Depression Therapists in Montgomery County, MS
I am a Blue Cross Blue Shield provider, and I aim to serve those who are hurting and struggling in their lives. I have a heart to help people of all ages who want counseling for their marriages, families, individuals, or children.
I am a Blue Cross Blue Shield provider, and I aim to serve those who are hurting and struggling in their lives. I have a heart to help people of all ages who want counseling for their marriages, families, individuals, or children.
My strengths as a counselor include my ability to be authentic, share warmth, cultivate wisdom, and build connections. My therapeutic lens is person centered, existential, and behavioral; I can speak with insight and clarity to your essential questions about who you have been, who you are, and what you should do. I seek to partner with you in a process of discovery and productive therapeutic work. I find that sometimes the most important counseling goals emerge as sessions get underway and trust and rapport are built. The most important goals may be surprising and even liberating.
My strengths as a counselor include my ability to be authentic, share warmth, cultivate wisdom, and build connections. My therapeutic lens is person centered, existential, and behavioral; I can speak with insight and clarity to your essential questions about who you have been, who you are, and what you should do. I seek to partner with you in a process of discovery and productive therapeutic work. I find that sometimes the most important counseling goals emerge as sessions get underway and trust and rapport are built. The most important goals may be surprising and even liberating.
Online Therapists
Russell W Schulte
Licensed Professional Counselor, MAMFTC, LPC, CSASI, C-IFS , BC-TMH
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Jackson, MS 39216
Russ also works with those dealing with depression and anxiety, adolescents and their families, couples/marriage counseling, individuals dealing with shame and past trauma, and men presenting with unwanted same sex attraction.
Russ is a Certified IFS Therapist, has completed all 3 levels of Gottman advanced couples training, is a Certified Sexual Addiction Specialist, and is a Certified TeleMental Health professional. He has almost two decades of clinical practice and is committed to empirically proven techniques that influence the effectiveness of his therapeutic approach.
Russ also works with those dealing with depression and anxiety, adolescents and their families, couples/marriage counseling, individuals dealing with shame and past trauma, and men presenting with unwanted same sex attraction.
Russ is a Certified IFS Therapist, has completed all 3 levels of Gottman advanced couples training, is a Certified Sexual Addiction Specialist, and is a Certified TeleMental Health professional. He has almost two decades of clinical practice and is committed to empirically proven techniques that influence the effectiveness of his therapeutic approach.
Whether you are feeling anxious or depressed or are experiencing distress with a partner, I work to provide an empathetic, safe environment for all of my clients.
If you are disconnected from your partner, I can help. With couples, I use EFT, a research-based therapy approach, that is proven to help my clients find success. With individuals, I use EFIT, the individual version of EFT. I have experience working with clients suffering from perinatal loss, religious trauma, & emotional dysregulation.
Whether you are feeling anxious or depressed or are experiencing distress with a partner, I work to provide an empathetic, safe environment for all of my clients.
If you are disconnected from your partner, I can help. With couples, I use EFT, a research-based therapy approach, that is proven to help my clients find success. With individuals, I use EFIT, the individual version of EFT. I have experience working with clients suffering from perinatal loss, religious trauma, & emotional dysregulation.
I support college students managing academic stress and individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns.
I offer compassionate, evidence-based therapy to individuals and families navigating life's challenges. I have experience in perinatal and postpartum mental health, including infertility, pregnancy loss or termination, and birth trauma. My therapeutic approach incorporates diverse, evidence-based modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
I support college students managing academic stress and individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns.
I offer compassionate, evidence-based therapy to individuals and families navigating life's challenges. I have experience in perinatal and postpartum mental health, including infertility, pregnancy loss or termination, and birth trauma. My therapeutic approach incorporates diverse, evidence-based modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
On top of that, we struggle with trauma, depression, grief, anxiety, and/or many other issues which makes life even more challenging.
I want to help you identify your strengths and build upon them, as well as identify areas of improvement to help you reach your goals. My counseling experience ranges from couples, those suffering from substance abuse, work related stress, anger management and more, and I will use therapy interventions that best suit your needs.
On top of that, we struggle with trauma, depression, grief, anxiety, and/or many other issues which makes life even more challenging.
I want to help you identify your strengths and build upon them, as well as identify areas of improvement to help you reach your goals. My counseling experience ranges from couples, those suffering from substance abuse, work related stress, anger management and more, and I will use therapy interventions that best suit your needs.
Karissa Coleman
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdS, LPC, BC-TMH, NCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Online Only
I specialize in helping adults who are navigating anxiety, depression, burnout, life transitions, and relationship challenges.
I specialize in helping adults who are navigating anxiety, depression, burnout, life transitions, and relationship challenges. Many of my clients feel like they’re functioning on the outside but quietly struggling on the inside. If that sounds like you, I’m here to help. My approach is warm, practical, and client-centered.
I specialize in helping adults who are navigating anxiety, depression, burnout, life transitions, and relationship challenges.
I specialize in helping adults who are navigating anxiety, depression, burnout, life transitions, and relationship challenges. Many of my clients feel like they’re functioning on the outside but quietly struggling on the inside. If that sounds like you, I’m here to help. My approach is warm, practical, and client-centered.
