Depression Therapists in Madison, CT
Melissa Gilmore
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
10 Endorsed
Madison, CT 06443
Our experiences have been primarily with individuals and families, those struggling with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, relationship issues and adjustment.
Ideally, we will work together to empower you to regain control of your life and feel better equipped to achieve the happiness you deserve. The office in Madison is easily accessible off the highway and by bus.
Our experiences have been primarily with individuals and families, those struggling with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, relationship issues and adjustment.
Ideally, we will work together to empower you to regain control of your life and feel better equipped to achieve the happiness you deserve. The office in Madison is easily accessible off the highway and by bus.
I strive to create a safe and welcoming environment that allows clients to explore obstacles with concerns related to anxiety, depression, and/or self-care.
Counseling can foster personal development in whatever way you may be seeking and help build the life you so deeply deserve. If that's what you're looking for, I'm here when you're ready! I have received my Masters from Southern Connecticut State University and have been practicing for 17 years.
I strive to create a safe and welcoming environment that allows clients to explore obstacles with concerns related to anxiety, depression, and/or self-care.
Counseling can foster personal development in whatever way you may be seeking and help build the life you so deeply deserve. If that's what you're looking for, I'm here when you're ready! I have received my Masters from Southern Connecticut State University and have been practicing for 17 years.
I will work closely with you to treat what’s troubling you most - your anxiety, depression, lack of self-esteem and/or tendency towards perfectionism.
My approach combines a strengths-based model with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and highlights of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). We will explore your unique assets, challenge self-defeating beliefs, and cultivate a mindset that embraces imperfections as stepping stones towards growth and self-discovery.
I will work closely with you to treat what’s troubling you most - your anxiety, depression, lack of self-esteem and/or tendency towards perfectionism.
My approach combines a strengths-based model with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and highlights of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). We will explore your unique assets, challenge self-defeating beliefs, and cultivate a mindset that embraces imperfections as stepping stones towards growth and self-discovery.
I am a clinical social worker in private practice since 1996. I have extensive experience working with adults, adolescents, couples, and families experiencing emotional distress. My specialties include depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief and loss, job/school stress, life transition, and relationship issues. My goal is to empower clients to enact change by developing insight and clarity as to the origins and contributors to their distress. I work with clients to identify fears, guilt, destructive patterns, and family influences that are affecting their ability to live a healthy, satisfying life. My style is highly interactive, supportive, caring, and direct.
I am a clinical social worker in private practice since 1996. I have extensive experience working with adults, adolescents, couples, and families experiencing emotional distress. My specialties include depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief and loss, job/school stress, life transition, and relationship issues. My goal is to empower clients to enact change by developing insight and clarity as to the origins and contributors to their distress. I work with clients to identify fears, guilt, destructive patterns, and family influences that are affecting their ability to live a healthy, satisfying life. My style is highly interactive, supportive, caring, and direct.
We use a compassionate, evidence-based & approaches, such as DBT and CBT, for a range of psychological challenges across the life-span, including anxiety, depression, OCD and relational issues.
Our team is skilled and trained in providing evidence-based treatments, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, trauma-focused therapies, and more. We thoughtfully match individuals, couples and families with the therapist whose training, expertise, and approach is the best match.
We use a compassionate, evidence-based & approaches, such as DBT and CBT, for a range of psychological challenges across the life-span, including anxiety, depression, OCD and relational issues.
Our team is skilled and trained in providing evidence-based treatments, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, trauma-focused therapies, and more. We thoughtfully match individuals, couples and families with the therapist whose training, expertise, and approach is the best match.
Jocelyn Ness
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in anxiety, depression, PTSD and trauma and .
I work with adolescents in preventing diagnosing and treating mental and behavioral health disorders . I work directly with adolescents to help them with various struggles of life and learn how to develop better coping skills to understand and resolve problems, modify behavior, and make positive long term changes in their lives. I use multiple modalities approaches to address and target presenting issues.
I specialize in anxiety, depression, PTSD and trauma and .
I work with adolescents in preventing diagnosing and treating mental and behavioral health disorders . I work directly with adolescents to help them with various struggles of life and learn how to develop better coping skills to understand and resolve problems, modify behavior, and make positive long term changes in their lives. I use multiple modalities approaches to address and target presenting issues.
