Erin Swan
LCSW · Online Therapist
25+ years in mental health.
Serving Washington & Montana.
Depression Therapy
Depression makes everything feel heavy — getting out of bed, seeing people you love, remembering who you used to be. Therapy can help you find your way back.
Book a Free 15-Min Consultation Does this sound like you?Understanding Depression
Depression can feel like you're at war with your own mind and body — sluggish, negative, with no joy in sight. But depression isn't a character flaw or weakness. It's a condition, and it's very treatable.
According to NIMH, approximately 24 million Americans are diagnosed with a mood disorder. When it starts interfering with your relationships, work, or health, therapy gives you the tools to reclaim your life.
Together, we'll get to the root of your depression — not just manage symptoms, but understand and transform what's driving them.
What to Expect
We'll go deeper than symptom management. Real healing means understanding why you feel the way you feel.
We'll explore the deeper roots of your depression — not just put a bandage on it. Understanding the source is essential to lasting change.
You'll learn to recognize what activates your depression and develop a strategic plan to interrupt the cycle before it spirals.
We'll explore how your relationship patterns contribute to depression — and find healthier ways to connect with yourself and others.
You'll learn to set boundaries that protect your energy and sense of self — because depression often thrives in their absence.
My Approach
For depression, I primarily use Brainspotting, IFS, and mindfulness. These methods work at a neurological and emotional level — not just the surface.
Brainspotting uses points in our visual field to identify where depression and emotional pain are held in the brain and body. By focusing on these points, your brain moves forward with its natural healing process. Particularly powerful for depression rooted in past trauma or unprocessed experiences.
Learn more →IFS addresses the parts of you that carry depression's weight — the exhausted part, the self-critic, the one who checked out. By understanding and unburdening these parts with compassion rather than criticism, we help restore internal balance and aliveness.
Learn more →Mindfulness builds your awareness of internal states — which is especially important with depression, where thoughts and feelings can become merged. Learning to observe rather than inhabit depressive thoughts creates space and, over time, freedom.
Learn more →You Are Not Alone
24M+
Americans diagnosed with a mood disorder (NIMH)
80%
of people with depression respond positively to treatment
100%
online — therapy you can access from anywhere
Erin Swan
LCSW · Online Therapist
25+ years in mental health.
Serving Washington & Montana.
You don't have to figure it out alone. A free consultation is a safe first step — no pressure, just a conversation.
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