but when you're depressed it can feel like change and well being are impossible. I am trained in how to diagnose and treat various kinds of depression, some caused by specific events or life changes, others more long-term and deeply rooted. I have experience supporting and empowering clients find new ways of both relieving and managing their depression.

Matt Newey

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

Earned a certificate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the treatment of depression.

C.J. Sanders

Marriage Family Therapist Intern

Whether your experience of depression is situational or rooted in something much deeper there is hope. I use my analytic approach to therapy to help you gain insight and resolve any underlying issues that may be contributing to your depressed mood. With thoughtfulness and sensitivity we can examine the meaning of depression in your life and find your spark again.

Zach Wendell (He/Him)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

In psychodynamic institutes, as well as in outpatient settings in hospitals and universities, I have often worked with individuals who are experiencing existential dread and depression for a variety of complex reasons. I have expertise, and find joy, in navigating the confusing emotions and philosophical content inherent to life. Prelude to Psychodynamic Training – NYU School of Medicine – NY, NY The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy – 2-Year Psychodynamic Program - NY, NY

Jon Joebgen

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

There are many factors that contribute to our mood and can lead to lasting feelings of sadness and depression. Our mood can also be impacted by how we view ourselves, others, and the world. I can help you to make adjustments to the tangible causes (i.e. feeling powerless in our current political climate) and help you to find perspective and relate to yourself with kindness and compassion.

Art Chaklader (He/Him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NCC

If you live in the PNW, chances are you have experienced or come across some depression. Whether you have been living with this for most of your life, or you are having a period in your life with more depression, this is the place we explore your relationship with depression, and ultimately find the best coping mechanisms to overcome.

Nani Waddoups (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

There are innumerable conditions affecting our moods at all times. Sometimes we are aware of them -- a loss, a joy, anticipation. Other times these conditions are outside of our consciousness -- the pain in the world touching our hearts, a lingering dream. Therapy helps to characterize the quality of an emotional state, and then explores our ability to affect the conditions at play.

Sarah Wildwood

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

I have experience helping clients reduce and manage symptoms of depression without medication. What has worked very well in the past: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and lifestyle coaching, referrals for acupuncture and massage, teaching & practicing mindfulness skills, exploring personal meaning/purpose; and individualized therapeutic Yoga sessions to compliment our work in counseling.

Sarah Craig (She/they)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

M.A. Counseling and Guidance

Sometimes we go through times where we are encumbered and feel hopeless. I am here to help you get to the bottom of why this is occurring.

Christine Artmann

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC III

It is natural to feel sad at times in life, but experiencing ongoing hopelessness, despair, and a reduction of interest in life may indicate depression. I’m experienced in working with depression and offer compassion and support while developing effective coping tools. Together, we explore options and collaborate in changing the underlying beliefs, habits, and behavior that can fuel depression.

Carlyn Glaser (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS LPC

Years of training and years of working with clients successfully who are depressed.

Michael Wilson, MA

Licensed Professional Counselor

I have received training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as well as Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), both of which have been shown to be effective in the treatment of depression. By addressing both maladaptive thought patterns and unhealthy interpersonal patterns, we can work to address the unmet attachment needs driving the depression.

Kelly Reams MSW, BCD Psychoanalyst

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I am trained as a contemporary psychoanalyst with successful experience treating depressive symptoms in both adults and children/teenagers with intensive treatment. I also work collaboratively with physicians or nurse practitioners who may prescribe medications concurrently.

Doug Chapman

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC3, ACS

I have extensive training in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD. I am an Approved Clinical Supervisor and teach CBT to other therapists and interns.

Blake Locher (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CRC

Depression is more than just feeling sad. Depression comes with hopelessness, entrenchment, and a lack of interest in the things that once brought joy. Building relief involves both findings ways to alleviate symptoms in order get a handhold back on life as well as addressing root causes, be they biological, psychological, behavioral, or systemic. Together we can do these things.

Erin Durst, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I treat depression using a combination of cognitive behavioral, dialectical, and values-based approaches. What this means is that we will look for ways to change thinking patterns and behaviors which may contribute to depression, as well as clarify values which can allow you to feel that you are living your life to its full potential.

Helene Goode LPC, CADC I (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, CADC I

Do you feel sad or empty? Perhaps you don’t enjoy activities, hobbies and friends like you used to. It's time for you to gather extra support in your life and be heard. Together, we will gently explore what you need to reclaim the joy in your life. You will find that the heaviness will lift and that a new openness and gratitude for life will enter.

Simone Gotter-Nagle (she/her)

Clinical Social Work Associate

MSW CSWA

For over 10 years, I have worked with people of all ages facing many issues on the continuum of depression and have been trained in solution focused, relational, and cognitive-behavioral styles of treatment. My approach to depression is to understand the biological, psychological, and social sources that have caused you to experience depression, then develop a holistic plan to address each source.

Jenny Larson (she/her/hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

MA, LPC-Intern

I have seen clients and received training specific to depression, including interventions related to behavioral activation for those clients who are below the line of functioning due to depression.

Aimee Polzin

Licensed Professional Counselor

Using evidence based approaches we will work together to find both immediate and longer term strategies for increasing mood and improving daily life.

Michael Ianello (he/him/his)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

How do you experience your depression? What impact does it have on your life? Everyone gets down sometimes but what do we do when we feel like our melancholy is bottomless? What if your depression had a place to emerge, had a place to be seen without judgement? Would the way you experience it change? How might you change if it did? I will work with you to answer these questions and help you deepen your own understanding of how you can cultivate and sustain renewed vitality.

Veronica Wilson (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, MSW

Depression is very common but can feel incredibly isolating. You are not alone, and I can help you find a way out and regain a sense of connection and understanding. Working together, you can begin to re-engage with your life and start your journey to recovery.

Emalee Assenberg, MS, NCC

Licensed Professional Counselor

I work with clients to create multifaceted solutions in the face of depression. It's important to utilize both behavioral solutions and deeply supported explorations of emotional pain to create change and find relief.

Justice Arledge LPC Intern, MS (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

master's in clinical mental health counseling

Depression can be so severe even getting out of bed may seem impossible. Depression can be caused by biological issues as well as many other issues including anxiety. Working with the therapist can help you take comfortable easy steps to combat your depression.

John Coyle

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Too much education, training, and experience to list here.

Sarah Dykes

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

I use an integrative bio, psycho, social approach to working with clients experiencing depression and anxiety. I draw from LifeSpan Integration, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems and somatic strategies.

Gary Alexander (he/him)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MFT, CADC III, NCC

Depression can show up in many different flavors and intensities. It can affect our sleep, our appetite, motivation, and certainly our relationships. Some types of depression makes us feel sad and hopeless, while others can feel agitating, even rageful. Regardless, depression takes over our lives and negatively impacts our functioning. Getting to the root of what's pressing down on us is key to recovering.

