It's too much. You can't do this anymore.
You know something is wrong. You just can't figure out why you can't feel better.
You're not someone who falls apart easily. You've pushed through hard things before. But lately everything feels heavy and grey, and no matter what you do — rest more, exercise, talk to friends, tell yourself to just get it together — the fog doesn't lift. You know you're depressed. What you don't understand is why, when you're doing all the right things, nothing actually changes.
Here's what I've seen again and again: the women who end up in my office with depression have usually been on the anxiety treadmill for a very long time. They overfunctioned. They overextended. They gave and gave and managed and held it all together — until one day the tank just hit empty. What looks like depression is often a nervous system that has finally said enough. Not a character flaw. Not a chemical imbalance you just have to live with. A system that is completely, utterly depleted.
And it makes complete sense.
What Depression Can Look Like
In the women I work with, depression often shows up not as sadness exactly, but as a kind of flatness. A "what's the point" feeling that wasn't there before. Relationships that feel distant or frustrating. Motivation that has completely evaporated. A sneaking suspicion that you've lost touch with who you actually are. Sometimes there's a quiet "fuck it" underneath everything — not dramatic, just bone-deep tired of trying so hard for so little return.
If any of that sounds familiar, you're not broken. You're depleted. And those are very different things with very different solutions.
How I Can Help
As a depression therapist in Saint Louis, Missouri, I take a holistic, whole-person approach to understanding what brought your system to this place — and what it needs to genuinely recover, not just cope.
Using Somatic Experiencing (somatic therapy), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), parts work (Internal Family Systems), and mindfulness, we'll work together to:
Understand the roots of your depletion — what you've been carrying, for how long, and why. Gently reconnect with your body, which depression often causes us to completely check out of. Identify what your nervous system actually needs to begin restoring itself. Rebuild a relationship with yourself that isn't built entirely on output, productivity, and taking care of everyone else. Rediscover what you actually want — because depression has a way of making that feel completely inaccessible.
This isn't about pushing yourself to feel better. It's about finally giving your system the conditions it needs to heal.
This might be the right fit if:
You know you're depressed but can't figure out why nothing is helping. You've been high-functioning for years and this feels like a crash. You're less sad and more just... flat, empty, disconnected, exhausted. You're ready to understand what got you here, not just manage the symptoms.
Investment:
50–55 minute in-person (St. Louis, MO) or virtual appointments available throughout Missouri
$175/session
Aetna insurance accepted