HOW EVOLVE COUNSELING ASSOCIATES HELP WITH DEPRESSION

According to the Mayo Clinic, “women are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression.” Depression may occur at any age and there are many reasons depression may occur. Depression in women can be tied to hormonal events in one’s life; however hormonal changes alone do not cause depression. For women, in particular, depression can be associated with “biological factors, inherited traits, and personal life circumstances”. The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)shared that 1 in 8 women experience depression in their lifetime.

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION IN WOMEN:

  • Ongoing feelings of sadness, guilt, or hopelessness

  • Loss of interest in things you once enjoyed

  • Significant changes in your sleep pattern, such as trouble falling or staying asleep or sleeping too much

  • Fatigue or unexplained pain or other physical symptoms without an apparent cause

  • Problems concentrating or remembering things

  • Changes in appetite leading to significant weight loss or weight gain

  • Physical aches and pains

  • Feeling as though life isn't worth living, or having thoughts of suicide

WHAT TO EXPECT IN COUNSELING FOR DEPRESSION

As you begin counseling for depression, your therapist will want to learn more about your past as well as your present. This helps the therapist to identify patterns, significant relationships, and coping mechanisms that are being used. As the counseling relationship continues, your therapist will seek to identify distorted thinking, help you identify core beliefs and emotions, and help you to build a “toolbox” of skills you can use outside of counseling.