This is How Therapy Can Help with Depression

This is How Therapy Can Help with Depression

Depression can feel like you’re walking around in a gray cloud, but it can also be much more subtle. Sometimes depression looks like sleeping too much, withdrawing from your friends and family, and feeling apathetic about things in general. Other times it looks like hating a job you once loved, feeling ambivalent about the future, and neglecting things you know are good for you. If you notice any of these symptoms of depression coming up for you, finding a depression therapist in San Diego can help.

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Individual Therapy for Relationship Issues
Relationships, Boundaries, Communication, Mental Health Torie Wiksell, LMFT Relationships, Boundaries, Communication, Mental Health Torie Wiksell, LMFT

Individual Therapy for Relationship Issues

If you find yourself struggling to navigate a difficult time in your relationship with your partner, you may want to think about individual therapy for relationship issues. Sure, couple’s therapy is a great option, but if your partner isn’t open to the idea of couple’s therapy, individual therapy can still be a helpful option for you and your relationship.

How does individual therapy help your relationship? When one person in a relationship makes a change in the way they interact with their partner, it causes a ripple effect that changes the dynamics in the relationship. Making a positive change in the way you interact with your partner, benefits both you and your relationship. Individual therapy helps by showing you how to make some of these positive changes.

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Need Better Boundaries? Start Here.

Need Better Boundaries? Start Here.

Without clear and healthy boundaries, it’s easy to feel over-extended, frustrated, or even resentful towards the people in your life. Not only that, but poor boundaries can also be really toxic to our mental health.

While working with clients in therapy, the topic of boundaries almost always comes up. And, how could it not? Boundaries are present in nearly every area of our life. We have boundaries with our boss, co-workers, and clients. We have boundaries with our partner, family, and friends. We even have boundaries around what we do with our free time and how we spend our money.

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Feeling Overwhelmed? Try This.
Emotions, Depression, Anxiety, Mental Health Tips Torie Wiksell, LMFT Emotions, Depression, Anxiety, Mental Health Tips Torie Wiksell, LMFT

Feeling Overwhelmed? Try This.

Life can feel really overwhelming at times. There’s good news though- naming our emotions actually helps them feel more manageable. Seriously. Without doing anything else, naming your emotions can actually help them feel less overwhelming.

Sounds simple, right? Well, putting a name to our emotions can actually be a lot more difficult than it sounds.

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