My ideal client seeks self-exploration & understanding, facing issues like anxiety, depression, or relationship difficulties.
As a therapist, I specialize in diverse approaches like cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, & humanistic therapy. I'll tailor my approach to your unique needs, offering individual, couples, or group therapy as needed. Let's work together for effective, meaningful support & growth.
My ideal client seeks self-exploration & understanding, facing issues like anxiety, depression, or relationship difficulties.
As a therapist, I specialize in diverse approaches like cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, & humanistic therapy. I'll tailor my approach to your unique needs, offering individual, couples, or group therapy as needed. Let's work together for effective, meaningful support & growth.
Kris works with individuals experiencing challenges with depression, past trauma, grief, anxiety, relationship difficulty, and substance abuse.
After graduating from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology in 1996, Kris began his career working with Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. He earned his Masters Degree in Counselor Education in 2001, and became a Licensed Professional Counselor in 2008. Since then Kris has worked in Inpatient Psychiatric and Outpatient Settings. He has received training in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TFCBT) for children, the Gottman Method Level 2 for Couples Therapy, and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. Kris is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR).
Kris works with individuals experiencing challenges with depression, past trauma, grief, anxiety, relationship difficulty, and substance abuse.
After graduating from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology in 1996, Kris began his career working with Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. He earned his Masters Degree in Counselor Education in 2001, and became a Licensed Professional Counselor in 2008. Since then Kris has worked in Inpatient Psychiatric and Outpatient Settings. He has received training in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TFCBT) for children, the Gottman Method Level 2 for Couples Therapy, and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. Kris is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR).
My specialties include relationship issues, depression, anxiety, grief, end-of-life care, couples counseling, and major life transitions.
I work with individuals and couples to help them find success in their personal lives & relationships. I utilize a variety of treatment approaches, including motivational interviewing, couples-focused therapy, & mindfulness, to tailor my approach to each client’s unique needs. These methods help foster self-awareness, improve communication, & support change.
My specialties include relationship issues, depression, anxiety, grief, end-of-life care, couples counseling, and major life transitions.
I work with individuals and couples to help them find success in their personal lives & relationships. I utilize a variety of treatment approaches, including motivational interviewing, couples-focused therapy, & mindfulness, to tailor my approach to each client’s unique needs. These methods help foster self-awareness, improve communication, & support change.
Robdreka C Shaw
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S, NCC, BC-TMH, CCTP
Verified Verified
Greenville, MS 38701
I work with client that may be struggling with depression, anxiety, and trauma for the most part.
Are you struggling with setting boundaries? What about issues with relationships? Do you have trauma that needs to be unpacked and resolved so that you can get through your day to day without it clouding your judgment? As owner and solo practitioner for JTH, I am here to help you unpack trauma, set boundaries, and increase self care and restoration. I believe you can achieve your personal goals with some therapy, accountability, and new skills.
I work with client that may be struggling with depression, anxiety, and trauma for the most part.
Are you struggling with setting boundaries? What about issues with relationships? Do you have trauma that needs to be unpacked and resolved so that you can get through your day to day without it clouding your judgment? As owner and solo practitioner for JTH, I am here to help you unpack trauma, set boundaries, and increase self care and restoration. I believe you can achieve your personal goals with some therapy, accountability, and new skills.
I work primarily with clients who experience anxiety, depression, and/or the impacts of traumatic events.
When we first talk, my goal is to have you feel safe, valued, and well informed. I often meet people at their lowest points. I am honored to help find answers, direction, and ways to feel better. I’ve been working as a therapist for over 14 years now. My passion is talking with people who need a lifeline when they feel alone.
I work primarily with clients who experience anxiety, depression, and/or the impacts of traumatic events.
When we first talk, my goal is to have you feel safe, valued, and well informed. I often meet people at their lowest points. I am honored to help find answers, direction, and ways to feel better. I’ve been working as a therapist for over 14 years now. My passion is talking with people who need a lifeline when they feel alone.
I have been in the mental health field for over 14 years and has worked with clients with anxiety, depression, grief, life transition and many more diagnosis.
During our initial session I will get to learn my great things about you and build rapport from you at time time. I will ask a variety of questions to see how I can assist you and who your are.
I have been in the mental health field for over 14 years and has worked with clients with anxiety, depression, grief, life transition and many more diagnosis.
During our initial session I will get to learn my great things about you and build rapport from you at time time. I will ask a variety of questions to see how I can assist you and who your are.
Elizabeth Diana Carranza Hunt
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, AST, MS
Verified Verified
Madison, MS 39110
My experience has allowed me to assist the poor, minorities, the LGBTQIA community, and children and parents who have suffered abuse, depression, anxiety, abandonment, and trauma.
While encountering wounds and difficulties might seem inevitable, healing is always possible when we establish the right conditions: a space where you feel safe, seen, known, and loved - and that is what I give to you. My work includes specialized Sex Therapy, where I support clients in addressing issues such as sexual dysfunction, sexuality, desire discrepancies, intimacy barriers, sexual trauma, and more. In our sessions, you will find an affirming environment where your unique experiences are honored, and where we can work collaboratively toward achieving your personal and relational goals.
