Psychotherapy for Depression

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Supporting You Through Low Mood and Depression

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Depression can feel heavy, isolating and difficult to explain. It may affect your mood, motivation, energy, sleep, appetite, relationships and the way you see yourself. For some people, depression feels like sadness or tearfulness. For others, it may feel like numbness, emptiness, irritability, exhaustion or a loss of connection with life.

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You may find yourself withdrawing from others, struggling to complete everyday tasks, feeling overwhelmed by small responsibilities, or losing interest in things that once felt meaningful. Depression can also affect your thoughts, leading to self-criticism, hopelessness, guilt, shame or the belief that things will not improve.

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Psychotherapy offers a safe, calm and non-judgemental space to explore what you are experiencing, understand the patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and begin finding a way forward at a pace that feels manageable for you.

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How Depression May Show Up

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Depression can affect people in different ways. You may notice:

• Persistent low mood or sadness

• Feeling emotionally numb or disconnected

• Loss of interest or pleasure in things you used to enjoy

• Low motivation or difficulty getting started

• Tiredness, low energy or emotional exhaustion

• Changes in sleep or appetite

• Difficulty concentrating or making decisions

• Feelings of guilt, shame, worthlessness or self-blame

• Withdrawing from friends, family or daily life

• Increased irritability or tearfulness

• Feeling hopeless or stuck

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Depression is not a weakness, and it is not something you should have to simply “snap out of”. It can be deeply painful, but with the right support, it is possible to begin understanding your experience and rebuilding emotional strength.

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How Therapy Can Help

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In therapy, we work together to explore how depression is affecting your thoughts, emotions, behaviour, relationships and sense of self. This may include looking at life events, unresolved emotional pain, relationship patterns, trauma, grief, burnout, self-esteem or long-standing beliefs that may be contributing to how you feel.

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Using psychotherapy and CBT-informed approaches, therapy can help you to:

• Understand the cycle of depression

• Recognise unhelpful thought patterns

• Explore feelings of guilt, shame or self-criticism

• Rebuild motivation and routine gradually

• Develop healthier coping strategies

• Improve emotional awareness and self-compassion

• Strengthen your sense of identity and confidence

• Reconnect with meaning, values and relationships

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The aim is not to rush you into “positive thinking”, but to help you feel heard, understood and supported as you begin to make sense of what is happening internally.

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A Compassionate Therapeutic Space

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Depression can often make people feel alone, ashamed or as though they are a burden to others. Therapy offers a space where you do not have to pretend, minimise how you feel, or have all the answers.

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Together, we can gently explore what your depression may be communicating, what has become too much, and what support you need to begin moving forward. This work is paced carefully and collaboratively, with compassion at the centre of the process.

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Moving Forward

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Recovery from depression can take time, and it may not feel like a straight path. Small steps can still be meaningful steps.

Psychotherapy can support you in understanding your emotional world, reducing the hold depression has over your life, and beginning to reconnect with yourself and the things that matter to you.

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You do not have to face this alone.

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Important Note

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If you are feeling at risk of harming yourself, unable to keep yourself safe, or in immediate crisis, please seek urgent support through emergency services, your GP, NHS 111, or your local crisis team. This therapy service is not an emergency or crisis service.

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Sessions

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Individual psychotherapy sessions are 50 minutes at a cost of £70 per session.

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