Depression often arrives quietly. First as exhaustion, then disconnection, then a sense of emotional numbness or hopelessness. You might feel like you’re functioning on autopilot, pushing through your days but no longer feeling truly alive. When even rest doesn’t help and you can’t explain why you feel this way, it can be frightening and lonely. But your mind and body are not failing you, they’re responding to something that needs understanding and care.
Understanding Depression Through a Trauma Lens
Depression doesn’t appear out of nowhere. It often develops quietly over time, shaped by difficult experiences, chronic stress, or feeling emotionally unsupported in the past. Even if you didn’t go through something you would call “trauma,” the nervous system can carry the impact of emotional neglect, criticism, instability, or loss. When those experiences aren’t processed, the system may protect you by shutting down, resulting in low mood, numbness, and exhaustion. Trauma-informed therapy understands this connection and works gently to help you feel safe again, emotionally, physically, and relationally.
How We Work Together
Therapy offers a supportive space to explore both present symptoms and the deeper experiences that may underlie them. Together, we may:
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Identify triggers, emotional patterns, and protective strategies that contribute to low mood
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Strengthen emotional regulation and self-compassion skills
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Process unresolved memories or trauma safely, using EMDR when appropriate
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Reconnect you with meaning, purpose, and relationships that sustain wellbeing
All work proceeds at your pace and is grounded in evidence-based approaches for depression and trauma, including EMDR, trauma-focused CBT principles, and integrative therapy.
Beginning the Process
Depression often convinces you that nothing can change. Therapy helps you test that belief gently and begin to notice shifts, in energy, clarity, and connection. If you’d like to explore whether this approach feels right for you, you can book a consultation or learn more about me and my therapeutic values on the About page.
