Mental Health Services

Depression

Depression is a serious mood disorder that impacts how a person feels, thinks, and functions on a daily basis.

Individuals experiencing depression often have a low mood, a lack of interest or pleasure in activities they once enjoyed, significant changes in appetite or sleeping patterns, low energy, poor concentration, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, and thoughts of death or suicide.

These symptoms can be influenced by both biological and situational factors.

Depression causes significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

It goes beyond common experiences with sadness or grief—the effects of depression can be debilitating.

Left untreated, depression may become a long-term or recurrent condition.

However, with the right treatment plan, which may include counseling, medication, lifestyle changes, and coping strategies, depression is very treatable and many individuals can effectively manage their symptoms.

For someone experiencing depression, seeking a mental health evaluation and care can help them regain a sense of emotional well-being and functionality in their daily life.

Trauma

Traumatic events, such as abuse, domestic violence, war, accidents or natural disasters can severely impact mental health.

Experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event often leaves lingering psychological and biological changes in victims.

Common reactions to trauma include reliving the traumatic experience through flashbacks or nightmares, avoiding any reminders that trigger distressing memories, feeling emotionally numb or detached from loved ones, increased arousal like insomnia, irritability or being easily startled.

These trauma responses can persist long after the event, disrupting work, relationships and overall well-being.

When symptoms last over months and negatively influence daily life, a trauma-related disorder like post-traumatic stress disorder may develop.

Seeking therapy is important for trauma victims, as processing the event in a safe environment and learning coping skills can help reduce distressing symptoms over time.

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy is an evidence-based option that has been shown to heal trauma wounds by gradually confronting memories and regulating emotion.

With compassion and specialized care, trauma survivors can gain resilience, regain a sense of safety and security, and reclaim their lives from the traumatic experience.

Hoarding

Hoarding disorder involves the excessive acquisition of and inability to discard possessions that have little to no value, which accumulate and clutter active living areas of the home.

For those who hoard, items become emotionally difficult to part with.

This often stems from feelings of attachment, responsibility, or perceived need for the items.

As a result, rooms become unusable for their intended purpose as piles of "stuff" take over.

Safety and health become issues due to structural damage, pests, or inability to easily evacuate in an emergency.

Beyond the physical effects, compulsive hoarding also causes much distress, impaired functioning and social withdrawal.

If left untreated, symptoms typically worsen over time.

However, recovery is possible with cognitive behavioral therapy tailored for hoarding and organizational strategies.

Therapy helps individuals examine emotional attachments to belongings, gain decision making skills, and gradually learn to manage clutter through sorting and disposal.