Art and Soul Art Therapy & Innovative Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, CLAT, LPC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Madison, CT 06443
Our collective experience is vast, encompassing anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, grief, workplace politics, eating disorders, substance abuse, gender identity, consensual non-monogamy, sex, and more.
If you are struggling in life, chances are you have a diagnosis which is termed a psychiatric disorder- but diagnoses only define the negative aspects of who you are! In fact, most "disorders" have a wealth of amazingly positive traits also associated with them. Together, you and I will work to uncover your superpowers- those positive traits that diagnoses don't cover, and which make you amazing. Some of the therapies we incorporate into our practice include art therapy, Internal Family Systems, Authenticity Therapy, various styles of quick and effective trauma treatment, practical life skills, mindfulness (DBT) and CBT.
Our collective experience is vast, encompassing anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, grief, workplace politics, eating disorders, substance abuse, gender identity, consensual non-monogamy, sex, and more.
If you are struggling in life, chances are you have a diagnosis which is termed a psychiatric disorder- but diagnoses only define the negative aspects of who you are! In fact, most "disorders" have a wealth of amazingly positive traits also associated with them. Together, you and I will work to uncover your superpowers- those positive traits that diagnoses don't cover, and which make you amazing. Some of the therapies we incorporate into our practice include art therapy, Internal Family Systems, Authenticity Therapy, various styles of quick and effective trauma treatment, practical life skills, mindfulness (DBT) and CBT.
Erin Pfeifer-Andrin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Madison, CT 06443
I specialize in depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, relational difficulties, and personal transformation.
Hi! Helping others is what I love to do! EFT and CBT are evidence-based therapies that transform lives. I have over 20 yrs experience helping people make positive changes to their lives. My goal is to help you overcome a mood disorder, work through life circumstances, & evolve to your highest potential. I will teach you skills to manage stress & anxiety so you can be the best version of yourself. EFT will help you feel lighter. There's always hope. When you can't control what is happening, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help you change the way you think about and respond to what is happening. I'd love to show you how!
I specialize in depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, relational difficulties, and personal transformation.
Hi! Helping others is what I love to do! EFT and CBT are evidence-based therapies that transform lives. I have over 20 yrs experience helping people make positive changes to their lives. My goal is to help you overcome a mood disorder, work through life circumstances, & evolve to your highest potential. I will teach you skills to manage stress & anxiety so you can be the best version of yourself. EFT will help you feel lighter. There's always hope. When you can't control what is happening, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help you change the way you think about and respond to what is happening. I'd love to show you how!
People experience stress, anxiety and depression not knowing exactly what's causing the problem.
Trained in short and long-term therapy, I am flexible with your goals. I help people find new solutions to on-going problems in relationships, in work, or creativity, and in navigating life transitions. My ideal client is a person who is open to change and is willing to confront what hasn't been working so that life can improve. Times of transition often teach us the most, including times of painful change. I work to help others imagine a future that makes sense. I work with adults of all ages, and I can be flexible with scheduling and fees. Note: I practice in two locations - NYC & Madison CT.
People experience stress, anxiety and depression not knowing exactly what's causing the problem.
Trained in short and long-term therapy, I am flexible with your goals. I help people find new solutions to on-going problems in relationships, in work, or creativity, and in navigating life transitions. My ideal client is a person who is open to change and is willing to confront what hasn't been working so that life can improve. Times of transition often teach us the most, including times of painful change. I work to help others imagine a future that makes sense. I work with adults of all ages, and I can be flexible with scheduling and fees. Note: I practice in two locations - NYC & Madison CT.
Jaritza Meléndez-Hernández
Psychologist, PsyD, MA, LPC, ADS
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Online Only
I have experience working with individuals, families, and in groups, including treatment for complex trauma; anxiety; depression; behavioral and emotional reactivity; functional behavior assessments and behavioral intervention planning; individual and group therapy; parent/family counseling and support.