My experience has allowed me to assist the poor, minorities, the LGBTQIA community, and children and parents who have suffered abuse, depression, anxiety, abandonment, and trauma.
While encountering wounds and difficulties might seem inevitable, healing is always possible when we establish the right conditions: a space where you feel safe, seen, known, and loved - and that is what I give to you. My work includes specialized Sex Therapy, where I support clients in addressing issues such as sexual dysfunction, sexuality, desire discrepancies, intimacy barriers, sexual trauma, and more. In our sessions, you will find an affirming environment where your unique experiences are honored, and where we can work collaboratively toward achieving your personal and relational goals.
Dr. Kristen Williams
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Jackson, MS 39216
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in personal and relationship issues, coping with changes, and seasons of depression and anxiety.
I also teach better communication skills, conflict resolution, and how to have a "good fight." I help persons improve their coping skills and make needed changes--whether in one's circumstances, perception, or behavior--in order to create greater happiness and satisfaction with one's life and relationships.
I specialize in personal and relationship issues, coping with changes, and seasons of depression and anxiety.
I also teach better communication skills, conflict resolution, and how to have a "good fight." I help persons improve their coping skills and make needed changes--whether in one's circumstances, perception, or behavior--in order to create greater happiness and satisfaction with one's life and relationships.
As an LPC specializing in Christian counseling for marriage and family, my calling is to guide individuals and families through the challenges of anxiety, depression, and relational difficulties with a compassionate, faith-centered approach.
My approach to counseling is centered on creating a safe, nonjudgmental environment where individuals and families feel heard, understood, and valued. Combining techniques such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), family systems theory, and Christian principles.
As an LPC specializing in Christian counseling for marriage and family, my calling is to guide individuals and families through the challenges of anxiety, depression, and relational difficulties with a compassionate, faith-centered approach.
My approach to counseling is centered on creating a safe, nonjudgmental environment where individuals and families feel heard, understood, and valued. Combining techniques such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), family systems theory, and Christian principles.
I Specialize in adults and couples, I provide support for a range of challenges including depression, grief, divorce, anxiety, anger management, PTSD, ADHD, coping skills, and substance abuse.
I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor currently working towards my BC-TMH certification, bringing over 10 years of experience in Mississippi's mental health field. My journey includes roles in community mental health and inpatient hospital services.
I Specialize in adults and couples, I provide support for a range of challenges including depression, grief, divorce, anxiety, anger management, PTSD, ADHD, coping skills, and substance abuse.
I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor currently working towards my BC-TMH certification, bringing over 10 years of experience in Mississippi's mental health field. My journey includes roles in community mental health and inpatient hospital services.
I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, OCD as well as Bipolar Disorder and Couples counseling.
I bring with me over 35 years experience in various modalities of Behavioral Health from Education to Early Intervention to Inpatient Treatment. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, since 2023, I am able to call upon my experience to address many aspects of mental health concerns a client may be facing. I enjoy the personal interaction of face to face therapy and building a strong working relationship in order to improve and strengthen a client's well-being.
I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, OCD as well as Bipolar Disorder and Couples counseling.
I bring with me over 35 years experience in various modalities of Behavioral Health from Education to Early Intervention to Inpatient Treatment. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, since 2023, I am able to call upon my experience to address many aspects of mental health concerns a client may be facing. I enjoy the personal interaction of face to face therapy and building a strong working relationship in order to improve and strengthen a client's well-being.
Amanda F Coleman
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, NCC, BC-TMH
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Starkville, MS 39759
I specialize in treating trauma, infertility and postpartum related issues, relationship difficulties, depression and anxiety.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 18 years of experience in the field of mental healthcare. Before opening my private practice, I worked as a therapist, family counselor, clinical supervisor, and clinical manager. I have extensive experience treating adolescents and adults for a variety of mental health conditions. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. My desire is to partner with my clients and help them through challenges to find purpose, hope, and balance in life.
I specialize in treating trauma, infertility and postpartum related issues, relationship difficulties, depression and anxiety.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 18 years of experience in the field of mental healthcare. Before opening my private practice, I worked as a therapist, family counselor, clinical supervisor, and clinical manager. I have extensive experience treating adolescents and adults for a variety of mental health conditions. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. My desire is to partner with my clients and help them through challenges to find purpose, hope, and balance in life.
I have experience working with adolescents, teenagers, and adults suffering from depression, anxiety, grief, loss, school issues, bullying, family changes, and other challenges.
As a breast cancer survivor, I am acquainted with the devastation a difficult health diagnosis can bring. That is why I am passionate about helping individuals who may be facing their own difficult journey navigate the emotional, mental, and spiritual trauma associated with the twists and turns life can bring.
I have experience working with adolescents, teenagers, and adults suffering from depression, anxiety, grief, loss, school issues, bullying, family changes, and other challenges.
As a breast cancer survivor, I am acquainted with the devastation a difficult health diagnosis can bring. That is why I am passionate about helping individuals who may be facing their own difficult journey navigate the emotional, mental, and spiritual trauma associated with the twists and turns life can bring.
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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.