“Depression affects one in five people at some point in their lives. Anyone can get low at times, but with depression, the feelings don’t go away quickly or become so bad they interfere with everyday life”.
If depression has been casting its shadow over your life, you may have been experiencing–
However, it is not as bleak as it sounds, depression isn’t an absolute.
Don’t be one of the many that suffer in silence, this quote expresses it very well:
The first step is to reach out like Peter did-
Commonly agreed causes or triggers are past trauma or abuse; a genetic predisposition to depression, which may or may not be the same as a family history; life stresses, including financial problems or bereavement; chronic pain or illness; and taking drugs, including cannabis, ecstasy and heroin. A lifetime of masking neurodiversity.
Anxiety can also play a part. Depression and anxiety are in fact at different ends of the same continuum: when you get very anxious over an extended period it is as if depression comes over you like a wet blanket to dampen the flames of worry.
After anxiety, depression is the most common mental health condition in the world today, it is all too common. This has all been worsened by the pandemic with some commentators claiming that the next pandemic with be a mental health one.
Depression’s effects reach into the interactions you have with others, rippling destructively through marriages, families, work environments, and communities like a viral contagion.
However, there are ways out, depression isn’t an absolute, it’s not simply a case of either you’re depressed or you’re not, feelings can and do change on a moment-by-moment basis, it is part of being human. You can learn to live with your emotions both present and past. I’ll show you how. I have helped many others through this, and you can come through it too, stronger and more able to cope than ever before.
There may be an obvious reason for becoming depressed, sometimes there seems to be no explanation. There can be a combination of causes and different people have different reasons, there is simply no ‘one size fits all’ either for the diagnosis or treatment of depression. Your session with me will be as individual as you.
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As well as my accreditation qualifications, I completed advanced hypnosis training with Dr Michael Yapko. He says-
Yes, research has shown that hypnotherapy can help relieve depression.
What is common to depression is a set pattern or ‘thinking style’ and that is one of the first things we can change together. Applying Cognitive Behavioural Therapy through hypnosis can help to overcome the powerful negative thoughts that are part of depression.
Relaxation techniques can be helpful in managing symptoms of depression, particularly by reducing stress and promoting a sense of calm. As you have probably heard hypnosis is a fantastic method of achieving and learning relaxation and along with self-help recommendations, will be a fundamental part of our work together.
Many clients report a remarkable turnaround after the first session due to having spoken about their feelings in private to a sympathetic listener. As a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, and trauma healer, I specialise in helping people just like you to overcome depression and other challenges.
Your session will be specific to your situation, beginning by looking at the big picture. Something that has built up over several years can take a bit of unpicking while other things are straight forward and surprisingly simple to deal with. It will become clear as we talk it through.
All sessions are private and confidential.
I am accredited by the United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapists and work to their ethical standards.
I use a holistic approach because we tend to be complicated beasties and there may be a few things going on for you. It’s best to come along for a chat, look at the whole picture and then decide what to do and what it will take.