Welcome! I am a caring, bilingual (Spanish-English) Licensed Psychologist, in Florida and Connecticut, that believes in the importance of self-care. In approaching therapeutic interventions, I consider the establishment of a healthy balance between mental and physical health, to be a primary focus. I center my practice on providing a safe and nurturing setting to enhance all individuals' performance, and improve their life.
I have experience working with individuals, families, and in groups, including treatment for complex trauma; anxiety; depression; behavioral and emotional reactivity; functional behavior assessments and behavioral intervention planning; individual and group therapy; parent/family counseling and support.
Welcome! I am a caring, bilingual (Spanish-English) Licensed Psychologist, in Florida and Connecticut, that believes in the importance of self-care. In approaching therapeutic interventions, I consider the establishment of a healthy balance between mental and physical health, to be a primary focus. I center my practice on providing a safe and nurturing setting to enhance all individuals' performance, and improve their life.
My recent work with brain behavior therapies can help you resolve difficult and long standing sources of anxiety and depression.
My work with adults and adolscents, especially in single parent families, involves understanding and resolving competing needs. In addition, dealing with feelings of loss, anger and guilt, as well as parental conflict, allows for a more satisfying life for everyone. Working with me using EMDR can help you unlock emotional roadblocks.
My recent work with brain behavior therapies can help you resolve difficult and long standing sources of anxiety and depression.
My work with adults and adolscents, especially in single parent families, involves understanding and resolving competing needs. In addition, dealing with feelings of loss, anger and guilt, as well as parental conflict, allows for a more satisfying life for everyone. Working with me using EMDR can help you unlock emotional roadblocks.
Meet Our Depression Therapists
My areas of expertise include depression, anxiety, eating disorders, relationship problems, adolescent and adult development, and work-life balance.
Our therapy work can help you recognize and change patterns of unsatisfying relationships, unhealthy behaviors, disappointing work. We will enhance your capacity to cope with complex life transitions: adolescence and early adulthood, coupling and uncoupling, parenting issues, and illness, aging, and loss. We will work to alleviate self-doubt, worries, lack of motivation, self-criticism.
My areas of expertise include depression, anxiety, eating disorders, relationship problems, adolescent and adult development, and work-life balance.
Our therapy work can help you recognize and change patterns of unsatisfying relationships, unhealthy behaviors, disappointing work. We will enhance your capacity to cope with complex life transitions: adolescence and early adulthood, coupling and uncoupling, parenting issues, and illness, aging, and loss. We will work to alleviate self-doubt, worries, lack of motivation, self-criticism.
I use evidence-based treatment for a range of psychological difficulties, including anxiety, depression, and general distress.
I work with young adults, and adults, drawing from Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based treatments, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
I use evidence-based treatment for a range of psychological difficulties, including anxiety, depression, and general distress.
I work with young adults, and adults, drawing from Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based treatments, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
I have many techniques to treat a vast array of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma and substance dependence.
Seeking therapy is a courageous step towards self-exploration and growth. With over 20 years of dedicated work in mental health, I offer a holistic and empathetic approach to address life's challenges. My practice is grounded in strength-based and person-centered techniques, drawing from the models of DBT, MI, CBT, and EMDR. I tailor interventions to your unique goals, fostering hope and empowerment even during difficult adjustments. In addition to traditional therapeutic approaches, I integrate the healing practices of yoga, mindfulness, and meditation.
I have many techniques to treat a vast array of issues including anxiety, depre
I have many techniques to treat a vast array of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma and substance dependence.
Seeking therapy is a courageous step towards self-exploration and growth. With over 20 years of dedicated work in mental health, I offer a holistic and empathetic approach to address life's challenges. My practice is grounded in strength-based and person-centered techniques, drawing from the models of DBT, MI, CBT, and EMDR. I tailor interventions to your unique goals, fostering hope and empowerment even during difficult adjustments. In addition to traditional therapeutic approaches, I integrate the healing practices of yoga, mindfulness, and meditation.
I have many techniques to treat a vast array of issues including anxiety, depre
I am passionate about working with college students and adults suffering from depression, anxiety, and/or addiction.
My general nature, enhanced by social work values, makes my therapeutic interventions highly person-centered. I am also able to advocate for my clients and help them realize meaningful and achievable goals due to skills developed over a 20-year career as an attorney.