Luke Colbourn (he/him/his)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

MA, LPC-Intern, LMHCA

We don't normally think of depression and stress going together, but they can. Depression can be seen as a nervous system pushed past anxiety, shutting down because there is no escape from bad, unwanted, terrible things. These can be real things in your environment, or even thoughts or feelings. Feeling apathetic, uninterested in what used to be fun, and tired all make sense from this perspective. Luckily it is possible to retrain the nervous system to come back from this hopeless place.

Glenn Goldman, MA, LPC (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

My work with depression focuses on creating a supportive environment in which to explore ways to move forward. By becoming more aware of the thought and behavior patterns that may be leading to the symptoms of depression, it is possible to learn how to let go of these patterns and to instead move toward a more vital experience of living.

Doug Chapman

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC3, ACS

I am intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. DBT is the most widely accepted evidenced based treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder. I work in a clinic that specializes in treating BPD. I teach DBT to other therapists and interns. I lead two DBT consultations in the area.

Laura Marie Separa MA LPC MFT

Licensed Professional Counselor

Feelings of depression are often taboo in our culture yet are often a natural result to loss and change. I believe there is wisdom beneath the dark times and holding ourselves with compassion serves to bring forth a deeper truth that can be transforming. Seeking to understand and allow the meaning of suffering to unfold takes courage and my personal experience of grief may act as a guide.

Cory Anton

Licensed Professional Counselor

Sometimes life can feel like too much. You lose motivation and things you used to enjoy become hard to do or tiresome. I can help you find your hopefulness and get your energy back.

Darin Bergen (he/him)

Clinical Psychologist

PsyD

Depression is so painful because it affects so many areas of life - often covering everything with a sense of emptiness and making normal tasks so tough. I work on helping you access the emotions underneath the numbing, so you can begin to re-engage in vital living. We also spend time healing longstanding woundings that caused the pain in the first place.

Jenna Washburn (she / her)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

MA: Mental Health Counseling - Specialization in Addictions

Depression can look and feel a number of ways. It can be the lack of motivation to get anything done. Or the overall numbness to all or any emotions. It could also be nearing the edge of feeling like you can't take it anymore. I offer empathic counseling for people struggling with depression. However, if we don't make a good fit, I'm also happy to offer referrals to other counselors. My main goal is that you get the care you need.

Joaquin Lopez (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

MS, NCC

Depression is a debilitating and paralyzing experience of the soul and spirit. Depression lives differently in everyone. I utilize a multifaceted approach that includes soulful explorations, mindfulness, CBT, and unconditional positive regard to work with a client's whole being and life experience.

Michaele Dunlap PsyD

Clinical Psychologist

Depression can be chronic, rooted in painful early experience and/or situational, reactive to events that are experienced as overwhelming. Depression involves biology, behavior and expectations. Working one's way out of a depressive state requires commitment, support and action. I offer counseling to facilitate clients' growth beyond depression.

Robin Carlisle (She/her)

Professional Counselor

Depression can feel like a slippery slope, and one that is hard to get out of because it attacks your motivation and your will, rendering you in a very low vibration, a bottom state some would say, but if you are here you are capable of elevation, if you are seeking help I am here to assure you there is hope, and hypnotherapy can and has shown effective and immediate felt relief.

Jennifer Rocks, MA, MS, PsyD (she/her)

Clinical Psychologist

Depression symptoms can include but are not limited to: feelings of defeat, overwhelm, sadness, lack of motivation, lack of interest, heaviness, and fatigue. You may experience a feeling of disconnect from your body sensations and the ability to experience pleasure. It may be hard to get out of bed, stop crying, participate in typical daily activities or even life itself at times.

Julianna Vermeys

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NCC

In conjuction with my compassionate, collaborative, and client-centered approach to thearpy, I look for opportunities to illuminate moments of peace, joy and connection in life and our therapeutic relationship. Depression treatment can be a safe exploration of the richness of your emotions and respect for your depth of experience.

Terri Mishler, PsyD

Clinical Psychologist

Depression can be mild or severe, but in either case it interferes with being the person you want to be, and living the life you want to life. Therapy can enable you to get some relief from your sadness and develop a strategy to lead a more satisfying life.

Megan McDavid, LCSW, MEd

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I work with clients to overcome feelings of depression and regain a positive outlook in their lives.

Lisa Headings (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

MA, NCC, LPC intern

Sometimes, depression can lead to a disconnect that makes it difficult to communicate one's feelings and needs. Engaging in creativity can act to help you unblock those feelings and act as an emotional release. Individuals who engage in creativity also can experience increased self-esteem and feelings of self-worth.

Cathy Walker, LPC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Depression can affect us by feeling we're in a 'funk' all the way to feeling like we are moving through a fog carrying a heavy black weight. We can feel powerless to change it. I use a variety of techniques such as assessing whole life balance, cognitive behavior therapy, and Gestalt therapy to empower clients to get out of the fog.

Jessica Feinsmith, MA, LPC intern, NCC (She/her/hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

LPC intern

Having experienced depression myself, I understand its challenges of shame, heaviness and isolation. After both studying and applying multiple therapeutic and alternative treatments to my own healing, I can help support your healing with compassion, kindness and useful tools to decrease your depression. I walk the walk too.

Jennie Towne MEd, MS, LPCi

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

Are feelings of darkness overwhelming your days? For many people experiencing depression, feeling hopeless that circumstances will change is a real and pressing experience. It can be difficult to imagine joy and pleasure. I understand the challenges of asking for help. My purpose is to support you as we explore ways to create healthy changes in your life. You are worthy of greatness.

Sprout Therapy PDX

Licensed Professional Counselor

The low lows of depression are not fun. We aim to stand beside you as you cope with depression and help you get back on your feet again, using interventions from CBT and DBT.

Polly Gravely MS, LPC, MFT (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Nationally Certified Counselor

Life is full of ups and downs, we live that all the time, but sometimes life can feel too much. I can assist you using a combination of symptom relief and self-exploration so that gradually the sadness can lift and you can feel better able to cope.

Casey Campbell, LPC (He/Him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression and anxiety are often closely linked to feelings of shame and guilt. I engaged in deep study of these emotions while working on my masters thesis, specifically focusing on how people perceive these emotions. I have also helped many clients who are depressed understand the causes of depression, develop habits and practice techniques they can use to overcome depression.

Eric Loya (he/him)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I have provided evidenced-based treatment for depression for over 8 years. Interventions include EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, and mindfulness (DBT).

Kelle DeBruin (she/her)

Marriage Family Therapist Intern

I feel the client’s needs are best met when I am able to engage with the client in a genuine relationship that provides unconditional regard and support while also utilizing cognitive interventions that will aid the client into understanding who they are and changing their behavior in ways that allows them to live more fully into their present reality.

