Depression is often described as sadness, but people who live with it usually describe something else — flatness, heaviness, a sense of going through the motions. Things that used to matter stop mattering. Getting through an ordinary day takes everything you have, and nobody around you can see it.
It is one of the most treatable difficulties in mental health, and one of the most isolating to carry alone.
What it can look like
- Low mood that persists for weeks rather than days
- Losing interest in things you used to enjoy
- Tiredness that sleep does not fix
- Difficulty concentrating, deciding, or starting things
- Feeling like a burden, or being harshly self-critical
- Changes in appetite or sleep, in either direction
- Withdrawing from people while feeling lonely
Depression is not weakness and it is not a failure of gratitude. It has recognisable patterns, and those patterns can be worked with.
How I work with depression
Depression tends to shrink a life quietly. Activity drops, then mood drops further, then activity drops again. Much of the work is about interrupting that loop gently and at a realistic pace — not with forced positivity, which rarely survives contact with real life.
Alongside that, we look at the thinking patterns depression produces, which feel like clear-eyed truth from the inside and are usually anything but. And we make room for whatever is underneath: grief, exhaustion, anger, or something that has never been said out loud.
What sessions look like
50 minutes on Google Meet, usually weekly to begin with. There is no expectation that you arrive articulate or organised. Some sessions are about making sense of things; some are simply about being heard by someone who is not managing you.
If it becomes clear that medication or a psychiatric assessment would help, I will say so and support you in arranging it. I do not prescribe.
An important note
If you are having thoughts of harming yourself, please do not wait for an appointment. Contact your local emergency number, go to your nearest emergency department, or reach out to someone you trust today. Therapy is valuable, but it is not emergency care.
Start with a free 15-minute call
No forms, no pressure — a short conversation to see whether this feels right for you.
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