Major Depression and Dysthymic disorder

MAJOR DEPRESSION (Sometimes referred to as clinical depression)

* Symptoms will be present for a minimum of two weeks.
* For a diagnosis of major depression, one of the five symptoms must include either depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure

Symptoms of Major Depression

1) Appetite - a change in appetite

* Over or under eating
* Non-intentional weight loss or weight gain

2) Sleep Issues

* Sleeping too much or two little
* Experiencing early morning awakenings
* Difficulty falling asleep
* Awakening in the middle of the night
* Feeling fatigued

3) Mood

* Profound sadness
* Depressed mood

4) Depressed Thinking

* Suicidal thoughts
* Feeling worthless or hopeless
* Excessive guilt
* Recurring thoughts of death
* Difficulty making decisions
* Negative view of self
* Slowed thinking

5) Change in Activity Level

* Agitation
* Being lethargic
* Low energy level
* Loss of interest or pleasure in activities that one used to find enjoyable

DYSTHYMIC DISORDER: Depressed mood for most of the day, more days than not, as indicated by subjective account or observation by others for a minimum of a two-year period. If there was any remission form the depressed mood, it was for a period no longer than two months.

* poor appetite or overeating
* Insomnia or hypersomnia (sleeping too little or too much)
* Low energy or fatigue
* Low Self Esteem
* Poor concentration or difficulty making decisions
* Feelings of hopelessness

To speak with a live therapist call at 215-922-5683 Ext. 100 or if you prefer quietly setting yourself up for an appointment, you can self schedule an inperson or virtual therapy appointment. For your convenience we have 5 physical offices and provide virtual therapy services in Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New Mexico and Virginia.

• Ocean City Therapy Office
  360 West Ave, Floor 1, Ocean City, NJ 08226

• Mechanicsville Therapy Office
  9044 Mann Drive, Mechanicsville Virginia, 23116

• Society Hill Therapy Office
  233 S. 6th Street, C-33, Philadelphia PA 19106

• Art Museum / Fairmount Therapy Office
  2401 Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 1a2, Philadelphia PA 19130

• Santa Fe Therapy Office, 2204 B Brothers Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505

• Telemedicine: We have therapists who are licensed to work in Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Virginia New Mexico and Pennsylvania

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Therapy Services Offered:

• Individual Counseling and therapy

• Couples Counseling and marriage counseling

• Teen Therapy and Adolescent Therapy and tweens and child counseling

• Family Therapy and multi-generational counseling

• Art Therapy and Counseling no art skills needed

• ADHD Therapyand ADD, Dyslexia, Autism, Tourettes counseling

• Anxiety, Panic, OCD Therapy and worry and fear support

• Breaking the cycle of Codependency and being your own person

• Overcoming Chronic Illness and Chronic Pain

• Depression Therapy and sadness, gloom, and upset support

• Grief Therapy and loss, End of A Relationship, rejections, pregnancy loss and therapy

• Mindfulness Based Therapy and spirituality based therapy

• Sex Therapy and sexual function & dysfunction, sex addiction, sexual orientation and gender identity support

• Shame and Blame

• Trauma Therapy both emotional and sexual abuse, complex trauma, PTSD counseling

• Divorce support

• Affairs, Infidelity, Unfaithful, Cheating counseling

• Parenting therapy

• Personality disorder treatments

• Anger Management Therapy

• Setting Boundaries and identifying ones own Core Beliefs

• Just name some of the Mental Health issues that we work with. Our goal is to help you Change and Achieve Your Dreams