Carol Walnum, Certified Jungian Analyst, MA (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, Certified Jungian Analyst

I work with individuals experiencing mono-pole (not bipolar) depressions. Regardless of the genesis of one's depression, it impacts the body. Together, we work sensitively and carefully to understand your depression's feelings, patterns, and responses. In addition to talk therapy, I ask that you work with me utilizing expressive art, such as recalling your dreams or a simple drawing in session, and related.

Robin Magdahlen

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC RDT

I include a blend of conventional and alternative approaches, drawing upon a variety of styles and techniques and the latest in neuroscience research to incorporate what would be most helpful for you. With sensitivity and compassion, I assist you to in healing in a way that fits your pace and learning style.

Simon Yugler (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

MA

Our sadness, issues, and fears are often rooted in the unconscious, or what Jung called our 'shadow'. Depth psychology can help you navigate the turbulent waters of life by framing your life and struggles in the context of the greater web of human experience. This is often done through working with dreams, archetypes, and transformative life experiences such as initiation and rites of passage.

Lucas Wenker MS LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

My approach in working with clients with depression is to look at various spheres of influence and identifying problematic factors in the life of a client to intervene with.

Heleen Woest, MA, NCC

Professional Counselor

I have worked with many clients who struggle with depression and I have successfully treated them by using a combination of CBT and EMDR. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is especially beneficial when clients also had trauma in their past that may be related to their current struggle with depression.

Pearl Health Center

Licensed Professional Counselor

Feeling depressed and intense sadness can be so difficult and isolating. Our therapists can provide comfort and hope during these challenging times by helping them process their feelings, rekindle meaningful connections, and create a more joyful and fulfilling life.

Daniel Maher, LCSW (He / Him)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Depression can be a primary problem from genetic and biological vulnerabilities, or a secondary condition from past, unprocessed trauma, loss and adversity. In any event, symptoms of depression can be debilitating and serious. I use a variety of modalities and supports to help cope with and relieve symptoms to help you feel like yourself again.

Sonia Holdaway (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

MS

If you have been dealing with intense feelings of exhaustion, hopelessness, guilt or overwhelm, you are not alone. I want to help you find relief from your depression, whether it is a new part of this stressful era, or something you have struggled with for a while. I use interpersonal and emotion-focused methods to help you feel connected and confident. Visit my website for more info: https://www.relationshipcounselingportland.com/

Molly Bowman, MS, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression creates a sense of hopelessness and feelings that things might never change. It can take up all the space in the room. Creating a safe counseling relationship can be an incredibly effective way to explore how and why your system is so resistant to forward momentum, and to introduce a new sense of clarity, hope, and connection to self and others.

Bryanna Goodman

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

ndividual therapy (sometimes called “psychotherapy” or “counseling”) is a process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained therapist—in a safe, caring, and confidential environment—to explore their feelings, beliefs, and behaviors, work through challenging or influential past experiences, identify aspects of their lives that they would like to change, better understand themselves...

Aaron Buchholz

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Depression can feel both painful and overwhelming. Someone suffering with depression may also feel their experience is misunderstood (or unseen) by others around them. If you feel stuck in your depression it is important for you to seek help.

Chris Lehman

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

I have both training and experience from Portland State Universities Graduate School of Counseling in the treatment of Depression. I work with both adults and children on issues of Depression on a daily basis.

Erik Patterson (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

Depression is both a specific diagnosis, as well as a good way to describe a mental and emotional experience. My emphasis is on helping a person get through an experience and, although I am very comfortable with working with Major Depressive Disorder and I'm familiar with medications and treatment, I might de-emphasize the diagnostic label to focus on your specific situation.

Richard Marshall

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

M.A., LMFT

Depression and other mood disorders are very common among people seeking therapy. I have helped many people make lasting positive changes to their mood by working collaboratively and holistically in supporting clients to find solutions that work best for them.

Erin Webb

Licensed Art Therapist

LPC, ATR

Many teens and young adults are feeling more depressed during these challenging times. They are facing a future of unknowns and spending more time on screens than ever. Therapy helps youth maintain healthy, productive and safe behaviors. I have found that both talk therapy and Art Therapy help youth express and externalize difficult feelings and thoughts that are contributing to depression.

Tracy Bryce Farmer, LCSW, PC (she/her/hers)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, CADC

Almost 10% of adults in the United States experience symptoms of depression at some point in their lives. We make a false distinction in this country between mental and physical health. Our brains are major organs that are vulnerable to illness in same way as other systems in our bodies. I welcome the chance to help you figure out what is causing your brain to suffer so you can begin to recover.

Adam Benjamin

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Depression and anxiety are often situational, but just as often they are rooted in a core experience of ourselves that has persisted a long time, and resists any efforts to think our way clear of them. The mindful and experiential techniques I utilize allow access to the deep, core experiences and beliefs that need to be changed so that we can feel different and live with renewed energy.

Beth Bloom (she/her)

Clinical Psychologist

Psy.D.

I have both the training and clinical experience to treat issues related to depression, including dysthymic mood, suicidality, self harm, and emotional dysregulation.

Colleen Burke-Sivers, LPC (She/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression robs a person of joy...and of perspective. When you are in a depressive state, everything seems difficult and meaningless. You believe that your view of reality is true and everyone else out there who seems happy are all looking through rose colored glasses. I have helped hundreds of people find their way out of this distorted and miserable state and back to their true selves.

Desiree Stang

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

Depression is a common problem but that doesn't mean it isn't going to get better. Let talk about what you have already tried to work on your depression and brainstorm new ideas together to decide how we can help your depression and better your life. Depression is not fun to live with and I want to come along side of you and help make things better.

Beth Bogdon

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression can feel like the weight of a heavy blanket, where life becomes difficult to navigate. One might feel disconnected from important relationships. I will work with you to feel more connected to yourself and others.

Courtney Burns

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I have worked with adults and children struggling with low mood. I am equipped to assist in building coping skills to alleviate suffering.

Amanda Feaver, MA, LPC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Depression comes in many shapes and sizes, none of them pleasant. We have things to grieve, to embrace, to give up, to discover. Whatever the root of depression, engaging with it can help open up your life to great things.

Bettina Jensen

Through the years I have developed several methods to help people work through times of depression.

Sophie Bloch Miller (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I utilize a range of modalities to help address depression symptoms depending on the origin of your struggles and the techniques that resonate with you. We may explore cognitions using CBT, practice visualizations and mindfulness, examine family of origin roots of your feelings and focus on enhancing the quality of support within your relationships.

Michael Crockett, PsyD

Clinical Psychologist

Friends and family often have trouble understanding depression and wonder why you can't just snap out of it. I have suffered from this condition myself, and value this experience for the insights it has provided me in helping others. Although there is no magic fix, making small changes in a few different areas can help you cope and recover.

Diane Madrigale

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression can be heavy and debilitating slowing you down and inhibiting you from being productive and engaging. There are ways to move out of depression. I can assist with identifying where the drain is stemming from and provide skills and insights on how to move forward and lift your spirits.

