Depression Therapists in 84117
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Do current events have you frazzled? Ever felt like you were in a relationship with someone who wasn't available? Or are you trying to rediscover yourself after divorce, having a child go off to college, or death of a loved one? I help people with all kinds of situations. Whether you are experiencing problems in a relationship, grief or bereavement, depression, anxiety, or a spiritual crisis, there is hope. I am trained in EMDR, CBT, ACT, DBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, psychodynamic theory, and routinely learn from experts in the field. Perhaps most important though, is that I listen.
Do current events have you frazzled? Ever felt like you were in a relationship with someone who wasn't available? Or are you trying to rediscover yourself after divorce, having a child go off to college, or death of a loved one? I help people with all kinds of situations. Whether you are experiencing problems in a relationship, grief or bereavement, depression, anxiety, or a spiritual crisis, there is hope. I am trained in EMDR, CBT, ACT, DBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, psychodynamic theory, and routinely learn from experts in the field. Perhaps most important though, is that I listen.
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Laura Brown
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Holladay, UT 84117
Sometimes life can be painful. When depression, anxiety, grief and loss or stress from a traumatic event interfere with your ability to function at your best, feelings of hopelessness and helplessness increase and self confidence all but disappears. This is when anger, fear, sadness and despair take a toll not only on you but on the relationships with those you love. I can help you examine these difficult feelings in a safe, non judgmental environment. As new ways of thinking and communicating are learned and practiced, your life and your relationships will be deepened and enriched.
Sometimes life can be painful. When depression, anxiety, grief and loss or stress from a traumatic event interfere with your ability to function at your best, feelings of hopelessness and helplessness increase and self confidence all but disappears. This is when anger, fear, sadness and despair take a toll not only on you but on the relationships with those you love. I can help you examine these difficult feelings in a safe, non judgmental environment. As new ways of thinking and communicating are learned and practiced, your life and your relationships will be deepened and enriched.
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Carrie Scott
Counselor, MSc, CMHC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Millcreek, UT 84117
Waitlist for new clients
You are capable and it's easy to create superhuman expectations for yourself. But when you are a helper who is supposed to have it all together all of the time, you can become exhausted, burned out, depressed, isolated, numb, anxious, overwhelmed, reactive, resentful, and traumatized. Your sleep, job performance, and relationships can suffer. You might even experience compassion fatigue as you operate more and more in survival mode. But you are not alone. And you’re in the right place.
You are capable and it's easy to create superhuman expectations for yourself. But when you are a helper who is supposed to have it all together all of the time, you can become exhausted, burned out, depressed, isolated, numb, anxious, overwhelmed, reactive, resentful, and traumatized. Your sleep, job performance, and relationships can suffer. You might even experience compassion fatigue as you operate more and more in survival mode. But you are not alone. And you’re in the right place.
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Laurel Mallonee
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
Waitlist for new clients
Hello! First, I want to acknowledge what a brave, scary step it can be to begin therapy. I am passionate about mental health and want people to know that it really can get better. I work with mental health disorders in adults, and particularly love working with people struggling with past traumas or hardships that continue to affect their life (PTSD/CPTSD). I also really enjoy working with those struggling from anxiety and depression.
Hello! First, I want to acknowledge what a brave, scary step it can be to begin therapy. I am passionate about mental health and want people to know that it really can get better. I work with mental health disorders in adults, and particularly love working with people struggling with past traumas or hardships that continue to affect their life (PTSD/CPTSD). I also really enjoy working with those struggling from anxiety and depression.
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I offer individual, couples, and family therapy for a variety of issues, including substance abuse, marriage and family therapy, depression, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, personality and behavior disorders, grief, and more.
When things change inside you, things change around you.
I offer individual, couples, and family therapy for a variety of issues, including substance abuse, marriage and family therapy, depression, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, personality and behavior disorders, grief, and more.
When things change inside you, things change around you.
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I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, specializing in HAPPINESS.
I have a private practice where I help individuals, couples and families with such issues as depression, anxiety, communication problems, anger issues and assertiveness. I also host a FREE class called Happiness 101. This is a class based on research and scientific methods to help you find happiness - TRUE happiness. For recorded information about Happiness 101 call 877-476-6338
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, specializing in HAPPINESS.
