Depression Signs and Symptoms
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Feeling Stuck? Let’s Talk About Depression

Everyone feels down sometimes. But depression is more than sadness. It’s a heavy fog that makes it hard to function, connect, or even get out of bed. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone, and you don’t have to keep feeling this way.

What Depression Can Look Like

Depression doesn’t always look like tears. It can show up as:

  • Exhaustion, even after sleep

  • Loss of interest in things you used to enjoy

  • Changes in appetite or weight

  • Trouble concentrating

  • Feeling hopeless, empty, or numb

  • Irritability or restlessness

  • Thoughts of death or suicide

These symptoms can creep in slowly or hit all at once. Either way, they’re real, and they deserve attention.

When to Seek Help

If these symptoms last more than two weeks, it’s time to reach out. Especially if they’re affecting your work, relationships, or safety. Depression can make you feel like nothing will help, but that’s the depression talking. Support is out there.

How I Can Help

As a DBT therapist, I offer skills-based treatment. I don’t just listen, I teach you how to manage emotions, tolerate distress, and build a life worth living.

DBT helps you:

  • Understand and regulate emotions

  • Build stronger, more balanced relationships

  • Cope with pain without making things worse

  • Shift out of black-and-white thinking

Together, we’ll develop tools that actually work for you. You’ll leave each session with concrete strategies. Not just insight, but action.

You Deserve Relief

Depression can feel isolating. But there is hope. If you’re ready to start feeling like yourself again, or maybe even for the first time, I’m here.

Contact me today to take the first step.

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Ashley Allen, PsyD, Virtual Therapist

Ashley M. Allen, PsyD is a Colorado-based licensed clinical psychologist who sees clients virtually nationwide through PSYPACT. Dr. Allen specializes in LGBTQ+, alternative lifestyles, emotional disorders, ADHD, BPD and chronic illness. Stay tuned to her blog for tips on mental wellness.

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