Rebecca Macy LPC RYT

Licensed Professional Counselor

Do you feel like you have no energy to live how you want to? Depression is not a lack of motivation, it's usually a result of feeling stuck in a situation or a lack of resources to process a challenging experience. You also don't need to be alone in your pain. We can explore your experience together and find ways for you to physically and emotionally regain the energy to be your best self.

Johanna Courtleigh

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

Being human can be a daunting assignment. It's easy to fall into thinking of hopelessness and despair. We are raised with impossible expectations and a corresponding sense of inadequacy. How to manage? We must learn how to value, take care of and think kindly to ourselves, and make choices that support our highest well-being. To be our own ally instead of a cruel adversary.

Natasha Laumei, MA, NCC, LPC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Depression is an overhwelming problem in many lives and may stem from a myriad of causes. I strive to provide a compassionate and understanding therapeutic relationship in which we can identify the roots of your depression and empower you to make gentle, attainable changes in thinking and behavior that will help you to recover joy and meaning in your life.

Josh Clark, PhD

Clinical Psychologist

Sometimes we go through life feeling as though we’re missing something, like we’ve lost our spark or that we're hopelessly depleted. Unchecked, depression can spiral downward in such a way that it becomes difficult to function. But it doesn’t have to be this way. I help my clients move through depression and re-connect to a happier, more meaningful life.

Marisa Benson

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

I have experience working with clients struggling with depression whether it is due to life circumstances, chemical imbalance, connected with another mental health struggle such as anxiety or trauma, or a combination of all these things. My experience with clients, along with the education I have received, and my efforts to stay up to date with new practices inform my current work with clients.

Janet Sandell (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Sometimes feelings of sadness and low moods can become overwhelming and make our lives feel hopeless and meaningless. Depression can include feeling exhausted, losing interest in activities, and feelings of wanting to withdraw from life. I work with clients to develop skills to manage low moods as well as exploring underlying emotional and cognitive patterns that can maintain depressive symptoms.

Donna Prinzmetal

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

'In a dark time, the eye begins to see' The poet, Theodore Roethke, recognized the opportunities available even in our most troubled moments. When you feel boxed in, therapy can help you find your way out of the tunnel into the light again. Healing is always possible.

Matthew Beeble

Licensed Professional Counselor

The theoretical orientation I was trained in focused heavily on the causes and treatment of depression. In addition to my undergraduate and graduate training, I have had over 9 years experience diagnosing and treating individuals with various types of mood-related diagnoses.

Kate Sturges, MA, LPC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Often times depression feels overwhelming and too much to manage. I believe that it is important to become mindful of negative self-talk and seek tools that will allow clients to address depression one step at a time. Depression requires planning and setting down a map of what tools to use in those moments that feel overwhelming.

Judy Marantz-Herzberg (she/her)

Social Worker

LCSW and LSSW (Licensed School Social Worker)

Depression can take away the passion for life, dulling the senses and stripping away meaning. At times, depression can be completely debilitating. I help people explore their history and experiences with depressed feelings, uncovering the causes, and finding ways to get relief. When in the grips of depression, it can feel like you are stuck in a dark hole. I can help you climb out.

Andrew Elmore, MSW,CSWA

I work with clients who feel they are not reaching their potential because of anxiety or depression. It is invaluable to understand how you have managed to, on some level, navigate your challenges up to this point. Through Cognitive / Exploratory methods I help facilitate an awareness and acceptance of your difficulties towards thoughtful, positive, mindful actions in the present.

Jeanell Innerarity (She/Her)

Professional Counselor

MA, QMHP-C, HTS, LMT

Depression can feel like you're weighed down, stuck at the bottom of a well, living a life devoid of meaning, or lost in a fog. It can feel ever-present, or like a constant lurking possibility. However it shows up for you is unique, and should be treated as such. I closely follow your process to help you integrate and begin to resolve your experience with awareness and personal agency.

Allison Amo MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression can be an isolating and hopeless experience, but there is hope. Through therapy, I can support you in gaining insight into the root causes of your depression, develop coping skills, and find healing and wholeness on the other side.

Rochelle Schwartz

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression can be debilitating and draining, and it can also be alleviated. I have experience treating depression, with results. Because of my education and training, I can offer support and guide change towards peace within yourself.

Ronald L Johnson

Licensed Professional Counselor

Learn to watch and change negative thought patterns that lead to depression - through mindfulness meditation techniques and cognitive therapy. Let go of past trauma, focus on the present, and move your life forward!

Veronica Carmenate (she/her)

Clinical Psychologist Resident

Ph.D.

Supportive and CBT/ACT approach.

Patrick Harvey

Licensed Professional Counselor

Feeling down, unmotivated, hopeless, etc...? The ways in which depression manifests itself in our lives is complex and can be addressed through a variety of approaches. Healthier living, proper diet, exercise, connection to meaning, disconnecting from toxicity, clarity of thought/wants/needs, and engaging in the pursuit of all these turn the tide on depression.

Pearl Waldorf

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression is a way we protect ourselves from overwhelming experiences. If we have no functional way to regulate ourselves through life's emotional stresses and relationships' natural shifts in and out of connection, often our nervous systems will jump in, take over and shut us down. Engaging with a skilled Attachment therapist, can support reigniting the aliveness that is your human birthright.

Philip Kolba, MA LMHC NCC

Professional Counselor

Research shows that the most effective treatment for depression is psychotherapy. Depression can range from feeling down to major symptoms such as having trouble even getting out of bed or contemplating death. Online counseling is effective for depression because it is easy to access: you can start treatment without even leaving the house.

Tracy Trefethen

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression effects each of us differently. Using special training in mindfulness and somatic based approaches, I work first to support clients to strengthen and broaden their inner and outer resources. Many clients I see have remarked that the tools of self-compassion have been especially helpful for reducing depression. If trauma treatment is needed, healing trauma can resolve depression.

Destry Stoner LPC, CADCIII (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

CADCIII

Depression symptoms can be debilitating and frustrating. Situational depression makes sense while biological depression is frustrating and confusing. Depression is often linked to events from the past that need to be resolved. I utilize personal empowerment development, meaningful life development and increased happiness to destroy depression symptoms.

Emily Fagan (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

I have decades of personal experience with depression and learning to manage its symptoms. I also have experience in working to help clients manage the ups and downs that come with depression.

Gia Buckberg

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Many of us experience periods in our lives where we feel stuck and I truly honor those individuals who are willing to come forward and say that they are tired of the daily struggles and that they need help. Through a collaborative approach, my hope is to guide clients into accessing the necessary tools that reside inside of them as a way to propel them forward.

Jenny Labrousse

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

Depression can be exhausting and debilitating. I can work with you to help change your negative thoughts, emotions, and behaviors through evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Restoration Therapy. You can feel better and heal.

