Depression therapy in Dallas focused on resolving the roots of depression, not just giving you more tools to manage it.
If you’ve tried to push through your depression, intellectualize the problem, or ‘do the work’ and the weight hasn’t lifted, symptom management isn’t enough. It’s time to resolve the actual emotional root of the depression so you can finally experience relief.
We often think of depression as an inability to get out of bed. But many of the people I work with are highly functioning. You show up to work, maintain your relationships, and cross things off the list. Yet underneath the competence, there’s a persistent heaviness that’s been there so long it just feels like “how things are.”
Maybe it shows up as a quiet disconnection, like going through the motions without being fully present, or a gradual dulling of things that used to matter. Maybe it’s constantly feeling exhausted no matter how much you rest or do. Or perhaps it’s the inability to feel good about the parts of your life that, objectively, should feel good.
Often, this kind of depression is tangled up in old relational patterns. It’s the lingering sense of not mattering, emotional needs that were chronically unmet, or a harsh way of treating yourself learned in an environment that wasn’t attuned to who you really were. When the depression is rooted in these deeper experiences, treating it with simple symptom management won’t create lasting change.
Cognitive frameworks and behavioral tools have their place. But for many people, they eventually hit a ceiling. You practice the coping skills, manage the symptoms, and yet the heavy feeling returns. This is often a sign that the depression isn’t just a flawed mindset you can out-think; it’s rooted in deeper emotional learning and early experiences that have only been worked around, not resolved.
My approach targets what the depression is fundamentally connected to. We ask different questions: What is this heaviness protecting? What history does this feeling actually make sense in light of? Sometimes, depression is the unavoidable result of spending years living out of sync with what you actually need. Other times, it’s a learned protective response to relationships that taught you your emotional life didn’t matter.
I specialize in experiential therapies, like Coherence Therapy, which work directly to uncover and shift the emotional logic beneath the depression. Drawing on Schema Therapy and parts work (like IFS), we don’t just treat “you” as depressed. We get to know the specific belief system or part of you that is carrying this feeling. This distinction allows us to move beyond managing your symptoms toward actually experiencing relief.
Our time together is active and purposeful. We aren’t just here to talk about your week was; we are oriented toward understanding the mechanics of your depression and actually changing it.
In early sessions, we map out the reality of your experience: when the depression started, what exacerbates it, and what it connects to in your history. We look at the gap between how you are living and what you actually need. This personalized map dictates exactly where our work together will go.
The process is collaborative and direct. I actively engage to help you see the patterns you’re stuck in, bringing focus and momentum to the work.
In-person in Dallas (4040 N. Central Expressway, Suite 210) or telehealth for Texas residents. If you are currently in crisis, please reach out to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (call or text 988) or contact emergency services. This site is not monitored and I don’t provide emergency mental health services.
I’m a depth-oriented therapist in Dallas helping adults resolve long-standing, complex challenges, including the kind of persistent depression that is rooted in early relational patterns. My approach goes beyond standard cognitive-behavioral therapy, focusing on the experiential methods that actually help the brain update and release painful emotional learning.
MS · LPC Associate · NCC. Supervised by Erin Wysong-Warren, LPC-S.
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In-person (Dallas) & telehealth (Texas)
Is therapy for depression right for me if I’ve already tried it before?
If previous therapy stayed largely at the level of intellectual understanding—talking about your week or gaining insight without feeling different—then it may be worth trying a new approach. The work we do goes deeper into the actual emotional material keeping the depression in place. If what you’ve tried hasn’t offered lasting relief, this might be the different kind of help you’re looking for.
What’s the difference between your approach and CBT for depression?
While Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on challenging your unhelpful thoughts and building better behavioral habits, my approach targets the root cause. Rather than just working with the thoughts sitting on top of the depression, we resolve the underlying emotional experiences that generate those thoughts in the first place. If you’ve already tried changing your thinking but the weight remains, the solution lies at a deeper level.
Do you prescribe medication for depression?
No, I am a therapist, not a prescriber. However, if medication feels like a supportive option to explore alongside therapy, I am happy to collaborate with you and provide referrals to a trusted psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner.
What if my depression feels connected to my relationships or family history?
Then you are in the right place. This is one of the clearest entry points for the work we’ll do together. When your depression is rooted in family dynamics or relationship history, we have to address it at that specific developmental level. Resolving enmeshment, childhood emotional neglect, and relational trauma is directly relevant to lifting this kind of depression.
How long does therapy for depression take?
The timeline depends on what is driving the depression and how long those patterns have been in place. While some people notice significant shifts within a few months, more deeply rooted complex patterns take time to fully resolve. My goal is never to keep you in therapy indefinitely just to manage symptoms; my goal is to facilitate actual, lasting change, however long it takes to achieve it.
Do you offer telehealth?
Yes. In-person in Dallas (4040 N. Central Expressway, Suite 210) and via telehealth for anyone in Texas.
If you’re exhausted from trying to push through your depression and are ready for an approach that actually resolves the root of it, let’s talk.