Seeking help when trying to overcome depression can often feel like it takes a mountain of energy, motivation, and hope.
Oftentimes, individuals with depression feel alone in their sadness and/or experience a sense of stigma, shame, and guilt when talking about what they’re going through.
When you experience depression, you may have the belief that you should not be a burden to anyone.
You may have had some success managing depression on your own, but you find it difficult to keep up the momentum to create lasting change. Maybe, you are feeling stuck, or find yourself thinking the situation is completely hopeless.
Therapy for Depression can provide the support you need to see yourself with compassion, discover and heal the root causes of your depression, and learn skills to manage sadness, hurt, fear and rejection.
Working with a compassionate therapist can help you move out of depression and into a more connected and joyful life. You’ll discover a shame free understanding of yourself, and learn skills to overcome depressive episodes and heal the root causes of your depression.
Schedule a conversation where we’ll listen to your story, clarify what you want to understand, and create a personalized roadmap for your Deep Insight Process.
Engage in a guided exploration using powerful psychological tools that reveal the deeper forces shaping your thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
Gain profound insight into who you are, release old self-blame, and experience genuine peace, joy, and fulfillment in your daily life.
While everyone experiences depression a little bit differently, here are some of the common symptoms of depression:
Daily living can often feel hard when trying to overcome such barriers due to depression.
We at Edward Jenny & Associates have worked with many individuals who have similar shared lived experiences. Additionally, these individuals have found their inner resilience and empowerment to overcome these challenges with our help.
Dr. Edward B. Jenny
FOUNDER, CLINICAL DIRECTOR
Psy.D Licensed Psychologist
Research has repeatedly shown that feeling understood by your therapist is the most important element to success in therapy. At Edward Jenny and Associates, we prioritize building that foundation with every client.
It’s about the relationship.
We believe therapy and assessments go hand-in-hand to provide the safest, fastest way to help you move forward.
Collaboration between you and your therapist is important. Together you’ll discover the root causes of your depression and explore different techniques to control or modify unhelpful thoughts, implement coping strategies effectively, and start incorporating previously enjoyable interests and hobbies daily again. Our approach to depression starts with a strong emphasis on connection and the therapeutic relationship. It’s very easy to provide a bunch of strategies and interventions to help manage your symptoms. However, the most effective form of depression treatment involves deep trust in yourself, your therapist and the process. We’ll build that trust together.
It’s very easy to provide a bunch of strategies and interventions to help manage your symptoms. However, the most effective form of depression treatment in Pennsylvania involves deep trust. This means in the process, yourself, and the clinician.
This could be related to what you’re feeling, thinking, or behaviors that are getting in the way of living. Ideally, the focusing is on your best self, which is a key component of CBT for Depression. This will allow us to work together on identifying the most appropriate plan to help decide what strategies to use.
Together, we will develop an action plan including strategies to try outside of session. This plan will be revisited to bridge the last and next session. This will help identify what areas were helpful, challenges that may have come up between sessions, and what changes need to be made.
Collaboration between you and your therapist is important. Together you’ll discover the root causes of your depression and explore different techniques to control or modify unhelpful thoughts, implement coping strategies effectively, and start incorporating previously enjoyable interests and hobbies daily again. Our approach to depression starts with a strong emphasis on connection and the therapeutic relationship. It’s very easy to provide a bunch of strategies and interventions to help manage your symptoms. However, the most effective form of depression treatment involves deep trust in yourself, your therapist and the process. We’ll build that trust together.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured approach to mental health that focuses on the powerful link between how we think and how we act. It is designed to be a collaborative process where you and your therapist work as a team to tackle depressive symptoms.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an evidenced-based treatment (EBT) that focuses on helping a person learn how to identify and change how they think, behave, and feel. It’s been known to support people who often struggle with emotional and psychological issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, phobias, and more.
It’s important to note that CBT requires active participation and effort from the individual receiving therapy. People will only benefit based on how much they’re willing to contribute in their growth. The collaboration between the therapist and the individual is a key component of the therapy’s success.
Other interventions we use could include Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Here we would learn how to stay in the present moment. This may involve the use of meditation/breathing skills, and incorporate non-judgment and self-compassion more regularly.
Similarly, we can take from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R) to further explore one’s values and beliefs while identifying what challenges are getting in the way of being able to accomplish them daily.
MBCT is especially helpful for individuals who struggle with thinking too much about what’s happened in the past. Or, individuals when they’re spending too much time thinking about the question “what if?”. And the “what could happen in the future” question.
ACT and CT-R focus is working towards getting back to their selves and working towards what they see for themselves in the future.
CBT can be delivered via in-person or virtual individual therapy sessions and in group settings. It’s been shown to be effective for a variety of psychological conditions and is often used in combination with other therapeutic approaches or alongside medication, depending on the individual’s needs.
Here are the key principles of CBT:
