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Counseling is a personal choice and sometimes it's hard to know before the first session if you two are going to click. Browse through the web site and get to know me.
Thank you for considering counseling services with me. I am a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Central Florida, offering affordable high quality therapy for individuals, couples, and families. Trying to find the right counselor for you, your child, your relationship, or your family can be challenging. It is a highly personal decision which requires serious consideration. (more)
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Is Depression Keeping You Off-Balance?
by Pamela E. Derr, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, published in Coquina Coast Woman, March/April 2010
You’re stuck. You can’t see what’s holding you back, and to top it off, you’re feeling guilty about it.
In my practice, I often see clients who aren’t motivated and then feel guilty because they aren’t going anywhere. No sign of movement but all the signs of a guilt that overwhelms any ambition to change and reinforces the conviction it is too late to do anything. The client is stuck in a world of little or no energy, only worry and feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness. It’s a shock when I ask them whether they might be depressed.
They may say, “How can I be depressed? I don’t cry all the time. I get myself to work. It’s my fault I feel like this. If only I would….” (more)
Other resources
Plain Talk About Depression (PDF
— $15) Don't Get Attached to Your Depression (PDF
— $15)
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