Individual & Couples Therapy | Newport Beach, CA
While medication is the most common treatment for depression today, it is rarely the ideal first choice, and research consistently shows it works best when paired with therapy. A growing body of evidence supports psychotherapy as a powerful treatment for depression in its own right — one large-scale trial involving more than 400 patients with treatment-resistant depression, for instance, found that cognitive behavioral therapy significantly reduced depression symptoms.
Treatment draws on methods from both cognitive behavioral therapy and interpersonal therapy — together, two of the most scientifically well-supported approaches to treating depression. Because depression often brings a sense of being overwhelmed and difficulty focusing, clients are taught practical techniques for reframing negative thinking alongside concrete behavioral skills for countering depression day to day.
Therapy also helps clients work through the roots of their depression — understanding why they feel the way they do, identifying personal triggers, and learning what it takes to stay well. What clients learn in therapy doesn’t just ease symptoms in the moment, it builds lasting skills and insight that help prevent depression from returning.
Dr. Seghers sees clients for depression treatment at his Newport Beach office and via telehealth throughout Orange County and California.
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