Online Depression & Burnout Therapy in California
What Is Depression & How It Develops
Depression is a feeling of sadness or lowness that doesn’t go away. It follows you and makes everything challenging. Every obstacle is a big mountain to climb. Depression can be a biological and psychological response to life really kicking you down. It can also look different for individuals—some may not get out of bed, while others are constantly in motion without stopping. For many, it can leave you feeling empty, isolated, and constantly upset.
How Depression Shows Up
In the Mind: Brain fog, fixating on the past, a persistent sense of shame, loneliness, and difficulty imagining a positive future.
In the Body: Always feeling tired, changes in appetite, experiencing emotional numbness, physical heaviness in your eyes, and frequent headaches.
In Your Actions: Staying in bed, avoiding expectations, chronically playing video games, seeking constant stimulation, or staying endlessly busy because if you stop, you don’t want to feel what might come up.
In Relationships: Retreating from loved ones, shutting down during tough moments, feeling guarded and lonely, or masking your pain behind a smile so others don't worry.
Why It Feels So Heavy
Depression on its own can already be a kick in the butt. However, when you’re carrying family responsibilities, navigating massive life transitions, or meeting rigid cultural expectations, there’s no time or space to complain. Eventually, pushing harder no longer works, heavy guilt sets in, and the brakes get slammed. Together, as your depression therapist, we examine these overlapping pressures so you can stop blaming yourself for feeling exhausted and meet yourself with kindness.
How We'll Work Together
Becoming More Flexible: We build gentle ways to take meaningful action. If you can’t get moving, I help you move; if you can’t stop, we focus on how to recover from burnout, take inventory of how you’re doing, and become more present with your experience.
Developing Self-Compassion: We practice developing a kinder inner voice and tapping into your inner wisdom so you can ease chronic guilt and self-blame.
Reclaiming Values & Identity: I provide a space to process hidden grief and reconnect you with what genuinely matters, helping you build a daily life that feels authentic to you.
Frequently Asked Questions
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While depression often feels like a persistent heavy cloud that impacts all areas of life, burnout is usually tied to chronic stress from work, caregiving, or specific roles. Often, they overlap. Burnout therapy helps us untangle these feelings so you can find relief and regain your energy.
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This is a very common part of depression. You don't have to show up with high energy or the perfect words. My role is to meet you exactly where you are, even on the days when just logging into the session feels like a huge accomplishment.
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Men are often taught to hide their pain or stay busy. Because of this, male depression often looks like irritability, shutting down, or overworking instead of crying. As a male therapist, my approach cuts through the expectation to just 'man up.' We use practical tools to process that hidden frustration so you can feel anchored again.
Schedule Your Free Depression Therapy Consultation
If you’re ready to stop carrying this weight alone, let’s talk. We’ll use 15 minutes to see if we’re a good fit.