Icahn Saelao, M.S., QMHP

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

We know mood is directly related to patterns of thought and negative, dysfunctional thinking affects one's sense of self, behavior, and physical state. Overcoming depression through healthy thoughts and actions is at the heart of Cognitive Behavior Therapy. When we integrate our beliefs and turn those into action, do we begin to find relief. There is no shame, no guilt, no loss - only change.

Star Meadow Counseling

Licensed Professional Counselor

We combine supportive therapy with research-proven cognitive behavioral (CBT) therapy. Sometimes negative thoughts and feelings can seem overwhelming, and at times even become unbearable. We help people understand what triggers negative thoughts and feelings and help clients learn new skills for coping and healing.

Corinne Allen

Clinical Social Work Associate

I have training, education, and experience working with individuals experiencing depression with a variety of presentations and levels of functioning.

Rebeca Rocha, PhD, LCSW, MSW (She/Her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I am trained in EMDR and Mindfulness practices to manage symptoms of depression specifically. I have also provided services to individuals with a history of depression. I work as a crisis therapist, and I am specialized in risk assessments and working with individuals who are considering suicide.

Gail Westlin, MS, MEd, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

I will support you in gaining insight to your life patterns, move through pain, develop self-compassion, learn coping skills, and devleop an increased sense of options and potential.

Lindsay Howson

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression can cast a fog over us, affecting our quality of life. My goal is to work with you to minimize your depression by understanding why you are feeling the way you feel. I teach my clients skills that they can use to manage their depression and enjoy life more fully.

Jacob Curtis (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA CADCI NCC LPC

I have had training in evidence-based approaches to treating symptoms of depression. I have used these approaches for a number of years.

Diana Oxley, Ph.D.

Licensed Professional Counselor

I have broad experience with depression to help clients both manage symptoms such as sleeplessness and anxiety as well as identify and work through psychological issues that underlie it.

Guy Burstein (he/him)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

MSW, LCSW

To understand depression, I consider genetic predisposition, childhood traumas, relationships disruptions, capacity for insight and spiritual receptivity. The first step isto embrace sadness, emptiness and despair as powerful teachers of life's most profound lessons, not simply as diseases or symptoms to be eliminated by any means necessary.

Kate Robinson (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC1

Depression is an often overwhelming condition that affects a person emotionally and physically. For those who have not suffered from this illness, it is hard to explain how it feels. I believe that Depression is manageable with or without medication, depending on the individual. I primarily utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients cope with and ultimately alleviate depression symptoms.

Jason Durtschi

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Depression, mood disorders (including Bipolar) and related Anxiety disorders has been a specialty of mine for more than 10 years. I have completed related trainings and employ primarily Mindfulness-CBT oriented interventions.

Kelley O'Gorman (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MFT

It's a pervasive and silent thing- depression. I've lived with it myself and have researched it for years.

Reuben Simon

Marriage Family Therapist Intern

MA

Depression exists on a spectrum, from a troubling moment in life to a nagging sense of despair that has become inscribed in our identity. Either way, depression derives it's power through silence, shame and isolation. Finding a voice for your sadness and suffering can offer immediate relief. Spending time discussing your history and relationship to depression can then offer more lasting relief.

Eric Blakeley (he/him)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Depression presents differently within people. For some it lurks in the background while for others it is intense and episodic. Investigating and exploring the sources of those feelings constitutes the beginnings of the therapeutic work.

Tina Lilly, MS LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression sucks. It sucks desire, motivation, agency, energy, joy and vitality, i.e. all the things that make life worth living. It can make life seem pointless, but there is a point to depression, a way to be with it, and a way to be without. I can help you figure out how.

Maxine Burton

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I have extensive experience treating individuals with mood issues and have received training in therapy approaches that have been researched to be effective with these disorders.

Christa Cummins

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

I support clients with depression by providing a safe place to bring your vulnerability, meeting you where you are and moving forward at the pace you need. I find that setting small, attainable goals that we work through nonjudgmentally helps many of my clients with depression, and throughout the process, I help you to feel understood and seen.

Sawyer Salameh

Licensed Professional Counselor

We all struggle with some form of depression, but when it affects your life, so that you can’t do the things you want it becomes a problem. I will help you find ways to work with your depression, so that you can exist with it.

Beverley Duke-Young (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

B.S, M.S.

This is such a debilitating feeling or set of feelings to have; it zaps your zest for life and often people are afraid it will never go away. I have worked with this for as long as I've been a therapist and I assure you that you do not have to accept it as a way of life. I will help you bring about a a state of well-being that allows you to have hope and relief from depression.

Danielle Thompson

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

I utilize Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Family systems to decrease depressive symptoms.

Kellie Supriano

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression is one of the most common mental health concerns in the United States. Sadness and grief are normal human emotions. I provide a safe, caring space for you to explore feelings of sadness or grief, whether they are new or something you have been experiencing for a long time. Through the use of various modalities, I can assist you in exploring ways to alleviate feelings of depression.

Rachael Sutta

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I utilize a multifaceted approach to the treatment of depression incorporating mindfullness, CBT and DBT techniques as well as self compassion.

Sarah Sterling

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

Many of us come to counseling with some sort of an issue like anxiety, depression, or low self esteem. I believe that these 'issues' are actually pathways inward to wholeness and freedom. Depression is the result of suppressed life force energy. When we begin to heal our wounds, work through our fears and access our purpose, the haze of depression lifts.

James Gallanos (he, him)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Depression makes people feel little interest or pleasure in doing things that they used to enjoy. It is described as feeling down, depressed, or hopeless for more days than not, and these feelings last continuously for weeks. People who have depression may also notice changes in their sleep, appetite, or ability to focus on things. My practice helps clients effectively manage depressive symptoms through the use of ACT based skills, mindfulness exercises and values based actions.

Wild Foxgloves Counseling, PLLC (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

MHCA.MC.61068879

Your sadness, feeling empty, or depression tells a story. I invite you to bring kindness to yourself for why you feel these things. To be curious about your story. And, in that journey, find the healing and joy you long for.

Nicole Craig (She/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC, CADCI

Therapy can ease depression and help silence that inner critical voice that keeps you stuck. Using an individualized approach, I will work with you to get past these painful feelings and get back to your life. Treatment may include integrating new skills for coping, and techniques to help keep you focused on the present rather than ruminating on the past.

Elizabeth Raffer Anderson (She/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

M.a., NCC

Many people seek therapy because they are struggling with some form of depression. I have strong clinical skills via my work as a crisis counselor as well as community mental health on assessing risk and coming up with a treatment plan that works for you (most importantly)! utilizing hakomi method, cbt and psychodynamic techniques depending on the needs of the individual.

Graham Borgman (He/him/his)

Licensed Professional Counselor

The contributing factors to depression are as vast and varied as the individuals who carry it. Whether it is persistent and severe or infrequent and mild, depression is a psychological state that holds many within its grasp. Depression can open us to seeing difficult truths, and can also blind us from seeing others. Navigating depression with another human being, rather than alone, is crucial.

