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Depression · Boca Raton · counseling by video

Depression counseling for Boca Raton, online

Anxiety and depression often show up together. If worry has turned into exhaustion, flatness or hopelessness, this page explains what counseling can focus on.

When anxiety and low mood overlap

Many people who start therapy for anxiety also describe low mood, and the reverse is common too. Constant worry is tiring; avoiding things shrinks life; a smaller life feeds low mood. Recognizing that loop is often the first useful step.

Mostly anxious

Racing thoughts, tension, dread about what could go wrong.

Mostly depressed

Little interest or pleasure, heaviness, feeling there is no point.

Both

Wired and exhausted at once, sleeping badly and pulling away from people.

The NIMH depression page lists the main symptoms. An assessment, not a checklist, is what sorts out what you are dealing with.

What depression counseling can focus on

  • Getting moving again. Planning small, realistic activities, a core part of behavioral approaches to depression.
  • Harsh self-talk. Spotting and questioning thoughts like “I always mess things up”, a CBT skill.
  • Practical problems. Breaking overwhelming tasks into steps, the focus of solution-focused work.
  • Long-standing patterns. Schema Therapy looks at life-long themes such as feeling defective or unsupported.
  • Painful experiences. When low mood is tied to specific events, EMDR may be discussed.

Guidelines from the APA and NICE include psychological therapy as a main treatment for depression in adults, with medication as another option. Artie Gately, LMHC, is a counselor and does not prescribe, but therapy can run alongside medication from your doctor.

Age and fit

Artie works with children, teens and adults for EMDR. If you are asking on behalf of a child or teen with low mood, raise it in the free consultation so the practice can tell you whether it is the right fit.

Urgent help

If you are having thoughts of suicide or feel unsafe, contact crisis support now.

In crisis or thinking about suicide? Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. In an emergency, call 911. Therapy referrals are not an emergency service.

Practical details

Sessions are online while you are in Florida, so you can join from home or a private room at work. Self-pay is $150 per hour, insurance is accepted (see fees), and Artie is accepting new clients. Related: signs of anxiety and when to get help.

Talk it through in a free 15-minute consult

Accepting new clients. Book a free 15-minute consultation through Achieve Growth Therapy's own contact page. You'll talk about your anxiety, whether telehealth is a good fit, and what next steps could look like.

Request a free 15-minute consult

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Sources

  1. National Institute of Mental Health. Depression
  2. NICE guideline NG222. Depression in adults: treatment and management
  3. American Psychological Association. Depression treatment guideline
  4. Achieve Growth Therapy. Approaches offered