I have a private practice where I help individuals, couples and families with such issues as depression, anxiety, communication problems, anger issues and assertiveness. I also host a FREE class called Happiness 101. This is a class based on research and scientific methods to help you find happiness - TRUE happiness. For recorded information about Happiness 101 call 877-476-6338
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Kimberly Solomon
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
I am experienced in working with trauma, living with chronic illness, depression, relationship dynamics, anxiety, oppression and life transitions.
Hello there, welcome! You have taken a courageous first step. I understand that each of our path's to healing are different and unique. I am devoted to helping individuals explore and navigate these paths in order to have the best outcome, to heal, enjoy life, and gain a better understanding and love of self. You are capable of having the life you want. I am here to help in your healing process. I strongly believe that with a good therapeutic relationship, change is possible.
I am experienced in working with trauma, living with chronic illness, depression, relationship dynamics, anxiety, oppression and life transitions.
Hello there, welcome! You have taken a courageous first step. I understand that each of our path's to healing are different and unique. I am devoted to helping individuals explore and navigate these paths in order to have the best outcome, to heal, enjoy life, and gain a better understanding and love of self. You are capable of having the life you want. I am here to help in your healing process. I strongly believe that with a good therapeutic relationship, change is possible.
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I am an experienced child and adolescent therapist. My practice specializes in anxiety, depression, and adjustment using an individualized combination of approaches best suited to the child, adolescent, and family. Interventions include play therapy, psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness approaches, parenting skills and support.
I am an experienced child and adolescent therapist. My practice specializes in anxiety, depression, and adjustment using an individualized combination of approaches best suited to the child, adolescent, and family. Interventions include play therapy, psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness approaches, parenting skills and support.
Are you in search of a seasoned therapist with a broad spectrum of experience? Allow me to introduce myself - I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a wealth of experience spanning over two decades. My multidisciplinary approach to therapy incorporates elements of EMDR, guided by my work with clients experiencing depression, anxiety, substance use issues, and trauma.
Are you in search of a seasoned therapist with a broad spectrum of experience? Allow me to introduce myself - I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a wealth of experience spanning over two decades. My multidisciplinary approach to therapy incorporates elements of EMDR, guided by my work with clients experiencing depression, anxiety, substance use issues, and trauma.
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Lisa Rector
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Holladay, UT 84117 (Online Only)
Sometimes life presents us with overwhelming, painful challenges. If you are experiencing unwanted symptoms such as anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or are coping with painful loss through death, divorce, illness/injury or life transitions; I will help you move through these difficult, painful challenges. If you want to improve upon an already successful life, we will work to improve it. I provide a warm and safe, non-judgmental environment. Through the process you will develop inner strength and resiliency; you will learn to take a pro-active stance in choosing and creating the life you desire.
Sometimes life presents us with overwhelming, painful challenges. If you are experiencing unwanted symptoms such as anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or are coping with painful loss through death, divorce, illness/injury or life transitions; I will help you move through these difficult, painful challenges. If you want to improve upon an already successful life, we will work to improve it. I provide a warm and safe, non-judgmental environment. Through the process you will develop inner strength and resiliency; you will learn to take a pro-active stance in choosing and creating the life you desire.
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Jill B Jones
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84117 (Online Only)
I work with adults and late teens, clients suffering from depression and anxiety, those who have experienced sexual and psychological trauma, clients who are struggling with grief, and those with eating disorders.
I work from a strengths-based, client-centered perspective. I believe that people have a healthy drive toward wellness, but the trials of life often lead them down paths that are counterproductive and even self defeating. A good therapist can help people rediscover joy in their lives and their relationships, as well as re-establish a healthy and strong sense of self. It is gratifying to see people rediscover their unique strengths and uncover new-found capacities to survive and thrive in the face of life's many challenges. With a therapist's caring support, new possibilities become a reality.
I work with adults and late teens, clients suffering from depression and anxiety, those who have experienced sexual and psychological trauma, clients who are struggling with grief, and those with eating disorders.
I work from a strengths-based, client-centered perspective. I believe that people have a healthy drive toward wellness, but the trials of life often lead them down paths that are counterproductive and even self defeating. A good therapist can help people rediscover joy in their lives and their relationships, as well as re-establish a healthy and strong sense of self. It is gratifying to see people rediscover their unique strengths and uncover new-found capacities to survive and thrive in the face of life's many challenges. With a therapist's caring support, new possibilities become a reality.
