How does depression counselling work?

Answer 1

You talk about what is making you depressed and your therapist may have some insights into some reasons that you don't even consciously know about. Then you talk about those. It's a give and take flow of conversation with the therapist guiding you to insights and self revelations and making suggestions on how to manage your depression and your life. The terapist is very supportive and gains your trust, if they are any good, and you feel comfortable telling them anyhting and you can really get to the bottome of the issues you have. Once this happens. you can begin to work it out of your system.

Answer 2

You poor out a whole live of drama (caused by "self) with thoughts that run threw your head for the counselor to reply, its okay. Also, the counselor will tell you what you already know and because we as humans always need reassurance, why not hear it from a professional, right? Beats your dysfunctional family=)
You then, give them half your pay check and go home, afterwards you brag to everyone how you attend counseling, and how you deserve this and that because the counselor told you, you have a mental disorder, then you use your mental disorder in life as an excuse not to do things that are your responsibility...Well, thats what everyone else does at least...

Answer 3

I'm not studied in psychology, but I have been on the receiving end of counseling / therapy.

Depression can come from different sources - first off the counselor will try to determine which area yours is coming from.
( unresolved conflicts, current stresses, past trauma, physical problem like thyroid, etc., or brain chemistry...etc.) part of your counseling may include being asked to see your family Dr. to run some medical tests.

Consideration of what is currently going on in your life, and how you deal with it will it will be looked at. Are you stuck in a pattern of grief? Constantly arguing? Unable to eat or sleep? The counselor will assist or coach you to look at where that came from, to consider why you are doing that now, and to look at other reasonable ways to think or behave or deal with your problems. (this may take counseling/ therapy of only 2 or 3 months)
Some people were wronged or traumatized as young children, and grew-up with thinking and believing themself to be or think to be inadequate, or have learned to think in ways that are not realistic - now have difficulty getting along with other people, or on the job. Those habits are interfering with their ability to move on in life, to understand and be understood. If this is the case, the counselor / therapist will work with them over a longer period of time (maybe a yr or 2 ) coaching you as you re-learn new ways to get along with people.

As you go back and re-learn how to deal with things, and begin to understand better why you do what you do, learning to respond in new ways.....the depression should begin to resolve itself, and you should be better equipped for work or relationships.

For some people, the depression is not changing for the better. Your counselor / therapist will help to monitor that and may suggest the use of an antidepressant to assist your brain chemistry to start making the chemicals you are missing, in order to aide in your functioning, thinking, down feelings or hope for the future that those brain chemicals control.

Answer 4

Doesn't

Answer 5

you talk =they listen and suggestions are made to help