Area of support
Low Mood & Depression
Sometimes there's a clear reason in our lives that we're feeling down, or energy is low, or we start to lose hope. However, oftentimes depression can be insidious, it builds slowly over time with no obvious event that caused it. Depression is treatable, and together we can find a way back.
What low mood can look like
Depression doesn't always present as the deep sadness that people often associate with it. In many instances it can look like a detachment from feeling. More often, it's flatness, a persistent lack of energy, difficulty enjoying things you used to like, trouble concentrating, disrupted sleep, or a heavy sense that effort isn't worth it. It can creep in slowly, which makes it easy to normalise for far longer than you should have to.
How we work with low mood
- Gentle, structured re-engagement: small, deliberate steps back toward activity and connection, calibrated to where you're actually at right now.
- Working with unhelpful thinking patterns: using CBT-based tools to notice and shift the self-critical or hopeless thoughts that keep low mood circling.
- Understanding what's underneath: sometimes low mood is about more than mood, grief, burnout or long-standing patterns. We look at the whole picture, not just the symptom on the surface.
Common areas I support
- Persistent low mood and flatness
- Loss of motivation and enjoyment
- Fatigue linked to mood
- Negative or self-critical thinking patterns
- Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
- Mood changes following a major life event
When to seek support
If low mood has lasted more than a couple of weeks, or is affecting work, relationships or the things you usually enjoy, that's a reasonable reason to reach out. You don't need to wait until things feel unmanageable.
Ready when you are