Depression

My approach combines professional knowledge with a deep understanding of individual struggles, particularly those faced by marginalized communities. Utilizing evidence-based practices, I aim to empower each person towards healing. Join our supportive space where inclusivity and empathy are paramount. Together, we can find your path to joy and resilience.

As a clinician I have worked with many clients suffering from depression over the years. I have treated individuals with both mild and severe mood disorders. There are many strategies to support excellent outcomes.

I utilize CBT, mindfulness, positive psychology, and behavioral activation to use a multi-pronged approach in helping those with depression.

Feeling like you suck, everything sucks, & will always suck? Having trouble sleeping, withdrawing from your friends or family? Wondering what the point of life is anyway? Finding it harder to motivate yourself or enjoy things you used to like doing? Therapy can help you feel like yourself again. Through CBT, let's upgrade the thoughts & behaviors bringing you down. Through DBT, we'll develop personalized strategies for stress management, emotion regulation, & interpersonal effectiveness.

Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life.

Modern life often leads to overthinking and burnout, with anxiety and depression working together to exhaust and immobilize individuals. Anxiety can cause daily issues, including panic attacks and breathing difficulties. Therapy helps open up both the breath and the mind, providing relief from anxiety and depression, enabling more thoughtful and consistent actions in life.

Dr. Inez works with problems of depression that are acute and chronic utilizing psychotherapy, medication management, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.

Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life

The thought of just getting up for the day can be overwhelming and like a mountain to climb. If you even manage to do that, there’s more peaks to climb that can seem impossible. Things that used to be fun now seem like they do nothing for you. At the extreme, you may even feel like you shouldn’t be here at all. Depression is no simple challenge to overcome but together I will work with you to make sure it’s just a little easier. I want to help you find that small light to a brighter tomorrow.

I see clients who are suffering from different types of depression. For some it is a response to recent painful life experiences while for others it has been a long standing challenge. Once clients have become stable enough to address their symptoms then I am interested in what has contributed to the situation. For some it may be about the history of their original family dynamics. For others it may be more about physiology and possibly genetics. For others it is about making a life change.

From 2007-2009 in Santa Clara County and 2018-2024 in Yolo County, I worked with Medi-Cal clients experiencing severe mental illnesses (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder with psychotic features).

Depression can feel like a weight you can’t escape from. I help individuals traverse depression and walk with them as they find joy again.

Depression can feel isolating and overwhelming, but you don’t have to face it alone. I provide a compassionate space to explore your emotions, challenge unhelpful thought patterns, and reconnect with a sense of purpose and joy.

When you’re depressed, it can feel like you’ll never get out from under a dark shadow. However, even the most severe depression is treatable. So, if your depression is keeping you from living the life you want to, don’t hesitate to seek help. Of course, just as no two people are affected by depression in exactly the same way, neither is there a “one size fits all” treatment to cure depression. Therefore, I provide an individualized treatment to fit your unique needs.

Just like anxiety, depression is a "normal" feeling to experience. Most client that we work with discuss experiencing feelings of depression at some point in their life.

One of the ways that I address depression symptoms is through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and looking for ways to add joy to everyday life. Depression can lead to poor sleep, low energy, feelings of sadness, and feelings of hopelessness. Fortunately, depression responds well to therapy. We can work collaboratively to reduce symptoms of depression and increase feelings of happiness.

I combine psychoanalysis and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to treat depression. By exploring unconscious thoughts through psychoanalytic techniques, I help clients uncover the root causes of their distress. At the same time, I use CBT strategies to challenge negative thought patterns and develop coping mechanisms, fostering self-awareness and improving mental health.

My heart goes out to those of us who are feeling depressed today. It's so tough when depression sticks around and makes you not want to do the things that would help. I am experienced in working with people who experience depression for the first time and those who have been wrestling with it on and off for years. I help my clients understand their depression, develop self-compassion, establish or grow their support system, as well as deal with the root causes of their depression.

Struggling with depression? We can rescript those shame-filled messages that have been written into our story and rebuild an even stronger belief of our worth.