Everyone feels sad or low from time to time, especially during difficult life events or periods of stress. Clinical depression is different. It tends to last longer and affect multiple areas of life, including mood, energy, motivation, sleep, concentration, and sense of self-worth. Depression can make everyday tasks feel heavy and exhausting, and it may begin to interfere with relationships, work, or enjoyment of life.
Depression doesn’t always look the same for everyone. Some people experience persistent sadness or numbness, while others notice irritability, withdrawal, loss of interest in things they once enjoyed, or a constant sense of hopelessness. When these experiences don’t ease on their own or begin to limit daily functioning, therapy can be an important source of support.
At Seacoast Therapy, we offer evidence-based therapy approaches that help people better understand depression, reduce its impact, and reconnect with a sense of purpose and balance. Treatment is always collaborative and tailored to your needs—there’s no one-size-fits-all approach.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify thought patterns and behaviors that can deepen depression. Through CBT, clients learn skills to challenge unhelpful beliefs, increase engagement in meaningful activities, and build momentum toward change.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy supports clients in understanding the parts of themselves that may hold sadness, shame, self-criticism, or emotional pain. IFS focuses on building self-compassion and creating internal balance rather than fighting symptoms.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be helpful when depression is connected to past experiences that continue to affect how someone sees themselves or the world. EMDR helps the brain process these experiences so they feel less emotionally heavy over time.
In addition to these approaches, our clinicians draw from a range of therapeutic modalities and will work with you to find what best fits your goals, needs, and comfort level. Together, therapy can help reduce the weight of depression, increase emotional resilience, and support meaningful, lasting change.
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