Depression · West Palm Beach · online therapy
Depression treatment by telehealth for West Palm Beach
Depression can make reaching out feel like one more impossible task. Here is a plain guide to what treatment involves and how to start with a short call.
Signs worth taking seriously
According to the National Institute of Mental Health (opens in a new tab), depression involves symptoms most of the day, nearly every day, for at least two weeks. They can include a persistent sad, anxious or empty mood, loss of interest in things you used to enjoy, changes in sleep or appetite, low energy, trouble concentrating, and feelings of guilt or worthlessness. Some people mostly feel irritable or numb rather than sad.
A website can’t tell you whether this is depression. An assessment can, and it is a reasonable step whenever these changes are affecting work, school, sleep or the people around you.
What treatment usually involves
Psychotherapy and medication are the two main treatments. The American Psychological Association’s depression guideline names several therapies as recommended for adults, including cognitive behavioral therapy, behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, psychodynamic therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and it found broadly similar effects across them. In practice, a good match with your therapist and a plan you can keep up with matter a great deal.
Artie Gately is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), not a prescriber. If medication may help, he can talk about how to raise it with your primary-care provider or a psychiatrist, and therapy can continue alongside it.
Where EMDR fits
Artie lists depression among the concerns he uses EMDR for. EMDR tends to come up when low mood is tangled with specific painful experiences, for example a loss, a humiliating event or years of feeling not good enough. Research on EMDR for depression is smaller than for PTSD, so it is worth asking how he would decide between EMDR, CBT or another approach for you.
Ages
Artie works with children, teens and adults for EMDR. If you are looking for help for a child or teenager with depression, ask during the free consultation whether the practice is the right fit for their age and needs.
Safety first
If you are thinking about suicide, please reach out now rather than waiting for a therapy appointment.
In crisis or thinking about suicide? Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org (opens in a new tab). In an emergency, call 911. Therapy referrals are not an emergency service.
Starting from West Palm Beach
- Sessions are by secure video from anywhere in Florida, so there is no commute up I-95. The office is in Orlando.
- Self-pay is $150 per hour; insurance plans the practice accepts are on the fees page.
- Artie is accepting new clients. A free 15-minute consultation is the first step.
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Ask whether EMDR fits what you're carrying
Accepting new clients. Book a free 15-minute consultation through Achieve Growth Therapy's own contact page. You'll talk about what's going on, whether EMDR by telehealth is a good fit, and what next steps could look like.
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