Depression feels heavy and people report feeling numb or sad or not as interested in things they used to enjoy or keep withdrawing from others. It can impact sleep, appetite, energy levels, motivation, concentration, and view of oneself. Everyone experiences a depressed mood sometimes but when it lingers, making it difficult to be around people or engage with life over a period of time it can become debilitating.  Some people feel like they’re in a black hole or have suicidal thoughts. It can show up in a variety of ways for a variety of reasons - sometimes it’s situational, sometimes it comes out through anger and sometimes stress is behind it. The good news is that this is very treatable. We’ll take a look at what seems to be causes and contributing factors for you and create a treatment plan to make changes to decrease or eliminate the debilitating effects and help you work through aspects that are useful.