Depression Therapy for Kids, Teens, and Adults
Heal from depression in a warm, caring, and neurodiversity-affirming space
You don’t need to go through this alone
Depression impacts many people you know. Whether it’s a friend, family, partner, or yourself depression can cause many issues, and you’re not alone. Depression is more than just “feeling sad.” It can cause serious problems for your social life, school or work, and family life. You aren’t alone. At Inneractions we provide a safe supportive place for you to explore your feelings of depression, and to heal.
When to seek professional help
While everyone experiences sadness, and sometimes we experience extreme sadness or depression, it’s important to know when these feelings are too much for you to handle on your own. Depression causes significant disruptions in the lives of many people across the world.
Here are some common signs it's time to seek out therapy for depression:
Your ability to cope and function in daily life is outweighed by your depression
Your ability to work or do schoolwork is impacted by depression
You notice yourself isolating yourself from family, friends, or romantic partners
What Depression Can Look Like
It’s not always obvious
Depression doesn’t always look how movies show it. Not everyone who experiences depression will show symptoms that are clear to see. Depression may include isolating yourself from others, feeling “worn down”, not enjoying life or your favorite activities as much as you used to, having persistent negative thoughts, and many more symptoms.
In our mental health counseling for depression we seek to meet you where you are to learn about your personal experience with depression. From there we work with you to tailor therapy to your needs, interests, and goals.
Understanding your unique relationship with depression
Depression isn’t always a one-size-fits-all condition. How you experience depression may look different from your friends, family, or partner. At Inneractions we stress the importance of personalized care. Our team of experienced therapists meet you where you are with therapy personalized to your symptoms, goals, and interests.
Who We Support at Inneractions
Children
Depression isn’t something only teenagers and adults struggle with. Depression can impact children as well. Children may struggle from neglect, bullying, and many other reasons for depression. If you’re noticing your child experiencing mood swings, expressing depressive thoughts, or showing lack of interest in their favorite activities, reach out to learn more about depression counseling for children.
Teens and Young Adults
Teens and young adults frequently experience depression. Whether it’s school stress, struggling with identity, social pressure, and navigating life transitions, this period of life is hard. It’s common for teens and young adults experiencing depression to have isolation, heightened irritability, frequent mood swings, loss of interest in favorite activities, and lack of direction. If your teen is looking for help, please reach out today.
Adults
Life gets hard for adults. Work burnout, family troubles, or life transitions can all cause depression in adults. You may be struggling with getting out of burnout, or recognizing your self-worth. Therapy for depression in adults can help you heal and move forward in your life.
Neurodivergent Individuals
One of our specialties as a practice is working with people who are neurodivergent. Neurodivergent individuals are often at a higher risk for depression, and having their depression misdiagnosed due to masking. Whether you have ADHD, are autistic, or some other form of neurodivergence we seek to understand your personal experience and ways of healing that will work for you.
Depression and Social Isolation
The link between depression and disconnection
When understanding depression it’s important to recognize it doesn’t exist on its own. Social isolation and loneliness are symptoms of depression, but they’re also causes of depression. When a person feels depressed they often avoid their support system and coping skills, and withdrawal into themselves. This results in shame that can be difficult to overcome. We want to help you heal from your depression and reconnect to the world around you.
Rebuilding confidence and connection
Social connection is a vital part of healing depression. Having a strong foundation of social connect and support can help heal depression and be a protective factor from depression returning in the future. In therapy at Inneractions you can work on your social-emotional skill building, and learn how to reconnect, and build new social support systems.
If you’re struggling with social connections, consider joining one of our social skills groups to work on connecting with others. Social skills groups are available for clients age 3 and up and help clients better connect with people around them.
Depression Treatment at Inneractions Therapy Services
Collaborative and Compassionate Care
At Inneractions we strongly believe in meeting our clients where they are. We believe that goals should be collaborative and led by the client. We don’t believe in putting you in a box we create. Your therapy should be just that, YOUR therapy. We emphasise a strong foundation of trust and rapport between the client and your therapist.
Creative, Evidence-Based Methods
Our staff therapists have years of experience incorporating a variety of therapy modalities for depression. Some of these include CBT, DBT, mindfulness, play therapy, and experiential therapies. We collaborate with clients to be sure our methods are personalized for each individual client based on age, neurotype, personality, interests, and more.
Starting where you are
Our therapy for depression starts with an intake session. You will meet with one of our therapists one-on-one, or with your guardians when appropriate, so they can get to know you, understand your experience with depression, and start forming goals for your therapy. At the start it’s normal and understandable for you to feel anxious, uncertain, and a bit afraid. But our team is here to support you as you heal.
Ongoing Support That Evolves With You
As you form a relationship with your staff therapist through weekly sessions you will collaborate with your therapist to create goals, and a treatment plan that is personalized to your experience and needs.
Ready to start feeling like yourself again?
You can heal from depression. You don’t have to be alone, our team is here and ready to support you.
Depression and Neurodiversity
The overlap is real
Many neurodiverse people experience depression. Whether it’s ADHD, autism, or other learning differences, depression impacts everyone. Depression is different for everyone, but depression in neurodivergent people often comes from emotional fatigue from masking, sensory input, and feeling “othered” by the people around them.
A neurodivergent affirming approach
At Inneractions, we use a neurodiversity-affirming therapy approach for neurodivergent clients with depression. We offer therapy that respects the differences that make you who you are, not pathologizing you. In therapy you can expect support with emotional regulation and an environment where you can be safe to unmask.