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Healing Pathways Therapy Center
Counselor, MS, CMHC, LCSW, AMFT, ACMHC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
Healing Pathways Therapy Center provides a safe nurturing environment for adults, adolescents, and children to focus on relationship, well-being and mental health issues. We focus on topics such as life adjustment, depression, anxiety, relationship and family issues, divorce, phobias, trauma, addictions, etc. We specialize in trauma and childhood attachment issues, working to resolve big or little traumas or negative experiences which tend to impede emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual growth. We focus on healing rather than just coping, by finding resolving underlaying issue rather than just putting a bandaid on symptoms.
Healing Pathways Therapy Center provides a safe nurturing environment for adults, adolescents, and children to focus on relationship, well-being and mental health issues. We focus on topics such as life adjustment, depression, anxiety, relationship and family issues, divorce, phobias, trauma, addictions, etc. We specialize in trauma and childhood attachment issues, working to resolve big or little traumas or negative experiences which tend to impede emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual growth. We focus on healing rather than just coping, by finding resolving underlaying issue rather than just putting a bandaid on symptoms.
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Melinda Pettingill
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Holladay, UT 84117
Waitlist for new clients
My background and training have focused on trauma, grief & loss, anxiety, depression, sexual assault, transitions (ie.
Throughout my experience as a psychotherapist I continue to see that mindful attention to our inner life yields healing and the ability to free ourselves from suffering. I'm committed to working with each individual's past and present experiences in order to understand the unique way each client interacts with themselves and the world around them. It is through this process of understanding and discovery, that we uncover options for enhancing and building a meaningful life.
My background and training have focused on trauma, grief & loss, anxiety, depression, sexual assault, transitions (ie.
Throughout my experience as a psychotherapist I continue to see that mindful attention to our inner life yields healing and the ability to free ourselves from suffering. I'm committed to working with each individual's past and present experiences in order to understand the unique way each client interacts with themselves and the world around them. It is through this process of understanding and discovery, that we uncover options for enhancing and building a meaningful life.
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Kristine Beelek
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Salt Lake City, UT 84117 (Online Only)
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist trained in emotionally focused therapy which is a research-based treatment for clients seeking emotional connection, healing, and fulfillment in relationships. I know the value and importance of marriage and family relationships to our personal happiness and fulfillment. I also know that individual health is crucial to healthy relationships. I work with couples, families, and individuals helping them to overcome challenges and live their best life. I specialize in trauma, depression, anxiety, marital issues, family issues, domestic violence and women’s issues.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist trained in emotionally focused therapy which is a research-based treatment for clients seeking emotional connection, healing, and fulfillment in relationships. I know the value and importance of marriage and family relationships to our personal happiness and fulfillment. I also know that individual health is crucial to healthy relationships. I work with couples, families, and individuals helping them to overcome challenges and live their best life. I specialize in trauma, depression, anxiety, marital issues, family issues, domestic violence and women’s issues.
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Erick Panike
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
I enjoy working with adults who are dealing with the after-effects of chronic trauma throughout childhood. This can mean high levels of emotional reactivity, intrusive memories of difficult past events, and difficulties in obtaining and maintaining important interpersonal relationships. My ideal client is looking for ways to feel safe and secure in the world and to, as Dr. Marsha Linehan would say, "build a life worth living." I also feel confident working with clients experiencing depression, anxiety and other interpersonal issues.
I enjoy working with adults who are dealing with the after-effects of chronic trauma throughout childhood. This can mean high levels of emotional reactivity, intrusive memories of difficult past events, and difficulties in obtaining and maintaining important interpersonal relationships. My ideal client is looking for ways to feel safe and secure in the world and to, as Dr. Marsha Linehan would say, "build a life worth living." I also feel confident working with clients experiencing depression, anxiety and other interpersonal issues.
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“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” -Gail Sheehy. Change is an inevitable part of life, but it can be uncomfortable and scary. In a safe, therapeutic partnership, change and growth become possible. I have worked in the mental health field in various capacities with individuals across the lifespan for 18 years. I am passionate about helping people navigate life’s changes and challenges. I specialize in helping adults and teens experiencing grief, depression, anxiety, transitions, and terminal illness.
