Depression Treatment
“The days are so hard. It takes all of my energy to get out of bed.”
“Falls and winters are so hard for me. Depression seems to get so much worse in the fall and winter.”
“I feel so disconnected from my life. I wIsh I had the energy to get more involved.”
Symptoms of Depression
While everyone experiences depression differently, here are some common depression symptoms:
➔ feelings of sadness
➔ feeling tired, even small tasks seem to take a lot of energy
➔ feelings of worthlessness
➔ feeling hopeless about getting better, the future, etc
➔ problems falling asleep, staying asleep or sleeping through the night
➔ angry outbursts
➔ not feeling interested in activities that used to interest you
➔ problems thinking or concentrating
Depression Treatment in Overland Park, KS, Leavenworth, KS, and Liberty, MO for Adults
It is hard being an adult who is struggling with depression. Some people try to tell you to just get over it. Other people say, “cheer up!” It’s like they really do not understand what it is like to be struggling with depression. Beating depression can be harder than just “cheering up.” Depression can come from several sources": relationships, global pandemic, loss of job, etc.
The depression therapists at JS Therapy Group know how to help you fight off the depression. In our work together, we will strive to find ways to manage the depression, ways that work for you. We will bring in other family members if desired to help create a systemic change through family therapy in Kansas. No matter which method we use, our caring therapists will be next to you every step of the way.
Depression in Teens
As a parent or caregiver of a teen, you might hopeless about how to help your child. The older your child gets, the more they don’t want to tell you. Your teen wants to be independent and that is so hard. You just want to help.
Depression in teens can look a little different than depression in adults. In addition to the symptoms for adults, teens can become irritable and begin to self medicate with substances, for example. That is why we offer separate services with teen therapists who specialize in therapy for teens in Kansas
Whether the cause be a chemical cause or a situational cause, we can help your teen process the sources of the depression and find ways to manage and reduce the symptoms.
Play Therapy in Kansas Can Help With Depression in Children
Seeing depression in teens is hard. Sometimes, it can be harder to see younger children struggling with depression. Elementary aged children are not developmentally able to communicate with words the way adults can. This can leave parents and caregivers feeling unsure about how to help.
Play therapy to the rescue. Our play therapists can help your child process his or her feelings through a method that is natural to them: play! We can help your child feel more competent about their feelings and even find ways for them to talk to you using their feeling words.
Depression Treatment in Overland Park, KS, Leavenworth, KS, and Liberty, MO
Take control of the depression. The depression doesn’t need to control you anymore. Imagine having an interest in activities you used to enjoy. Visualize having energy throughout the day and not waking up tired. Start laughing again.
By meeting with one of our depression therapists, we can help you find strategies to manage and reduce the depression.
We can help you to identify negative thinking patterns that lead to increased depression. We can also help you reduce problematic behaviors that only mask the depression instead of heal it.
Family Therapy Can Help Treat the Symptoms of Depression
You know the saying, “it takes a village.” Well, sometimes it takes a family to heal depression. Some forms of depression can come from problematic interactions with family members. We all have a wired-in need to feel accepted. If there is a group of people who are supposed to accept us, it is our family.
It can be scary to invite other people into therapy. We sometimes develop strategies to keep conflict low between family members, like not talking about topics that create conflict. However, not talking about these topics can increase depression.
Our depression therapists can help your family find a healthy way to conversate about these difficult topics so you can seek comfort from your family members.
Reduce Depression through Couple Counseling in Kansas
As an adult, your most important relationship is the relationship with your significant other. We are all wired in our brain and body to emotionally connect with other for safety. When that need for safety isn’t present, depression can develop.
Couple counseling may be the answer to the depression. By improving your relationship with your significant other, you can help your brain and body feel more emotionally safe and secure, thereby reducing the symptoms of depression.
Begin Depression Treatment in Leavenworth, KS, Overland Park, KS, and Liberty, MO
You don’t have to continue to live your life under the shadow of depression. We can help you get back to enjoying life and making happy memories. Our caring therapists are trained to help you with Depression Treatment. To start counseling in Overland Park, KS, Leavenworth, KS, and Liberty, MO with JS Therapy Group, follow these simple steps:
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Other Counseling Services at JS Therapy Group
Depression treatment is not the only services we offer in our Leavenworth and Overland Park counseling centers. Other mental health services JS Therapy Group provides include anxiety treatment, therapy for children and play therapy, trauma and PTSD treatment, family therapy, couple and marriage counseling and premarital counseling. We also offer professional consultations and supervision opportunities. If you can’t make it to see one of our therapists for in-person counseling, consider online therapy in Kansas to meet your mental health needs. Contact us to get started or click on one of the links to learn more.