I am passionate about working with college students and adults suffering from depression, anxiety, and/or addiction.
My general nature, enhanced by social work values, makes my therapeutic interventions highly person-centered. I am also able to advocate for my clients and help them realize meaningful and achievable goals due to skills developed over a 20-year career as an attorney.
Clients seeking therapy may be experiencing anxiety, depression and grief, Others may be wanting to develop strategies to help balance the demands of relationships, parenting, work, life cycle transitions, and finding time to look after their own needs.
I have broad experience working with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, transition issues and relationship problems. Using a variety of approaches, I tailor therapy to the individual needs and goals of each client. l continue to love working with couples and base my therapy on the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
Clients seeking therapy may be experiencing anxiety, depression and grief, Others may be wanting to develop strategies to help balance the demands of relationships, parenting, work, life cycle transitions, and finding time to look after their own needs.
I have broad experience working with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, transition issues and relationship problems. Using a variety of approaches, I tailor therapy to the individual needs and goals of each client. l continue to love working with couples and base my therapy on the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
Pamela works well with those who are anxious, depressed, have low self-esteem, unsuccessful relationships and job dissatisfaction.
Pamela is a calming, beneficial presence on life's journey. With empathy and compassion, she gently helps you make permanent changes leading to a happier, more fulfilling life. Pamela has been a practicing psychodynamic psychotherapist for 33 years. Her work focuses on addressing the problems at hand and then collaborating with you to find and understand the underlying belief systems that are causing disharmony and unhappiness with yourself and others. Pamela works with you to develop a more satisfying, life-enhancing belief system, helping you to flourish to your potential.
Pamela works well with those who are anxious, depressed, have low self-esteem, unsuccessful relationships and job dissatisfaction.
Pamela is a calming, beneficial presence on life's journey. With empathy and compassion, she gently helps you make permanent changes leading to a happier, more fulfilling life. Pamela has been a practicing psychodynamic psychotherapist for 33 years. Her work focuses on addressing the problems at hand and then collaborating with you to find and understand the underlying belief systems that are causing disharmony and unhappiness with yourself and others. Pamela works with you to develop a more satisfying, life-enhancing belief system, helping you to flourish to your potential.
I work with individuals, couples and families suffering from anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, self-esteem issues, alcohol/drug misuse and addiction.
I offer in-person and teletherapy sessions.
I work with individuals, couples and families suffering from anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, self-esteem issues, alcohol/drug misuse and addiction.
I offer in-person and teletherapy sessions.
Whether you are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting difficulties, relationship conflicts, work-home balance, or health issues, I can help you find your way through a difficult period.
I incorporate a variety of scientifically validated strategies, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, acceptance commitment therapy, and mindfulness-based therapy to work with you and achieve personalized, strength-based goals. I work to help you develop more flexible and healthy coping skills as you move toward creating a full and meaningful life.
Whether you are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting difficulties, relationship conflicts, work-home balance, or health issues, I can help you find your way through a difficult period.
I incorporate a variety of scientifically validated strategies, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, acceptance commitment therapy, and mindfulness-based therapy to work with you and achieve personalized, strength-based goals. I work to help you develop more flexible and healthy coping skills as you move toward creating a full and meaningful life.
I work with adults moving through life transitions, trauma, couples counseling and depression and/or anxiety.
You are not alone in your anxiety or feelings of sadness that cause a strain on your life and relationships. As a trained Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) therapist, I am passionate about working with couples to establish ways to deepen their bond and strengthen the connection they long for. As an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)-trained therapist, I help clients who have experienced trauma to find long-lasting healing through restructuring negative beliefs into healthy, positive emotional freedom.
I work with adults moving through life transitions, trauma, couples counseling and depression and/or anxiety.
You are not alone in your anxiety or feelings of sadness that cause a strain on your life and relationships. As a trained Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) therapist, I am passionate about working with couples to establish ways to deepen their bond and strengthen the connection they long for. As an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)-trained therapist, I help clients who have experienced trauma to find long-lasting healing through restructuring negative beliefs into healthy, positive emotional freedom.
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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.