Depression

As in anxiety, anyone can suffer from depression.  Depressive symptoms are best viewed on a continuum with one end being the typical sadness associated with a bad mood that happens to most people once in awhile, and the other extreme being the death from suicide due to an untreated depression.  The actual treatment techniques may vary dependent on where the client is on the continuum, the contributing factors, current life circumstances, strengths, resources, family issues, and the length of the depressive episode. 

If you are depressed, you can feel better.  And if you are suicidal, you are strongly encouraged to seek help before you make a permanent decision that can't be changed.  The following link, while not affiliated with Veritas Counseling Center in any way, has been found to be especially helpful for depressed and suicidal persons.

http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/depressd.htm

At Veritas Counseling Center, consideration for all of the various factors that affect the actual treatment techniques that are chosen are part of the clinical assessment process for every client.  The therapist treats both adults and adolescents, and clients are taught new coping skills that allow them to interrupt and reduce depressive thoughts and emotions.  In addition, as appropriate, clients are helped to resolve any underlying issues that may have led to the development of the depressive symptoms.  Individual, family, couples', or group therapy may be utilized depending on the individual circumstances.

When the clinical assessment indicates that a client may need an antidepressant medication in order to be able to interrupt depressive symptoms, the client is referred to an outside prescribing practitioner and treatment services are then coordinated with that provider.