Depression Therapy in Maryland
Gentle, Transformational Therapy For Depression
Depression can feel heavy, slow, and endless — or it can hide behind a smile.
You might feel weighed down by sadness, flat and disconnected, or just unable to find joy in the things you used to enjoy. Sometimes you can push through, but it takes more effort than anyone sees.
You Might Recognize Yourself Here:
- You feel tired most of the time, no matter how much you rest.
- You’ve lost interest in activities or relationships you used to value.
- You feel stuck in self-criticism, guilt, hopelessness, and low motivation.
- You find yourself making pessimistic predictions about the future — “I’ll always be alone” or “Things will never change.”
- You feel disconnected or even dissociated from yourself and from life.
Why Depression Hangs On
Depression isn’t just about “feeling sad.” Your mind and body are holding patterns of information — thoughts, images, emotions, sensations, and even unspoken rules for how you’re “supposed” to feel — that were shaped by difficult or overwhelming experiences. These patterns can quietly keep your mood low and drain your energy, even if you can’t point to a single cause.
Sometimes depression begins after a loss, disappointment, or trauma. Other times it builds slowly over years, as repeated stresses or discouragements wear down your sense of possibility. In many cases, depression and anxiety are intertwined — or depression is a way your mind and body try to protect you from the constant tension of anxiety.
If your depression began after a distressing event or period in your life, it may be connected to unresolved trauma. You can read more about my approach to trauma therapy here.
Talk therapy can offer understanding and coping tools, but for lasting relief, you need to resolve the patterns of information your system is still carrying. That’s where my work comes in. Using gentle, fast-acting Energy Psychology methods, we can shift these patterns without forcing you to relive painful memories. Even the smallest touch on an experience can be enough to help you feel lighter and more present.
Different Faces of Depression — and How They Begin
Post-Traumatic Depression
This kind of depression can follow a traumatic event, even months or years later. It’s often rooted in your body’s ongoing stress response — a survival system that never fully shuts off.
Persistent Low Mood
Some people describe this as a “grey filter” over life. It may be linked to early experiences where joy, playfulness, or self-expression were discouraged or unsafe.
Loss of Motivation
Depression can sap your ability to start or finish tasks, sometimes as a protective strategy. When your system is weighed down by hopelessness or the expectation that nothing will improve, shutting down can feel safer than trying.
Depression with Anxiety
It’s common for anxiety and depression to feed into each other — anxiety ramps up tension, and depression steps in to shut it down. This can lead to cycles of worry, exhaustion, and withdrawal.
What Life Can Feel Like After Healing Depression
- Energy and motivation returning naturally.
- More ease in starting and finishing tasks.
- Genuine enjoyment of time with others and time alone.
- Hopefulness about the future.
- Feeling like yourself again — or discovering a new, better version of yourself.
Depression doesn’t have to be a life sentence.
You can set yourself free from the patterns that keep you weighed down and disconnected — and create space for energy, joy, and connection to return. Let’s work together to clear what’s holding you back, so you can feel whole, alive, and ready to live fully.