Karen Maloney, MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression can be felt on many different levels. It can hold us back and hinder us from living the life we want to live! My hope is to help you sort through ways to combat this depression so you can break free from it weighing you down.

Zachary Newman, LPC, LMFT

Licensed Professional Counselor

M.A., LPC, LMFT

While all forms of depression have symptoms in common, like individuals, no two 'depressions' are the same. I have over 20+ years experience working with clients to overcome depressed thoughts, feelings & behavior. Usually we deal with anxiety as well, since depression and anxiety are often "two sides of the same coin." We may use CBT, solution-focused, humanistic, psychodynamic therapy or any blend of strategies as they best apply to each individual experiencing their unique, individual pain.

Lucius Wheeler (He/him/his)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

Depression can be a very reasonable response to stressful life circumstances. It can also be the result of holding ourselves back from taking new risks to pursue our desires and interests. Every response to the world makes sense in context. I can support you in the process of understanding your experience of depression, and finding new, more satisfying possibilities.

Kimberly Filla (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Therapy may help you recognize things that may be contributing to the depression you feel and help you develop a plan to change behaviors and beliefs that may interfere with your optimal health. I enjoy working collaboratively to improve quality of life in mental, physical, emotional, work, family, and personal spheres.

Sarah Eckstein (she/her)

Clinical Psychologist

Ph.D., M.S.

One of my strengths as a psychologist is forming a supportive, caring relationship with my clients. Many of my clients who struggle with depression have expressed gratitude for how helpful that connection, in addition to a diverse array of therapeutic interventions, have been for them as they're working toward self-growth.

Sarah Voruz

Clinical Psychologist

Though depression is a common term, the roots and felt experience of each person living with depression are very different. I have worked with a lot of people with depression and my Gestalt therapy orientation provides an excellent path to understand where each person's depression comes from and what they need to heal it.

Laura La Rosa (She/Her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

MA, MSW, LCSW

I provide individual therapy for teens and adults who are living with depression and other mood challenges. I understand that 'heavy' feeling that is all consuming and feels bigger than us. Let’s work collaboratively to identify the barriers and habitual patterns that keep you stuck and then develop a sustainable path forward incorporating your healing and improved well being.

THRIVE Clinic

Clinical Psychologist

When it comes to depression, we rely on cognitive, behavioral, and mindfulness-based interventions to improve mood and decrease risk of relapse. Specific interventions that we use include behavioral activation, cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy.

Sarah Small

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

MA

I believe full and lasting change is possible for individuals who have struggled temporarily or chronically with depressive symptoms. We will work together to identify what is below the surface contributing to feelings of sadness, shame, anger, hopelessness, or worthlessness.

Katharyn Waterfield, MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

OR Lic #C4802

Many shades. Many versions of depression.

Erin Carney Moline

Licensed Professional Counselor

Healing from depression takes time. It took time to get there, it takes time to recover. I encourage my clients to take it one simple step at a time, as often we are way to hard on ourselves when depressed. Together we will look into underlying issues that are supporting the depression, as well as daily habits that can help you rise to the surface.

Joyce Yuan, PhD

Clinical Psychologist

Depression is the experience of persistent sad mood and loss of interest in enjoyable activities. It can manifest in hopeless, self-critical thoughts, social isolation, and changes in sleep and appetite. Depression can occur in relation to a variety of life stressors (e.g., loss, illness, trauma). I have had success treating depression with cognitive-behavioral and insight-oriented techniques.

Liisa Heard, BS, MSW, LCSW (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

BS, MSW, LCSW

Whether you suffer from seasonal depression (SAD), or diagnosed with major depressive disorder - I offer help in sorting out the highs/lows and how to positively cope. Also help clients explore alternatives to treatment of depression other than medication only.

Lorraine Storm

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression is something many people face in modern times. Causes can be internal (self-esteem issues, chemical imbalance), external (resulting from unhealthy relationships or abuse), societal (feeling isolated, experiencing pressures around your job or money) or even global (climate change, discrimination, poverty, etc). You don’t need to face these challenges alone, and I'm here to help.

Hunter Vaughn, PsyD

Clinical Psychologist

Depression is one of the most common reasons people seek therapy, & I've worked with clients of all ages to resolve & recover from depression. Using theories & techniques from cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, insight- and relational-oriented therapies, and more, I help people understand why depression arose, when & why it recurs/remains, & how to reduce/eliminate, cope with, & manage it.

Caitlin Ecklund

Licensed Professional Counselor

I have training in CBT, and can also incorporate mindfulness to address depression symptoms. I also work to explore the roots and causes of depression to understand your symptoms holistically.

Melissa Yeary, LPC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

It is natural to feel sad at times, but experiencing ongoing hopelessness, despair, and a reduced interest in life may indicate depression. I’m experienced in working with depression and offer compassion, insight, and effective tools. Together we can explore options and if appropriate, collaborate in changing the underlying beliefs, habits, and behavior that fuel depression.

Rebecca Dodge (she/her)

Clinical Psychologist

Psy.D.

I have 10 years providing therapy that addresses the causes and maintenance of depression and empowers the client with a toolkit for understanding the mind-body connection, reducing the level of distress, and increasing effective coping and resiliency. I integrate CBT, Mindfulness, and Somatic/Mind-Body therapies to address depression in therapy.

Mary Diorio

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Many of my clients struggle with either underlying issues of anxiety and/or depression. I have worked in both individual, couples and group setting addressing both anxiety and depression.

Amanda Ball (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

MS, LPC Intern

I work with folks who struggle with depression or anxiety, but know that there's more than this. Depression can be a deeply painful, and often chronic experience. I go further than surface level quick fixes for depression, and believe that full and lasting change is possible.

Andrew Griffes

Professional Counselor

What is often viewed as pathology in our society, I work with as a natural 'gravity' calling us deeper into self awareness. Working with you to bring compassion into the heart of where depression leads you, I supporting you in befriending your fears and finding the medicine hidden within your suffering.

Jane Plagge (she/her/hers)

Clinical Psychologist

Psy.D.

Depression can be hard to wade through alone. It can lead to self-criticism, doubt, and isolation. If you're feeling lost as to where to start, I can help you take meaningful steps to start engaging in the life you want. I use evidence based treatments for depression, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Tamara Webb

Licensed Professional Counselor

I bring an understanding spirit and an arsenal of approaches to dealing with depression and other mood disorders. I also have substantial experience in crisis and suicide intervention, and work effectively to help clients combat depression on all fronts -- from the physical to energetic to the narrative and the spiritual.

Jennie Hagen (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LMHC, LPC

Depression is a complex diagnosis that can have varied causes. Often, people experience depression when circumstances in their life leave them worn down, defeated, overwhelmed, or feeling powerless. Medication can be a great tool in treating the symptoms of depression, but often doesn't address the source of the issue. Counseling can fill in those gaps and help you begin to heal.

