Rediscover peace
Depression Therapy in Franklin, Tennessee
Therapy to help you understand what's keeping you stuck, build effective coping skills, and reconnect with the parts of life that matter to you.
In-person therapy in Franklin, TN with online therapy throughout Tennessee and California.
When depression starts affecting more of your life
Depression isn't always obvious from the outside. You may still be working, taking care of responsibilities, and showing up for the people around you while feeling increasingly disconnected from your own life.
Things that used to feel rewarding may take more effort, and even basic tasks can feel harder than they should. You may be sleeping differently, struggling to concentrate, withdrawing from people you care about, or finding it difficult to motivate yourself to do much of anything.
Sometimes you know you're struggling but can't identify exactly what needs to change. Other times, you've tried to push through it on your own and are frustrated that you still don't feel like yourself.
You don't have to wait until it gets worse to do something about it.
Therapy that gives you something to work with
Depression can change the way you interpret yourself, your circumstances, and what you expect from the future. CBT helps us slow those patterns down and look at what is actually happening.
We'll identify the thoughts and behaviors that may be maintaining your depression, then work on specific changes that can affect how you function day to day. That may involve challenging an assumption, changing a behavior, addressing avoidance, or rebuilding routines that have fallen away.
The work is active and collaborative. You won't just talk about feeling depressed. We'll identify what is keeping the depression going and work on what you can do differently.
Depression affects more than your mood. Depression can influence how you think, what you do, and how you relate to the people and responsibilities around you. Let’s give you a way to work with those pieces directly.
Change the patterns that keep depression going
Depression can create patterns that make it increasingly difficult to feel engaged with your life. You may start avoiding things that feel overwhelming, put off responsibilities because you cannot get yourself to start, withdraw from people, or interpret setbacks as evidence that nothing is going to change. Those responses can provide short-term relief while making depression more entrenched over time.
In therapy, we’ll identify the patterns that are showing up for you and look at where a different response could interrupt them. That might mean approaching something you have been avoiding, testing whether a negative assumption is actually accurate, or changing how you respond when your mood tells you to disengage.
Rebuild engagement with your life
Depression often makes your world smaller. Activities that once gave you a sense of enjoyment or accomplishment may stop feeling worthwhile, and you may find yourself waiting to feel motivated before doing anything differently. Unfortunately, motivation often does not arrive first.
Part of treatment may involve gradually reintroducing the activities, responsibilities, relationships, and routines that matter to you, even when you are not particularly interested in them yet. We’ll pay attention to what happens when you take action despite low motivation and use that information to determine what actually helps. The goal is not to force yourself to be positive. It is to create more opportunities for your mood and functioning to change through what you do.
Here’s what we’ll do together
Therapy isn’t about convincing yourself everything is fine. It’s about changing what’s keeping you stuck.
True healing isn't about forcing yourself to look on the bright side. It's about examining whether the conclusions you're drawing are accurate, identifying behaviors that are reinforcing the depression, and testing different ways of responding.
We'll pay attention to what happens between sessions, because that's where much of the work takes place. You may experiment with changing a routine, approaching something you've been avoiding, or tracking what happens when you respond differently to a familiar situation.
Over time, the goal is to make these skills increasingly accessible without needing therapy to make every decision for you.
Peace. Insight. Healing.
You’ll walk away with —
01 - A better understanding of what is maintaining your depression
You’ll have a clearer sense of the thoughts, behaviors, and patterns that are affecting your mood and making it harder to move forward.
02 - Specific strategies for getting unstuck when motivation is low
You’ll have practical ways to take action when depression makes even everyday responsibilities feel difficult or overwhelming.
03 - More flexibility in how you respond to negative or self-critical thinking
You’ll learn to recognize when your thinking is being shaped by depression and practice responding in ways that are more accurate and useful.
04 -A stronger ability to keep doing what matters, even when your mood is difficult
You’ll build skills for staying engaged with the people, responsibilities, and activities that are important to you instead of letting depression make your world smaller.
Questions? I’ve got answers.
Frequently asked questions —
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Therapy with me is structured: we spend time looking at the relationship between your thinking and behavior and the way those patterns affect your mood. Treatment focuses on identifying what is maintaining the depression and practicing specific changes that can improve how you function.
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Not necessarily. We may discuss your history when it helps us understand what's happening now, but our work together will generally focus heavily on your current experience and the patterns you want to change.
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That's common when you're depressed. We won't assume that motivation needs to come first. Part of our work together may involve starting with manageable changes and using action to create momentum rather than waiting until you feel ready.
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Most people find meeting weekly is the best place to start. However, personal goals, time-commitment and finances might make biweekly sessions more manageable for some.
In terms of duration to remain in therapy, I have found that I work with most of my clients for about 6 months. But it is not unusual to come into therapy with a specific issue, find that the issue is resolved in a month or two of counseling, and decide to move to “as-needed” sessions.
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Yes. I offer online therapy throughout Tennessee and California, as well as in-person therapy in Franklin, Tennessee.
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I charge $225 per 55-minute individual sessions and $275 for couples sessions.
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If you’re ready to get started, use the button below to request a free consultation. During our consult, we’ll chat about your goals and decide together how I can best support you.