Depression Therapy in Mississauga
Depression is a common, and can even be a normal experience, for example, after a significant loss (normal part of the grief process) or post childbirth. Depression, resulting from grief or post-partum is often temporary but can become problematic if it lingers for an extended period of time. As with all mental health struggles, depression exists on a continuum, meaning, there are varying degrees of severity. Feelings of depression can be experienced as low mood, ongoing sadness, low view of self, on one end of the continuum, to completely debilitating your day-to-day life. Research has shown that psychotherapy is very effective in terms of helping people break the patterns of depression, regain agency in their lives, and feel better overall.
What is Depression Therapy and Counselling?
Psychotherapy for depression is designed to give you the skills, tools, and insight to break its hold over your day-to-day life. We will help you challenge and replace depression’s thoughts by utilizing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Therapy will help you identify depression’s patterns in your life and how it tricks you into avoiding uncomfortable behaviours. One of our mental health counsellors will help you take control of your life again and dismantle depression’s grip on your life.
When and Why to Seek Treatment?
As with most struggles or medical conditions we may face, the earlier you seek support the better. You may notice that you are having trouble getting out of bed each morning to face the day, or you may notice that you have an extended period of low mood at the same time each year, or you may be at the place where day-to-day self-care tasks like having a shower seem like monumental tasks. Regardless of how much power depression has in your life, it is important to speak to a qualified therapist who understands what you are going through and can help you through this winter season of your life.
Types of Depression Disorders Treated at Ellis Nicolson+associates
We have experience helping clients who have been diagnosed with Post-Partum Depression, Generalized Depression, Dysthymia (aka low grade depression that you constantly feel), Major Depressive Disorder, and Bi-Polar Disorder (we can best help those who are stable and not in active mania).
Session Structure: How to get started?
You can choose the convenience of in-person in our Mississauga office or you can enjoy the convenience of virtual sessions. Sessions are 50 minutes in length. You can expect to feel heard, valued, and that your concerns matter. We will help you identify the patterns that are keeping you stuck and implement strategies to break these unhelpful patterns permanently.
How to book your appointment/consultation?
Step 1:
Book your first appointment or a free consultation.
Step 2:
Create a profile in our booking system.
Step 3:
We will send you our Intake / Consent Form for you to complete before your first session. We don’t like to waste your session time with filling out paperwork!
Step 4:
For virtual sessions, simply click on the Zoom link you received in your inbox from your therapist.
For in-person appointments, your therapist will greet you with a smile in our waiting area.
Our Location
We are located at 4291 Village Centre Court. We are located east of Hurontario, south of the 403. You will find our office community to be lovely and calming. Due to the nature of the architecture, our office is not wheelchair accessible.
Meet our Depression Therapists in Mississauga
Frequently Asked Questions
Is therapy confidential?
Absolutely. Psychotherapy is built on the foundation of confidentiality. As professionals, it is our responsibility to ensure that we do everything we can reasonably do to ensure your anonymity. If you choose virtual sessions, be assured that we only use the professional version of Zoom which has professional level security.
How long does therapy take?
In the same way that it has taken time to develop patterns that don’t work, it takes time to break these patterns and create new ones. But many clients start to feel better after the first session. Clients can expect to can new insights, identify their patterns and interrupt them after 4-6 sessions. We do not believe in quick fixes since quick fixes never last, in the same way a crash diet is only temporary. We believe that changing one’s patterns has the potential for creating generational change, so doing the hard emotional and behavioural work pays off over time.
Do you offer virtual sessions?
Yes. Every member of our team offers virtual sessions, so no matter which day of the week works for you, one of our team members will be available for you.