Kimberly Woodworth (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

MS, LPC-Intern, NCC

CACREP accredited program and institution delved into this education.

Brittany England

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

The integrative Mind-Body approach I use allows us to go into your mind to the root of what is causing you depression. We will notice and examine the thoughts, images, beliefs, physical sensations, etc that all create the feeling of depression in your system, and we will address these using mind-body modalities in order to bring relief to your system.

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

Depression is not simply sadness: it can be marked by loneliness or the feeling that one is irreparably defective. Working with depression entails getting to know how the one who is depressed experiences that in their own life.

Kimberly Crow (she/her/hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC-III

There are days when getting out of bed feels impossible. Everything seems to have lost its color and vibrancy. A diagnosis of major depressive disorder doesn't fully account for the many ways people respond to feeling depressed. I see depression as having different 'flavors.' Some folks get sad, some irritable, some feel permanently stuck. I focus on prevention and recovery from depression.

Kari Gjerde (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, MA

I work with people to better understand and treat their depression. Utilizing Motivational Interviewing, DBT and Supportive Interventions, I've seen great success at reducing depressive symptoms. While managing and treating depression involves grit and determination, I work to support clients to identify what needs changing and what needs accepting so that they can live more fulfilling lives.

Katie Finn (McNeil)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the ways in which I have practiced an effective treatment for depression, with both groups and individuals. This approach which uses the strengths of the brain, a person's actions, and goal-setting, to redirect thought patterns away from a negative cycle and into a more productive and success-oriented path.

Danette Buchanan (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

I use empathy, active listening, strong attending skills and silence to help the client process their feelings. I create an environment where clients can broaden their range of feelings, and help them uncover feelings that have been buried or gone unrecognized. I encourage clients to increase their physical activity if applicable, engage their world again and find the courage to live again.

Liz La Torella

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

Depression can be overwhelming, creating confusion and/or isolation. I don't feel that people are meant to go through it alone. Having support and access to resources can shift depressive symptoms from feeling unbearable to manageable. Using CBT and mindfulness techniques, I can help you create tools that work for you.

Alex Bistroi

Licensed Professional Counselor

Self-criticism, self-contempt, and even self-hate are commonly associated with depression. I use EFT-based experiential exercises such as empty-chair dialogues with self-critical parts to bring these conflicts into the light in the therapy session, the goal being to help clients develop internal strengths to respond to internalized negative self-treatment.

Jenna Rasmussen

Licensed Professional Counselor

I have over 10 years working with people with major depression with very good success helping them reach recovery using mindfulness based treatment.

Grace Silvia, LCSW (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Deep sadness. Can we stop pushing it away, even for a moment, and listen to what it is desperately trying to tell us? This is no easy task in our culture of 'Produce!' and 'Be happy at all costs!' Yet there is so much to be sad about personally, societally and planetarily. Pushing it away makes it dig in deeper. But by honoring it, we can find its meaning, our passion and our unique call to action.

Zoe Presley (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression is often experienced as feeling separate from the world as if you are all alone, or the heavy weight of apathy and fatigue. I address depression with curiosity, sensitivity, and care utilizing a variety of therapeutic approaches focusing on empowerment and understanding. The clients I have treated for depression have expressed how counseling has brought them hopefulness and deep peace.

Jill Corvelli (she/her)

Professional Counselor

PhD LPC

My approach to depression is paradoxical- both accepting it with compassion as well as supporting activation of behaviors that have high likelihood of supporting movement to value driven living.

Nathan Hayward

Licensed Professional Counselor

I am skilled in working with individuals who experience ongoing sadness, generally feeling down and confused, grief, not enjoying life, and feeling stuck and unmotivated.

Amanda Roberson (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression is characterized by daily low mood, loss of interest in usual activities, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, sleeping too much or too little, changes in appetite, hopelessness, worthlessness, and, in severe cases, suicidal thoughts or actions. A depressive episode is when these symptoms are experienced continually for 2+ weeks.

Lola Elliott

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I have extensive experience as a therapist working with clients to find coping skills to overcome depressive symptoms. I specialize in addressing emotional pain, distress, depression, anxiety, coping with stress and adjustment, family conflict, PTSD and Anxiety Disorders, and grief/loss. I am a skilled, compassionate, and interactive therapist ready to help you.

Priscilla Gilbert

Depression is one of the many emotions that can lead to a loss of enjoyment and involvement in life. People seeking counseling may want their life back, to move towards goals, to do things they used to enjoy, and to feel ok again.

Steve Hohenboken, LPC, ATR

Licensed Professional Counselor

You can become energized by finding your sense of purpose, connecting with people who see and support you, and nurturing the creative spark that I know you have. If you are willing to try, we will find ways for you live a happier and more rewarding life.

Lilyan Smith-Moore, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression is our mind's way of telling us that something is not right in our lives. As an experienced clinician who has worked with thousands of people with depression, I understand that depression can have several different causes and treatments. I offer you a supportive environment where you can be honest about your suffering while experimenting with the hope for change.

Randy Zasloff, LPC, CADCI (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADCI, NCC

Often individuals that have experienced trauma also experience depression. I believe depression stems from a lack of vitality and connection with others. I tailor treatment to the individual dependent upon their particular need. Equine facilitated psychotherapy has proven very effective for clients to work through their depression.

Joan Laguzza, LCSW Joie PDX Counseling

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Feelings of depression are fairly common but can manifest differently for each person. Some levels of depression can be satisfactorily addressed with therapy alone, and some may call for the addition of medical treatment. I provide assessment to ascertain how symptoms of depression can best be improved and work to devise a treatment plan that fits each individual need.

Slade Wolf

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I am highly skilled in using cognitive-behavioral therapy to help you overcome your depression and build your ability to continue to manage those symptoms throughout your life.

Maria Villegas

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Depression and anxiety is incredibly painful and affects most people in some way at some point in life. It can be sporadic or completely consuming. Together, we can work to identify the root and look for patterns that might unknowingly contribute to your anxiety and depression. I can help you develop effective skills to move forward enjoy life more fully again.

Lynne Coon

Licensed Professional Counselor

Not everyone likes working with depressed people. I am skilled at identifying each persons individual causes of depression. I help them to recognize the way their brain can distort thinking so they can learn to think in more realistic and accurate ways that reduces or eliminates depression.

Henry Cameron

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression affects us all. How we learn to understand how it is a symptom of our experience and learn to identify the buried feeling(s) beneath it, is paramount to a successful, happy life.

Felicia Turner

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

With therapy and medications you can live a fulfilling like. Medications help with managing the burden and heaviness of the everyday feelings of sadness, hopelessness, tiredness, and lack of motivation.

Allison Hajdu-Paulen (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Depression looks different for each person. I will collaborate with you to find what helps YOU to reconnect with the joy of living through a combination of behavioral activation, self-compassion, and connection.

