Depression doesn't always look like sadness. Often it's a flatness — days that blur together, things you used to enjoy that now feel like chores, a tiredness that sleep doesn't fix. You might still be getting through work and showing up for people while, inside, everything takes twice the effort. It can come with a harsh inner voice, a pull to withdraw from others, and a quiet sense that this is simply who you are now.
We see depression as a signal worth listening to, not a personal failing. Therapy gives you space to notice what has been weighing on you — losses, long-held patterns, the way you talk to yourself — and to slowly rebuild the routines and connections that hold you up. Depending on what fits, our clinicians draw on CBT, schema therapy and psychodynamic work, and on EMDR when low mood is tied to past experiences. The pace is yours, and the aim is steady: more energy, more colour, and a kinder relationship with yourself.