“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” -Gail Sheehy. Change is an inevitable part of life, but it can be uncomfortable and scary. In a safe, therapeutic partnership, change and growth become possible. I have worked in the mental health field in various capacities with individuals across the lifespan for 18 years. I am passionate about helping people navigate life’s changes and challenges. I specialize in helping adults and teens experiencing grief, depression, anxiety, transitions, and terminal illness.
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Using a range of different modalities tailored to your needs, I'll help you gain tools to navigate anxiety, depression, insecurities and trauma in order to build a healthy relationship with yourself and others, find a sense of purpose, overcome past trauma and grow through your challenges.
Are you feeling stuck in your life, relationships, thoughts, emotions or habits? Are you feeling too broken or walled off or anxious to engage in meaningful connections with others? Are you struggling with knowing or liking who you are? Do you get stalled overthinking things? Current research suggests that meaningful connections are at the core of solid mental health. Do you need help identifying what is holding you back from a life of meaningful connections and healthy relationships? Do you feel lost, confused or alone?
Using a range of different modalities tailored to your needs, I'll help you gain tools to navigate anxiety, depression, insecurities and trauma in order to build a healthy relationship with yourself and others, find a sense of purpose, overcome past trauma and grow through your challenges.
Are you feeling stuck in your life, relationships, thoughts, emotions or habits? Are you feeling too broken or walled off or anxious to engage in meaningful connections with others? Are you struggling with knowing or liking who you are? Do you get stalled overthinking things? Current research suggests that meaningful connections are at the core of solid mental health. Do you need help identifying what is holding you back from a life of meaningful connections and healthy relationships? Do you feel lost, confused or alone?
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Brinlee Benard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Utah who has been practicing since 2017. Brinlee has worked with children and families in an intensive day treatment program working with kids/adolescents suffering from depression, anxiety, mood disorders, attachment disorders, conduct disorders, and trauma. She worked with these clients and their families as well as helped run group therapy sessions. Brinlee has also worked in outpatient for a few years working with kids and adolescents. She uses a lot of play therapy, CBT, and ART when working with clients.
Brinlee Benard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Utah who has been practicing since 2017. Brinlee has worked with children and families in an intensive day treatment program working with kids/adolescents suffering from depression, anxiety, mood disorders, attachment disorders, conduct disorders, and trauma. She worked with these clients and their families as well as helped run group therapy sessions. Brinlee has also worked in outpatient for a few years working with kids and adolescents. She uses a lot of play therapy, CBT, and ART when working with clients.
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Welcome to your healing journey! As a therapist, I focus on helping adults overcome childhood trauma that may be impacting their current mental health. Negative experiences from the past can lead to depression, anxiety, and other symptoms that can persist into adulthood. My approach to treatment blends multiple modalities to address the root cause of these symptoms, with a primary focus on EMDR therapy for trauma. My goal is to provide a safe and accepting space for you to heal and grow. If you're ready to do the work and move forward, I'm here to support you every step of the way.
Welcome to your healing journey! As a therapist, I focus on helping adults overcome childhood trauma that may be impacting their current mental health. Negative experiences from the past can lead to depression, anxiety, and other symptoms that can persist into adulthood. My approach to treatment blends multiple modalities to address the root cause of these symptoms, with a primary focus on EMDR therapy for trauma. My goal is to provide a safe and accepting space for you to heal and grow. If you're ready to do the work and move forward, I'm here to support you every step of the way.
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Graduated 1978 from the U of U. Have many years of experience with all types of mental illness and substance abuse. I see patients from age 16 to older adult. I am an eclectic type of therapist that tailors the treatment modality to the patient and their history and current level of functioning. I use breathing, meditation and relaxation modalities. I I like to do couples counseling and family counseling.. I have worked a lot with depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders and general maladaptive behaviors including perpetrators of sexual abuse. I am in the process of honing my skills with gender identity disorders.
Graduated 1978 from the U of U. Have many years of experience with all types of mental illness and substance abuse. I see patients from age 16 to older adult. I am an eclectic type of therapist that tailors the treatment modality to the patient and their history and current level of functioning. I use breathing, meditation and relaxation modalities. I I like to do couples counseling and family counseling.. I have worked a lot with depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders and general maladaptive behaviors including perpetrators of sexual abuse. I am in the process of honing my skills with gender identity disorders.
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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.