Stuart Malkin

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, LPC

I provide compassionate, mindfulness-based counseling to process what may be causing depression, help access resources in the self for more resiliency, and help you find more contentment in life.

Taunya Gesner

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

LPCi, NBCC

Depression comes from feeling stuck and tired and angry at where you are in life. Being able to relieve the emotions around what brought you to this state, will help you to find your joy in living once again. I can do this with EMDR - it's an awesome technique that helps remove the emotional angst from your memories.

DeShawn Williams

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

The bulk of my experience has been working with youth and families who are struggling with depression. Depression for young people often looks different in adults. Youth who are acting out at home or school, and is often irritable or angry may be in conflict with feelings of depression. I work with youth and families to identify sources of these complicated feelings and utilize CBT a to treat them

Melissa Owens LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

I use a mindfulness based approach to healing depression and depressive anger through small changes in habits and large changes in perspective.

Tiffany Butler

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

I have worked with adults experiencing symptoms of depression to examine the thoughts that are contributing to their feelings of sadness, anger, worthlessness, guilt and hopelessness. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, we challenge the thinking behind those feelings as a means to reduce and better manage symptoms.

Robin Friedman, LCSW (She/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

L5164

I use expressive arts, mindfulness, person centered therapy, EMDR, and talk therapy to reduce symptoms of depression.

Stacy Sheffler (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Thoughts of hopelessness, sadness, lack of interest in things you used to enjoy, sleep or appetite disturbances can overwhelm your system impacting your world. Therapy can aid in reducing the intensity of depression and aid in coping in a way that resumes you to the experience you would like to have.

Joan Fleishman (she/her/hers)

Clinical Psychologist

PsyD

So much of our depression can be traced to loss or anger turned inward. I have worked with many people who have struggled with depression, both new and long standing depression. It is a process of understanding the relationships, thinking patterns, and losses that may be impacting your mood.

Stephanie Leschber (She/Her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, LICSW

Feeling down all the time or having negative thoughts about yourself? Chronic stress and anxiety often morphs into periods if depression. We will explores your identity, sources of negative beliefs, lifestyle changes and how to be compassionate to yourself.

Su Yim, MSW, LCSW (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

People who have depression are some of the hardest-working people around; seemingly simple acts require huge effort. Using CBT, mindfulness, and interpersonal process, I have helped people lighten the burden of depression related to grief, addiction, chemical imbalances, life circumstances and more.

Camillia Thompson, LPC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC, CMA

Depression is the most common mental illness worldwide. It appears across a spectrum of symptoms and can often go undetected among those suffering from 'high functioning' depression. Yet there is hope. It is possible to live the life you want. I combine my professional support with lifestyle changes to help you break through the limitations that keep you stuck.

Janet Purcell, PH.D.

Clinical Psychologist

I have significant training in Psychodynamic combined with some Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in treating depression. I have recently been adding educational experiences in Mindfulness based interventions in treating Depression.

Heather McKittrick (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC-I, LMHC, SUDP

If you're feeling down, drained and like nothing is interesting or joyful anymore, it's a good time to start therapy with Heather. Whether you're frequently crying bc you feel so overwhelmed and sad, or you're not crying bc you feel numb, there are ways to feel better. Reach out for support so you don't isolate any further than your depression wants you to.

Jen Yerty, LPC, CADC I

Licensed Professional Counselor

I've worked extensively with depression, from mild to severe, and found that many people don't even know when that's what they're suffering from. I generally use CBT, experiential, and mindfulness practices to alleviate depression, and work with clients to find a purpose and meaning in their life, and find sources of support and happiness.

Terry Marshall

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

Depression is an issue that I have had a lot of success treating, both in the short term and long term. Depression is a state of mind that you feel helpless to change. It seems like you can't go forward and you can't go back. I give my clients tools to change this state in the moment and a plan for continued growth, helping to live each day with more freedom.

Sam Skye (he/him)

Licensed Art Therapist

ATR, LAT, LPC

I use an integrative model that borrows from cognitive behavioral and existentialist concepts. I believe finding wellness can be a form of resistance to oppression.

Jennifer Wohl, MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Depression is depressing! No one likes to feel chronic despair, sadness, hopelessness, and loss of purpose and meaning -- all hallmarks of clinical depression. But I believe that with compassion, mindfulness, and support, it is possible to tend to depression such that healing can unfold and vitality can be restored.

Christine Bethel (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT

Depression stats in the US are staggering, unfortunately, most of us suffer alone. You don't have to, you CAN experience relief. Symptoms can include lack of motivation, restlessness, sadness, irritability, insomnia/hypersomnia, weight loss/gain, clumsiness, forgetfulness, suicidal thoughts, among others. Depression is not a weakness of character or laziness. Let me help.

Wendy Curtis

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

Whoo. Depression is SO HARD when it's here. I recommend you immediately go buy 'The No-Bullshit Guide to Depression' by Steven Skoczen. Then, find a counselor who can help you navigate the dark woods. I'd be happy to talk with you more about this in person.

Aaron Good (he/him/his)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, CRC, LPC

Depression can take many forms - quite often we may appear happy to others but be filled with self-doubt and worthlessness. We'll work together to build connection with the world around you, find your joy, and understand how to avoid the thought-traps that led us into depression to begin with.

Cameron Kemper (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

My expertise utilizing CBT and mindfulness approaches has also been effective with my clients experiencing mood disorders. I have used these orientations in multiple settings along with relational approaches that focus more on your family history and need to connect more personally with me as a real person with whom you have a trusting relationship and not just as a therapist. I also have two years of supervision with Dr. Matt McKay who has written Mind and Emotion and Thoughts and Feelings.

Meghan O'Connor (they/them/she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MA, MFT

Depression can be an all-encompassing mental, emotional, and bodily state. The word itself reveals much about its nature - something is being 'depressed,' and the symptoms can be a scary experience - lack of joy, chronic fatigue, numbness, negative thought patterns. The effects of depression are compounded by social stigma. I work with you to stabilize your moods and recover a sense of aliveness.

Kimberly Zeszutek, LPC (She/Her/Hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Depression is a common experience of many individuals in our culture due to trauma, expectations, and the value of individualism. Approaching depression with ecotherapy creates opportunities for reconnecting with the authentic self, the earth, and your community. I also recognize the struggle in depression by emphasizing safety planning for suicidal ideation and strengthening protective factors.

Brandt Hueser

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Feeling sad or “down in the dumps” is a normal feeling that everyone experiences sometimes. Depression is a myriad of feelings that get in the way of your daily functioning. Depression can manifest quite differently in men, women, teenagers, and children. Therapy can be helpful in terms of looking at patterns of behavior and thought in order to move through the depression.

Vinnie Gwozdz (He/Him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, CRC, LPC

Depression sucks. Therapy helps. Here in Portland we experience stretches of bleak and grey that can seem endless. By working together we can help you get out of that feeling of being stuck in a rut, overwhelmed by life, or just plain sad.